This two-year full-time Higher National Diploma course with Higher Technical Qualification (HTQ) status will give you the skills and knowledge needed to progress your career in the fascinating, challenging world of electrical and electronic engineering.
About the course
Electrical engineers are sought after worldwide across the private and public sector, from transport to healthcare, and education to construction.
We’ll develop your knowledge across a range of core and more specialist units. The course will suit you if you’ve completed relevant studies at an advanced level (A Level or equivalent) or have relevant industry experience and want to pursue a career in electrical and/or electronic engineering.
The course contains significant project-based learning including: laboratory investigations, design work, projects, case studies and tutorials.
You’ll undertake independent study and practical problem-solving alongside more traditional methods such as tutorials. You will develop your communication skills and the application of computers in engineering.
Level 4 /Year One core units:
-Engineering Design
-Engineering Maths
-Managing a Professional Engineering Project
Level 4 /Year One specialist units:
-Automation, Robotics and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
-Electrical and Electronic Principles
-Electrical Machines
-Production Engineering for Manufacture
-Quality and Process Improvement
Level 5 /Year Two core units:
-Professional Engineering Management
-Further Mathematics
Level 5 /Year Two specialist units:
-Further Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
-Further Electrical Machines and Drives
-Industrial Power, Electronics and Storage
-Embedded Systems
-Further Electrical, Electronic and Digital Principles
-Utilisation of Electrical Power
Assessment
Assessment is through assignments.
What are HTQs?
Higher Technical Qualifications are new or redesigned Level 4 and 5 qualifications (such as HNCs and HNDs) that have been approved against occupational standards in their sector. These qualifications have been developed by UK awarding bodies, working with employers and businesses to make sure that students get the specific training, knowledge and skills they need for their chosen career.
Bursaries
We want our courses to be accessible to students from any background, so we’ve put together a cash support package in the form of non-repayable bursaries to provide financial help where it’s really needed. Details for 2025-26 will be advertised once approved by the university regulator – the Office for Students (OfS). Please check our website - www.nottinghamcollege.ac.uk - for more information.
Your career and progression
The Level 5 HND qualification with HTQ status is widely-recognized in its own right and provides students with the skills required for employment in a broad range of industries with either a managerial or technical bias.
After successfully completing the Higher National Certificate, you could top-up your qualification to the planned BEng (Hons) here at Nottingham College, or progress to an Honours degree at a wide range of higher education providers.
Alternatively, you could pursue a career in research and development, design, technical sales and production.
This Higher Technical Qualification is approved against occupational standards decided by employers.
Learn more about Higher Technical Qualificationsengineering science
• electrical and electronic principles
• managing a professional engineering project
• engineering maths
• engineering design
• industrial power, electronics and storage
• research project
• professional engineering management
• further maths
• industrial systems
Assessed through a variety of individual assignments
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
Nottingham College has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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The following entry points are available for this course:
Students are advised to contact their own national student finance service for up-to-date information concerning potential financial support.
Applicants who are permanently resident outside the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Gibraltar or Republic of Ireland are advised to contact the College before submitting an application.
Any additional costs or fees are shown on the UCAS page for each individual course.
This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
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| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| EU | £8250 | Year 1 |
| England | £8250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £8250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £8250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £8250 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £8250 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £8250 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Students are advised to contact their own national student finance service for up-to-date information concerning potential financial support.
Applicants who are permanently resident outside the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Gibraltar or the Republic of Ireland are advised to contact the College before submitting an application:.
Any additional costs or fees are shown on the UCAS page for each individual course.
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