Entry Requirements
You should have completed the S3 Design and Technology course, or National 5 Physics. As this course relies on numeracy skills, you should also be doing National 5 Mathematics in S4. We have mixed classes with National 4 and 5 pupils so there is the opportunity to move level depending on progress through the course.
Course Assessment
National 4 covers the three standard units - Engineering Contexts and Challenges, Mechanisms and Structures, and Electronics and Control. Each unit has a set of assessment tasks that must be completed and passed. The final assessment is the Added Value Unit which combines skills from the three units which must be completed and passed to achieve the course award.
National 5 covers the three standard units - Engineering Contexts and Challenges, Mechanisms and Structures, and Electronics and Control. There is a final exam which covers content from the units which is 110 marks (69%) and a course Assignment which covers skills from across the course and completed using software to solve an engineering problem, which is 50 marks (31%).
Career Links and Progression
After completing the National 5 course, you can move onto Higher (with an A or B pass) then Advanced Higher in S6.
This course leads into careers in engineering at apprenticeship and degree level. Mechanical, electrical and electronic, structural, and civil engineering are main focuses in the course and we look at roles of engineers as part of the course. We use a range of simulation software to build skills across a range of engineering disciplines as well as working on calculations and learning the theory of how engineering solutions work.
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Typical Course Timeline
