Why choose LDE UTC?

Brand new school

• New modern facilities

• Industry standard specialist equipment

• State of the art digital technologies

• Businesslike environment

Industry sponsored

• Curriculum delivered through industry-led projects

• Work with employer sponsors who are looking to recruit

• Opportunities for real experience of work

• Industry transferable skills training

LDE UTC pledges to support all students in achieving one of three pathways when they leave school:

• Higher education

• Employment

• Apprenticeship

As an engineer you could

travel the world, meet

interesting people and help

improve our lives.

APPLY TODAYTO RESERVE YOUR PLACE

We are starting our application meetings in November 2015, for a Sixth Form place in September 2016.

Apply now using the form on our website. www.LDEUTC.co.uk/apply

BTEC extended diploma in Engineering

Dear prospective student,

Thank you for taking the time to consider the LDE

UTC as a potential sixth form option, enabling you

the successful chance to progress onto higher

education, employment or an apprenticeship.

Whatever you want to do next will need to be

planned and prepared for. Our staff will make sure

that you enjoy the curriculum and are stretched

by it to develop skills and take on new ideas

about the world around you. We will challenge

you to achieve the best grades possible for you

and we will make sure that you have a greater

appreciation of the opportunities available for

young people.

We will expect you to work as hard as you can to

get the best grades in your course and to have

a great time too. Most of all, I want you to be

noticed, to stand out from the crowd, to be an

interesting person to talk to. To achieve this you

will need to get involved and to make the most

of every opportunity. We all want to help you on

this journey.

The LDE UTC has a businesslike environment with

a simple dress code and a real working day.

We will talk to each other as if we are at work; this

means professionally, with respect and on first

name terms.

We are really looking forward to opening the

school and welcoming you to it.

Geoffrey Fowler

Principal

What is the course about?

This course is for those interested in learning

more about engineering and the scientific and

technical aspects essential to the world around

us. The awarding body is Pearson (BTEC).

Over two years you have the opportunity to

complete a course that is accepted by universities

and employers as the equivalent of 3 A levels.

Grading of these qualifications is at Pass, Merit,

Distinction or Distinction*.

How will I learn and be assessed?

You will be learning a good proportion of the

curriculum via project based learning. You will

be set practical challenges, you will be taught

the knowledge and then you will apply it to solve

the task or challenge. Most units have written

assignments and you will be making a regular

commitment to preparing for, and writing up, your

assignments, as well as preparing for external

tests. Course deadlines are strict and you will find

that this training will give you important skills in

time management.

Entry requirements

At least five A*-C grades at GCSE to include

English, Mathematics and Science.

BTEC extended diploma in Engineering

BTEC extended diploma in Engineering

Year one

You will complete the units for the extended Certificate, and then work

towards the Foundation Diploma.

Year one course units include:

• Engineering Principles

• Delivery of Engineering Processes Safely as a Team

• Engineering Product Design and Manufacture

• Work Experience in the Engineering Sector

• Applied Commercial and Quality Principles in Engineering

• Electronic Devices and Circuits

• Computer Aided Design in Engineering

• Pneumatic and Hydraulic systems

Satisfactory performance in year one leads to the Level 3 National extended Diploma in

Engineering in year two. Units will be selected from a wide range offered, examples are given below.

Year two course units include:

• Mechanical Behaviour of Metallic Materials

• Welding Technology

• A Specialist Engineering Project

• Microcontroller Systems for Engineers

• Calculus to Solve Engineering Problems

• Principles and Applications of Fluid Mechanics

• Further Engineering Mathematics

• Programmable Logic Controllers

• Principles and Applications of Fluid Mechanics

• Dynamic Mechanical Principles

Units chosen may vary from those described. We have to meet design requirements set by

Pearson, but also take into consideration the needs of industry and higher education, as well

as the interests of our students.

Find out more at our

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Where will this course lead to?

Do you look forward to a varied career, maybe

working in a project team, using your creativity to

solve problems? To work towards benefiting

our society, building our future, sustainably

ensuring a green planet?

A wide range of careers are available to

students with this BTEC extended diploma in

Engineering qualification.

Something to think about...

It is important to study something you enjoy, and

then you will do well in it.

This course will prepare you for apprenticeships or

for university study. There are many apprenticeship

opportunities which offer you an excellent chance

to earn as well as learn. You will be trained in

the skills needed by their business and offered

opportunities to develop your professional

career with them. Students with an engineering

qualification have found apprenticeships across

a range of areas, for example aerospace, aircraft

maintenance, materials technology, computing,

communications and media technology,

automotive and motorsport, process technology,

project management, civil engineering and

transport engineering.

As you go through the course you may even

change your mind as you explore new ideas and

increase your range of experiences to draw on.

It is also possible to progress to business,

management and finance careers. The problem

solving and mathematical skills developed in

engineering are sought after and the generic

skills of time management, team working, report

writing, analysis and evaluation are transferable

to other careers.

Careers in engineering are available in the following areas:

Mechanical, Electrical or Electronic, Petroleum, Energy, Power Generation and Transmission, Civil or

Structural, Construction, Building Services, Surveying, Project Management, Architectural Technology,

Fire Risk, Quantity Surveying, Automotive, Motorsport or Marine, Robotic, Mechatronics or Instrument

Technology, Design, Industrial Design, Product Design, Technical aspects of Media and Communications,

Audio/recording Technology, Computing, Materials technology, Advanced materials, Aerospace, Defence,

Exploration and Satellite technology careers.

Further reading about engineering:

www.raeng.org.uk/education/what-is-engineering

www.tomorrowsengineers.org.uk/inspire