Awarding body: City of Glasgow College Certificate
Qualification code: n/a
Qualification title: MCA Approved Workshop Skills Training for Marine Engineer Officers
SCQF Level: n/a
About this qualification: To achieve this qualification, learners are required to achieve success in all the required units.
Units
Carrying out engineering activities efficiently and effectively
Using and communicating technical information
Working safely in an engineering environment
Producing components using hand fitting techniques
Forming and assembling pipework systems
Preparing and using lathes for turning operations
Marine vessel plant maintenance
Maintaining electrical equipment/systems
General fabrication and welding applications
Course length
This course is offered in tandem with academic part of your Marine Engineering course. Your assigned Curriculum Head will inform you of the days each week you'll be in our workshop. This qualification is delivered across time spent in workshops and classrooms.
MCA requirement
MCA requires all the Marine Engineering cadets to have successfully completed this course prior to being issued with the EOOW Certificate of Competency.
Assessment
Each unit is assessed by qualified assessors on continuous basis employing various awarding body approved assessment methodologies such as direct observations, verbal reasoning during the learning sessions, crafting the artefacts within tolerances etc.
You will be required to write reports on how you completed your coursework, what planning was involved and how did you ensure you maintained the required level of quality. These reports are submitted on an online portfolio software called One File which you will be shown how to use during your induction day at COGC Riverside Campus.