Advanced Manufacturing Engineering BTEC Extended Diploma Level 3: Year Two

Completion of the BTEC Certificate in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering.

Year Two – Advanced Manufacturing Extended Diploma will add a further nine units from the following:

• Engineering Project (worth 2 units)
• Selecting and Using Programmable Controllers
• Features and Applications of Electrical Machines
• Applications of Computer Numerical Control in Engineering
• Properties and Applications of Engineering Materials
• Principles and Applications of Electronic Devices and Circuits
• Statistics and Business Improvement Techniques
• Engineering Maintenance
• Industrial Robot Technology
• Computer Aided Manufacture
• Further Engineering Mathematics*

Units will be selected in line with local and regional employer guidance.

*Anyone who is considering university HE degree programmes must study the Further Engineering Mathematics unit as an additional part to their programme, as a 10th unit. This will be an option offered in Year Two.

Additional costs
There are a number of text books, as well as engineering drawing equipment, which we recommend to support you through the programme. Further details are available.

You will typically be in College three to four days per week, spending time in the classroom studying theory as well as in the specialist laboratories and classrooms undertaking applied work.

In the second year, one of your units is a Project Unit which is worth two units. With tutor guidance you will carry out the full process to design and manufacture an engineered product. This will bring together your electronic and mechanical knowledge. You will develop your wider, employability skills such as project management, research, problem solving, communication etc. which our regional employers tell us are essential.

Like the first year, for each unit you are taught the knowledge and skills and then you apply this to complete assignments to demonstrate your understanding.

Should you wish to go on to university we have added an additional unit : 'Further Maths for Engineers' as a number of universities will require this specific unit.

All units are assignment based with three to four assignments for each unit and these are spread across the year. For each unit you are taught the skills and knowledge and then apply this to complete assignments to demonstrate your understanding. Some assignments are report/essay based, some might be a practical task or experiment, some may be a presentation or teamwork activity, so there are a range of assessment methods.

Every assignment contributes to your final grade, including the nine units from the first year. Achievement of the assignments throughout the year builds up your Pass, Merit and Distinction criteria. You will achieve a single grade of Pass, Merit or Distinction for the overall course.  If you have completed the extra 'Further Maths for Engineers' unit your grade will be made up from your best 18 units.

This is a full-time course and cannot be combined with other Vocational, T Level, Apprenticeship or A Level programmes. It is only possible to combine this course with a GCSE English resit.

This course allows you to progress on to university and higher education courses such as a HND or degree programme. As this course is ‘multiskill’ it can lead on to a full range of engineering disciplines from mechanical to electronic, to aeronautical, advanced manufacturing and engineering design to name but a few.

You could also transfer or progress on to an advanced or higher apprenticeship, or employment in engineering.

It is always important to fully investigate the entry requirements for engineering degree programmes as many will require the BTEC Further Maths unit or A Level Maths; it’s important to research this now before embarking on your programme.