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HNC: Manufacturing Engineering

This is an advanced level course which will equip you with the wide variety of skills and knowledge that you will need if you are looking ahead to employment in the manufacturing industry, including advanced manufacturing and automation.

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Level:

SCQF Level 7

Duration:

  • One year full-time
  • Two years part-time – one day per week (day release)
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Who is this course for?

  • Candidates with an interest in understanding more about the demands and knowledge required to progress onto more advanced levels or to apply for MA's in Manufacturing Engineering.

What skills will I learn?

  • You will have opportunities to learn and understand the core principles and technologies that underpin Manufacturing Engineering. This will be essential in providing you with a platform for tackling many manufacturing tasks and in allowing you to develop a more in-depth knowledge of Manufacturing Engineering.
  • You will develop sound, practical, manufacturing-based skills in investigation, construction, measurement, testing and project management that are critical to being a good manufacturing technician and/or incorporated engineer.

What will I study?

Some of the units you will study are:
  • Process and equipment selection
  • Quality management
  • Engineering principles
  • Economics of manufacture
  • Engineering mathematics 1
  • Graded unit 1 (Manufacturing)
  • Engineering drawing
  • Communication
  • Materials selection

Application Information

What further study options are available?

  • It may be possible to progress on to a degree at university from this course - see our HE and Degree Pathways guide for more information.

What career opportunities are there?

  • This course provides the underpinning knowledge for a Modern Apprenticeship, and equips potential technicians with the skills to undertake various roles in design, manufacture or services, in a wide range of industries.

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