If you have completed your engineering qualification or apprenticeship and want to progress further in your career, are working as an engineering operative and want to improve your skills, or want to move up the career ladder into a supervisory or management role in the industry, a higher technical qualification (HTQ) is a great next step.
HTQs were introduced in 2023 and are a great option if you're looking to gain more technical knowledge in your chosen field and are developed by employers to be career-focussed, focus on practical and technical skills, and are flexible and adaptable so that you can fit studying around other commitments.
With two pathways on offer - manufacturing engineering and mechanical engineering - you will study a range of mandatory modules, as well as a choice of specialism-specific modules which best suit your interests and future career plans.
To access this course you are required to have one of the following qualifications:
* including the Electrical Principles and Further Mathematics for Technicians'modules
You may also apply for the course if you have:
During the course you will study the following mandatory modules:
In addition, you will have the opportunity to study a range of optional modules depending on the pathway you choose to follow.
Throughout the course you will:
Throughout the course you will be assessed in the following ways:
Successful completion of the course will enable you to progress to:
You will train at our new state-of-the-art Advanced Technology and Automotive Centre at the Welington Road campus in Bilston - due to open in September 2024 - an industry-standard learning centre which will be equipped with a range of equipment including millers, lathes, CNC tooling, 3D printers and laser cutters, as well as fabrication and welding equipment such as TIG, MIG and ARC welders, and CAD suites.
02/09/2024
Various
2 days per week
1 year
£5,500
Full-time