Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing
Course content, course specifications, outlines, teaching and assessment resources for the Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing T Level.
Core content
Students will develop an understanding of a broad range of issues relevant to the sector, including:
- 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
Options to specialise
In addition to the core content, each student will also complete at least 1 module of occupation-specific content:
- Mechanical engineering
- Electrical and electronic engineering
- Control and instrumentation engineering
- Structural engineering
Detailed course outline
Download the:
- course specification from City & Guilds
- course outline from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
Teaching, learning and planning resources
Assessment materials
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