Earning Criteria

• This individual has achieved unit 301 Engineering Materials. They are able to: Identify the properties and characteristics of engineering materials, understand metal heat treatment techniques and their effects on material structures, use testing methods to determine material properties, understand the basic principles of composite materials, understand the basic principles of electronic materials.
• This individual has achieved Unit 302 Electronics, Control and Instrumentation. They are able to: Apply the principles of electricity, magnetism and electrical circuits, apply the principles of digital electronics, understand microcontrollers and their application, apply open and closed loop control in servo systems, use sensors and transducers in control and robotic systems, understand the basic principles of industrial instrumentation.
• This individual has achieved Unit 303 Mechanical Structures and Dynamics. They are able to: Apply bending moments, shear forces and deflections in simple structures, design simple beams and columns, use mechanical science principles to solve practical problems in dynamics.
• This individual has achieved Unit 304 Manufacturing Methods in Engineering. They are able to: Understand manufacturing processes and techniques, understand production and automation systems, understand advanced manufacturing techniques, understand process planning requirements, understand quality control issues.
• This individual has achieved Unit 305 Engineering Design. They are able to: Understand the process of developing a product design specification from a design brief, develop a product design specification from a customer brief, understand how engineering design solutions meet product design specifications, understand the effects of historic engineering design achievements, produce 2D CAD drawings, produce 3D CAD drawings.
• This individual has achieved Unit 306 Engineering Mathematics and Statistics. They are able to: Apply principles of algebra, apply principles of trigonometry, apply principles of calculus, apply principles of complex numbers, apply statistical methods.