Engineering Systems
| Course information | The engineering industry in Scotland employ over 144,000 people across 12,000 establishments. Scotland accounts for about 8% of engineering employment in the UK. It is estimated that 55% of the workforce in Scotland are employed in direct technical roles such as engineers, scientists and technologists. The Foundation Apprenticeship (FA) in Engineering Systems aims to give students the opportunity to develop the skills and knowledge to enter into a career in engineering and the advanced manufacturing sector and other engineering related industries. The programme is designed to provide participants with theory, practice and related work experience and will include the following topics:. Please note - this is a demanding course and students must be prepared to commit to additional time outside scheduled school days. • Engineering systems and materials • Electrical engineering and electronics • Mechanical engineering • Information technology • Computer aided design • Manufacturing, process control • Test equipment and measurement • Instrumentation • Mathematics |
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| Units covered | • NC in Engineering Systems at SCQF level 6 • SVQ in Performing Engineering Operations at SCQF level 5. • Work based learning with an employer |
| Entry requirements | Entry requirements • Students must have gained Nat 5 Maths, English and another relevant subject (A-C) by end of S4. • Students must be studying a minimum of 1 or more Highers in S5. • It is desirable that the students achieve a Higher in a relevant subject area by the end of S6 –Maths, Physics or Chemistry. • Students must have an interest in developing greater awareness of the industry and a strong desire to work in the sector. |
| Further information | youth.employability@southlanarkshire.gov.uk |