T Level in Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing
OVERVIEW
T Levels are new courses which will follow GCSEs and will be equivalent to three A Levels. These two-year courses have been developed in collaboration with employers and businesses so that the content meets the needs of industry and prepares learners for work.
This qualification is for you if you are a 16-19-year-old learner, who wishes to work within the engineering industry.
It has been designed to deliver a high level of knowledge about the engineering industry as well as the occupational skills required to enter the industry (known as ‘threshold competence’). A learner who completes this qualification is well placed to develop to full occupational competence with the correct support and training.
This technical qualification will suit someone who is not yet employed or looking to enter the industry post mainstream education. The structure of the qualification is designed to give learners the breadth of knowledge and understanding across the Engineering industry but also equips them with necessary occupational and core skills to enter the industry. This qualification is designed to support fair access and allows learners to manage and improve their own performance.
4 GCSE at grade 4 or above
Year 1: Core Engineering Knowledge
Assessment: Two externally marked written exams.
Paper 1: Core Principles
- Essential mathematics for engineering and manufacturing
- Essential science for engineering and manufacturing
- Materials and their properties
- Mechanical principles
- Electrical and electronic principles
- Mechatronics
Paper 2: Industry Practice and Application
- Working within the engineering and manufacturing sectors
- Engineering and manufacturing past, present, and future
- Engineering representations
- Engineering and manufacturing control systems
- Quality management
- Health and safety principles and coverage
- Business, commercial and financial awareness
- Professional responsibilities, attitudes, and behaviours
- Stock and asset management
- Continuous improvement
- Project and programme management
Year 2: Mechanical Engineering Specialism
Assessment: Externally set, externally moderated project
Learners will build practical and technical skills in mechanical engineering through a specialist project. They will develop the ability to:
- Analyse and interpret engineering and manufacturing requirements, systems, processes, technical drawings and specifications
- Evaluate systems, components and processes to develop and improve mechanical engineering and manufacturing proposals
- Propose and design mechanical engineering systems, products and solutions, considering constraints and context
- Collaborate on testing, development and quality assurance of mechanical engineering systems and outcomes
- Communicate design information and solutions through technical drawings, specifications, and reports
Assessment themes:
- Health and safety
- Design and planning
- Manufacturing
- Reports
Year 1: Two exams, one employer set project (all external)
Year 2: One externally set assignment
T Levels will combine classroom theory and practical learning, and are made up of the following:
- Classroom-based learning supervised by a tutor
- Work-based learning supervised by a tutor
- A live webinar or telephone tutorial with a tutor
- Live e-learning supervised by a tutor
All forms of assessment are guided or supervised at the time by a tutor.
This technical qualification focuses on the development of knowledge and skills needed for working in the Engineering industry, which will prepare learners to enter the industry through employment or as an Apprentice.
Furthermore, the completion of this qualification gives the learner the opportunity to progress onto higher education courses and training.
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