STANDARD

Engineering T Level - Design and Development Mechanical Engineering

Course Length

September 2025 -> June 2027

Amount Payable

Fee for non-Lancashire Residents: £TBC
Fee for Lancashire Residents: £TBC

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Course Requirements

5 GCSE passes at a minimum of Grade 4, which must include English Language or Literature and Maths at Grade 4.

Start Date

02/09/2025

End Date

25/06/2027

Start Date

02/09/2025

End Date

25/06/2027

Day / Time (If Applicable)

Fee Type

Course Ref

NENSF305 (2025/2027)

Remaining Places

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Course Location

Nelson and Colne College, Nelson and Colne College, Scotland Road,Nelson,BB9 7YT

Fees (before fee reduction/waivers)

Fee for non-Lancashire Residents: £TBC
Fee for Lancashire Residents: £TBC

Fee eligible to be waived?

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Please note that the College is only able to offer this course at the rates publicised on this website to those individuals aged 19+ or over on 31st August 2024 whose home address is in areas of England outside of the devolved authority areas of: Cambridge and Peterborough, Greater Manchester, Greater London, Liverpool City Region, Tees Valley, West Midlands and West of England. Where an individual resides outside of England or in one of the devolved areas then the College reserves the right to charge you for the delivery of the course at a rate of £11.25 per hour. This is in line with the College’s Fees Policy which is published on our websites.

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Overview of Course

Study and learn whilst gaining invaluable work experience with a T Level in Engineering. Our T Level course offers you the opportunity to hone your engineering skills at our state-of-the-art campus, using industry leading equipment under the direction of our highly qualified tutors. All of this whilst gaining experience working with our credited employers in a meaningful industry placement. T Levels offer a new, dynamic and exciting way to kick-start your career.

Students of this course will acquire engineering skills and knowledge that employers within the industry are looking for. For those hoping to progress to university education, a T Level in Engineering will secure you the same amount of UCAS points as 3 A Levels – a Distinction* being equivalent to 3 A*s!

What you will learn

• 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.

Entry Requirements

5 GCSE passes at a minimum of Grade 4, which must include English Language or Literature and Maths at Grade 4.

How Your Course Will Be Assessed

• You will be assessed through external assessments. At the end of Year 1, there will be two written exams and one employer set practical project. At the end of Year 2, you will complete a series of practical specialism projects. Throughout the programme, you will be required to complete a minimum of 315 hours of work placement with an external employer.
• You will study in modern classrooms with interactive learning technologies and will have access to up-to-date resources.
• You will have access to high end computer and Mac suites where they will have access to various programmes and software to aid your studies.
• As part of your T Levels, you will take part in relevant work experience with local industry professionals.

How will I know if I'm making progress?

What coursework will I be expected to complete?

Additional information

• We are an Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ College.
• Our students love being learners here and feel supported throughout their course, which enables them to thrive and succeed.
• We also have teachers who are experts in their fields, they provide our students with excellent knowledge and create positive and encouraging learning environments.
• We are a T Level Trailblazer and one of the first nationally to develop and deliver T Levels, meaning we are the leading T Level College in the area.

Careers progression

• Mechanical Design Engineer
• Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technician
• Manufacturing Engineer
• Aircraft Systems Fitter
• Tool Maker
• Quality Control Engineer
• Aero Engine Fitter/Tester
• Test Engineer

The online application and enrolment process is really simple, once you have clicked the “APPLY" or "ENROL” button you will be redirected to the portal where you either log in or create an account (if you haven’t done so previously). We will then ask you to give us a couple of bits of information like address, mobile phone number ect and that’s it.

Once your applications has been made the next step will be for you to book yourself onto one of our interview evenings, depending on availability you might be able to do this straight away but otherwise we will get in contact to arrange when you come in for an interview.

At any point you can log back into the portal throughout the year, update information like your predicted GCSE grades, update contact and consent information and keep a live track of your application.

If you have any questions or run into any problems when using the portal please get in contact with us and we will help