Engineering - Electrical & Electronic for England

The Pearson BTEC Level 4 Higher National Certificate in Electrical and Electronic Engineering for England is a one-year course suitable for young, mature adults seeking to reskill/upskill in the engineering sector.

In this one-year course, students develop a broad knowledge and awareness of key aspects of the engineering sector by studying level 4 units. Altogether, this course has 8 mandatory units out of which three are core units and the remaining five are specialist units. All units have a 15 credit value.

Core Units (Mandatory)

Unit 4001: Engineering Design

Unit 4002: Engineering Maths

Unit 4004: Managing a Professional Engineering Project (Pearson-set)

Specialist Units (Mandatory)

Unit 4014: Production Engineering for Manufacture

Unit 4015: Automation, Robotics and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)

Unit 4019: Electrical and Electronic Principles

Unit 4017: Quality and Process Improvement

Unit 4021: Electrical Machines

Study methods:
A mixture of theory by lectures/teaching (70%), practical demonstrations/workshops (25%), tutorials/virtual learning environments (3%), guest speakers and mini projects (2%) with 15 contact hours per week over 32 weeks during the academic year. Students are expected to complete approximately 90 hours per unit for each 15-credit unit of independent study (i.e. on research and completion of assignments) and unsupervised form of learning (e.g. e-learning, e-assessment, coursework, work-based learning, etc.).

Assessment is through a series of time-constrained written assignments that involve design projects, reports, reports, practical, simulations, posters, logbooks and presentations and tests.