You will learn the following:
• Engineering and environmental health and safety • Engineering organisational efficiency and improvement • Electrical and electronic principles* • Digital electronics* • Assembling and Testing Electronic Circuits* (*Some optional units are subject to change)
5 GCSEs A*-C passes which should include Maths, English, Science or a Level 2 qualification in Electronics.
At Coleg y Cymoedd we would encourage you to do the very best that you can in your assessments. The better your grades the more options you will have and may result in you gaining entry onto a higher-level course.
Assessment methods within this qualification include an on-screen multiple-choice examination for one mandatory unit and one optional unit and Centre marked practical and theory assessments for the other units within a pathway. Assessment methods have been designed to assess the knowledge, understanding and skills of learners for all units. The on-screen multiple-choice examinations are set and marked by the awarding organisation. The internal assessment is set by the awarding organisation and marked by members of the delivery team at the Centre.
On successful completion of this course you will have developed fundamental practical skills and a basic understanding of electrical and electronic concepts, therefore employment opportunities could be sought in the field of Instrumentation and Electronic Control, such as petro chemical, gas and water distribution along with Electronic Assembly and Automation.