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Intermediate Certificate: Engineering Pre-Apprenticeship

This course is ideal for you if you are starting out in engineering as it provides practical training and focuses on improving broad-based practical skills and knowledge with a hands-on approach. Practical skills covered include assembly, fitting, and engineering drawing using a project based learning model. You will gain SQA Engineering skills units, practical experience and case studies of real life situations and problems you could encounter in an engineering job role. The course is open to both school leavers and those looking to change or further their careers. It is also suitable as a refresher course for updating engineering skills and for those wanting to learn new skills. You will learn how to work effectively and safely. In addition to the practical skills you will develop, you will also improve your employability through the enhancement of your communication, numeracy, and information technology abilities. The design principles of this course are to allow you to progress on to higher levels of engineering based and related courses and/or employment.

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Level:

Broadly comparable to SCQF Level 5

Study Mode:

  • Full time

Location:

  • Rosyth

Start Date:

Feb 2025

Duration:

  • 17 weeks full-time from February

Who is this course for?

  • The primary focus of these qualifications is to provide candidates with a range of engineering practical skills relevant to Engineering supported by some theory where appropriate. As such these awards are suitable for those candidates who wish to become skilled crafts persons/trades persons, maintenance fitters or operatives.

What skills will I learn?

The skills that will be developed during this course will help the candidate to achieve employment within the Engineering industry. Skills listed below:
  • Employability
  • Problem solving
  • Understand engineering principles
  • Numeracy
  • Communications
  • Hand skills
  • Confidence

What will I study?

Some of the units and skills you will study are:
  • Engineering workshop skills
  • Engineering assembly skills
  • Use of measuring equipment
  • Understanding Energy
  • Communication
  • Numeracy and/or Mathematics: Craft 1
  • Health and safety: engineering
  • Essential Skills including problem solving, working with others and ICT

Application Information

What further study options are available?

  • Subject to successful completion of this course, you may progress to higher levels of study within engineering at Fife College or into employment.

What career opportunities are there?

Completion of this course of study and further courses can provide a stepping stone and lead to modern apprenticeships or employment as a trainee in a wide range of engineering and technology enabled sectors These progression and employment routes exist in the following industries:
  • Mechanical
  • Electrical
  • Electronic
  • Aeronautical
  • Marine
  • Automotive
  • Fabrication and welding
  • Maintenance
  • Manufacturing
  • Energy and renewable technologies
  • Many students will progress into employment in the engineering, renewables or energy sectors through our pre-apprenticeship course