Agricultural Engineering (City & Guild Level 3)

If you're looking to build on your skills and create a real career opportunity within the agricultural machinery industry, this exciting course is definitely for you.

You'll get the chance to spend one day a week on a commercial placement; getting hands-on experience of agricultural engineering and other related working functions while building your contacts. You'll also get to study in our excellent workshops; fully equipped with the latest technology and facilities.

Work Experience

Study programmes include a minimum of compulsory work experience hours achieved through one day a week or block placements. The amount of hours required is dependent on the study programme.

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You can look forward to a varied programme of modules that also includes a work placement.

• Diesel fuel injection systems
• Hydraulic and electrical systems and components
• Understanding and servicing harvesting machinery
• Welding
• Calculations for land-based service engineering
• Undertake land-based workshop processes
• Repair land-based compression-ignition (diesel) engines
• Repair land-based spark-ignition (petrol) engines
• Repair land-based vehicle systems
• Repair land-based electric systems
• Test land-based electronic systems
• Repair land-based hydraulic systems

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• You'll need to have achieved 4 or more GCSEs between grade 9-4 (previous grade structure A*-C) including English, Maths and Science
• Successful completion of a related Level 2 course
• Mature students without the above requirements will be considered.