HNC Engineering

Course overview

The HNC in Engineering is taught by experienced industry professionals who are experts in their field. The aim of the course is to provide skills, knowledge and behaviours for Technician Engineers to enable them to progress in industry. As part of this course, you will be encourage to develop high levels analytical skills linked to the sector along with the development and understanding of design concepts.

The programme is delivered as a day-release where students are required to attend college for one full day per week and would normally complete the HNC programme in two years.

The duration of the course and study mode may be adapted according to the needs of the individual student by negotiation with the Curriculum Leader. All students will be interviewed by one of our experts and entry requirements and suitability for the course can be discussed further.

Students will study eight units over 2 years and should achieve four units of study per year depending on the mode of study. The HNC qualification requires the achievement of at least a pass grade in a minimum of eight units. The HNC is constructed using four core units and four optional units selected by the delivery team in line with industry requirement.

For the HNC the core units are:

-Engineering Science
- Engineering Maths
- Engineering Design
-Managing a Professional Engineering Project

The teaching is designed to provide students with the required theoretical knowledge in the context of practical experiments and formal teaching. In addition to traditional teaching methods, wide use is made of industry standard software and technical equipment along with computer-based learning resources.