What is BTEC First Certificate in Engineering?
Do you enjoy making things? Would you like to learn how professional designers and engineers work? Would you like to use computers to help you in designing and making products? Are you interested in improving your practical manufacturing skills? Would you enjoy learning about the concepts that lie behind the way things work?
If you would like to find answers to these questions then you should be looking to choosing a BTEC First Certificate in Engineering. This is a two year course that combines traditional making skills with up to date manufacturing techniques that involve the use of computer skills. The course is delivered through practical making tasks that allow you to develop skills, however the evidence for assessment is collected through four units of knowledge that are broken down into detailed tasks that allow the learner to demonstrate understanding at the following levels: Pass, Merit and Distinction.
Although the early units deal with traditional making skills, the later units address computer designing and making skills that will form an essential introduction to today’s engineering environment and form a foundation for further studies.
