Mechanical Engineering
| Course information | Engineering enterprises in Scotland employ over 144,000 people across 12,000 establishments. Scotland accounts for about 8% of engineering employment in the UK. In terms of employment by sector: 24,000 are employed in metals, 50,100 in consultancy, testing and analysis, 10,000 in electronics, 21,400 in mechanical equipment, remaining 17,100 in other related industrial groups. It is estimated that 55% the workforce in the sectors in Scotland are employed in direct technical roles such as engineers, scientists and technologists. The Foundation Apprenticeship (FA) in Mechanical Engineering 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. Topics covered include: • Preparing and using, lathes, communications • Engineering materials, dynamics and quality • Applying information technology, mathematics and statistics • Pneumatics and hydraulics • Graphical communications and computer aided design and • Thermo-fluids |
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| Units covered | • NC in Mechanical engineering at SCQF level 6 • 4 units from SCQF level 6 performing engineering operations • 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 • Students must be entering S5 and fully committed to studying a Foundation Apprenticeship over 2 years. • 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 |