Welcome to IVQ Level 1/2 in Engineering. Our course aim is to expand your manufacturing knowledge through experimentation of wide range of Engineering Pathways.

This page is full of visually informing resources that will allow you to develop and progress as designers to help support you in achieving your potential.

We will work with you as individuals to personalise plans and achieve a strong portfolio of work.

Mr Moyo

Thinking about Engineering as an option?

IVQ Level 2 Awards are a new range of qualifications launched recently

as alternatives to a GCSE pathway, it stands for International Vocational Qualification. IVQs allow for a more vocational and practical teaching pathway and have less weighting on a final examination with more weighting on the practical and coursework element. This of course very much suits the pathway of engineering that we teach. The qualification bears exactly the same equivalence as a GCSE, students can achieve a Distinction* (Grade A*), Distinction (Grade A), Merit (Grade B), Pass (Grade C), or Level 1 Pass (D or below)

The course units are designed for those with an interest in how and why things work. It will be based in our engineering workshop, computer room and theory based classrooms. You will learn to disassemble, investigate, research, design (both freehand technical drawing and Computer Aided Design) and make engineered products and learn a solid base of  foundation engineering knowledge. The course will require you to have an advanced level of understanding in mathematics, and therefore a level minimal predicted level of 4 is encouraged in order for you to succeed in engineering.

Controlled Assessment Coursework
Engineering Design

After learning technical drawing and CAD alongside disassembly, materials knowledge  and research skills candidates will sit a 7 hour assessment where they will be asked to research and design a given solution to an engineering problem. Students will sit several practices of this test before the real thing. This equates to 25% of the final course grade.

Producing Engineering Products

In this unit candidates will be required to make a product form engineering drawings provided, they will also be required to show how they plan to make and evaluate the product. Here they must show a broad range of skills including, Marking out, Cutting, Finishing, Preparing, Shaping, Drilling, Turning, Brazing, Joining, Filing and Soldering. The key to the high grades as ever is accuracy and precision. This equates to 50% of the final course grade.

Solving Engineering Problems

This is a 90 minute examination sat at the end of the course and represents 25% of the final mark. Short and extended answer questions, based on all the knowledge taught including drawing skills, problem solving, materials and process knowledge. This examination has an extensive mathematical element and mathematic academic attainment should be considered.  You will have lots of practice test before this!

Future progression beyond Year 11

There is a huge shortage of engineers in the UK and abroad and there are many well paid opportunities open to those interested. Engineering is a huge field that encompasses many areas, you will begin to learn about these with this course. This course is not mechanics!

There are a huge amount of opportunities in Engineering and many University courses and companies offering large financial bursaries (funding) for students to study at University. There are also many jobs available through the apprenticeship route both locally, nationally and worldwide. We will help you to find an apprenticeship route if you do not want to stay onto sixth form to study this area at a higher level and would like to start work.