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Engineering (Design and Development: Mechanical Engineering) T Level [Y1]

East Sussex College - Hastings

Station Approach, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 1BA

T Level Technical Qualification
Level 3
Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies

Available start dates

Available start dates

Tuesday, 07 September 2027
East Sussex College Hastings
2 Year(s)
Full time
Daytime/working hours

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Course Summary

Students will develop an understanding of a broad range of issues relevant to the sector, including: • working within the Engineering and Manufacturing Sectors – an understanding of how materials, conditions and context influence design processes and products • essential mathematics for engineering and manufacturing – a knowledge and understanding of mathematics including standard matrices and determinants and standard trigonometry • materials and their properties – understanding material processing techniques and their effects on materials and material quality, the condition of materials, how these are managed, and materials testing methods and techniques • business, commercial and financial awareness - basic commercial principles including commercial priorities and markets, customers/clients/partners and resource allocation Learners undertaking the Mechanical engineering specialism will be able to: • Analyse and interpret engineering and manufacturing requirements, systems, processes, technical drawings and specifications. • Evaluate systems, designs, components and processes, managing and integrating design information, proposals and specifications, to develop and improve mechanical engineering and manufacturing proposals and solutions. • Propose and design mechanical engineering and manufacturing systems, products, components, processes and solutions, considering requirements, constraints and context. • Collaborate to help manage, develop, test and quality assure mechanical engineering and manufacturing design information, systems, processes and outcomes. • Communicate proposals, design information and solutions, producing, recording and explaining engineering and manufacturing representations, systems, processes, outcomes, specifications and technical drawings.

Course Details

Students will develop an understanding of a broad range of issues relevant to the sector, including: • working within the Engineering and Manufacturing Sectors – an understanding of how materials, conditions and context influence design processes and products • essential mathematics for engineering and manufacturing – a knowledge and understanding of mathematics including standard matrices and determinants and standard trigonometry • materials and their properties – understanding material processing techniques and their effects on materials and material quality, the condition of materials, how these are managed, and materials testing methods and techniques • business, commercial and financial awareness - basic commercial principles including commercial priorities and markets, customers/clients/partners and resource allocation Learners undertaking the Mechanical engineering specialism will be able to: • Analyse and interpret engineering and manufacturing requirements, systems, processes, technical drawings and specifications. • Evaluate systems, designs, components and processes, managing and integrating design information, proposals and specifications, to develop and improve mechanical engineering and manufacturing proposals and solutions. • Propose and design mechanical engineering and manufacturing systems, products, components, processes and solutions, considering requirements, constraints and context. • Collaborate to help manage, develop, test and quality assure mechanical engineering and manufacturing design information, systems, processes and outcomes. • Communicate proposals, design information and solutions, producing, recording and explaining engineering and manufacturing representations, systems, processes, outcomes, specifications and technical drawings.

Entry requirements

Minimum five grade 4-9 at GCSE or successful completion of the Level 2 course, and maths at grade 4.

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