Electrical & Electronic Control Engineering HNC

Electrical & Electronic Control Engineering HNC Level 4 Herefordshire & Ludlow College, awarded by Pearson

KEY FACTS

Level: 4 Attendance: Part-time (one day per week) Duration: Two years Location: HLC Hereford Campus Application: HLC application form

This course is designed to improve the career prospects of students who are working within the engineering industry and those who wish to broaden their skill set. This HNC will support a career path in electrical and electronic engineering, engineering maintenance, production, project management and related disciplines. You will do this by developing knowledge and skills relating to modern production techniques including robotics, pneumatics, hydraulics, design, project, and PLCs.

Course Content

The Edexcel Higher National Certificate is primarily an academic, work-related course and is made up of eight units. Some of the units are compulsory core units and there is a choice of specialist options, subject to demand. Typical units are as follows: (these may change from time to time)

Year 1 • Engineering Science • Engineering Maths • Digital Principles • Electro, Pneumatic and Hydraulic Systems

Year 2 • Engineering Design • Managing a Professional Engineering Project • Electrical and Electronic Principles • Automation, Robotics and Programmable

Logic Controllers Assessment

Assessment methods take a variety of formats and may include written reports, presentations, case studies, individual/group projects and reflective statements. Where units can relate to the workplace, the assessment will relate to your own organisation (if appropriate) and/ or a vocational setting.

Entry Requirements

Applicants should have one of the following: • Passes at grade C or above in two or more A Levels (80 UCAS tariff points) in relevant subjects, or a relevant Level 3 BTEC Diploma with a minimum of a

Merit grade • GCSE Maths and English at Grades 9–4 (C or above) • Mature students will be assessed on relevant experience • All students will be admitted on their ability to benefit from study at this level and their intellectual capacity and motivation to succeed

Progression

Successful completion of this two-year course enables the student to study for a Top-up Higher National Diploma (HND) or to move on to study at degree level (you will generally be exempt from the first year of the course). Alternatively, employment may be gained in a supervisory/technical capacity.

Course Fees

£2,900 per year (at time of print). All fees are subject to change; please check with the relevant provider and see the Money Matters section on page 18.

Contact Enquiries Call: 0800 032 1986 Email: enquiries@hlcollege.ac.uk

Electrical & Electronic Control Engineering HNC

“My employer recommended the course to me and on a personal level I wanted to gain more experience in the subject. Having studied my A Levels and then gone straight into work, I wanted the flexibility of learning in college one day per week and also working full-time.

I enjoy the fun class discussions and the tutors are really great at the College. I am currently working on a project trying to improve the range of homing antenna for distress beacons, which is linked to my job. This is very useful to my work and I am finding it really interesting.

My plans for the future are to go on to do the HND, a top-up year and then study the MSc in Wireless and Microwave Communication Engineering at Cardiff University. I would certainly recommend the course to others who are going down a similar path of working alongside studying or entering into higher education in the field of engineering.”