Higher Education, Management and Professional Guide 2022-23

SCHOOL OF CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING AND DESIGN
COURSE KEY: Examining body | Attendance | Weeks | Duration | Level
Course Entry Criteria Course content
HNC in Electrical Engineering
TU | PT | 60 weeks | 2 years | Level 4
This course is delivered in partnership
with Teesside University
Level 3 Diploma in
Engineering or a related
subject and GCSE Grade
4+ in Maths and English.
This professional qualification is delivered
in partnership with Teesside University,
based at the Darlington College campus. The
programme provides a nationally recognised
qualification offering opportunities for career
progression and professional development
for students in employment. This
qualification is also a well-established directentry
route to Year 2 of BEng (Hons) or
onto our HND Level 5 Engineering courses.
These programmes are recognised for their
vocational nature and the inherent flexibility
which allows the programmes to be tailored
to meet local industry requirements.
The programmes are designed using core
modules to provide underpinning knowledge
and elective modules to allow for flexibility
in training needs. The syllabus covers
subject Engineering topics such as Design,
Maths, Engineering Science, engineering
materials, Pneumatics & Hydraulics, Digital
& Analogue Circuits and also Mechatronic
System Principles.
Assessment
Formative and
summative
assessment
(including course
work assignment,
end point
exams, phase
tests and group
presentations).
Progression
Progression onto the
HND Mechanical
Engineering course
here at Darlington
College or into
Engineering-based
industry
HNC in Mechatronic
Engineering
TU | PT | 60 weeks | 2 years | Level 4
This course is delivered in partnership
with Teesside University
Level 3 Diploma in
Engineering or a related
subject and GCSE Grade
4+ in Maths and English.
This professional qualification is delivered
in partnership with Teesside University,
based at the Darlington College campus. The
programme provides a nationally recognised
qualification offering opportunities for career
progression and professional development
for students in employment. This
qualification is also a well-established directentry
route to Year 2 of BEng (Hons) or
onto our HND Level 5 Engineering courses.
These programmes are recognised for their
vocational nature and the inherent flexibility
which allows the programmes to be tailored
to meet local industry requirements.
The programmes are designed using core
modules to provide underpinning knowledge
and elective modules to allow for flexibility
in training needs. The syllabus covers subject
Engineering topics such as Design, Maths,
Engineering Science, Digital & Analogue
Circuits, Utilisation of Electrical Energy and
also Electronic System Principles.
Formative and
summative
assessment
(including course
work assignment,
end point
exams, phase
tests and group
presentations)
Progression onto the
HND Mechanical
Engineering course
here at Darlington
College or into
Engineering-based
industry
HND in Manufacturing
Engineering
TU | PT | 60 weeks | 2 years | Level 5
This course is delivered in partnership
with Teesside University
Level 4 HND Engineering
related subject and GCSE
Grade 4+ in Maths and
English.
This professional qualification is delivered
in partnership with Teesside University,
based at the Darlington College campus. The
programme provides a nationally recognised
qualification offering opportunities for career
progression and professional development
for students in employment. Completion
of the HND opens up the opportunity
to progress with advanced standing on
to an appropriate degree programme..
These programmes are recognised for their
vocational nature and the inherent flexibility
which allows the programmes to be tailored
to meet local industry requirements.
The programmes are designed using core
modules to provide underpinning knowledge
and elective modules to allow for flexibility
in training needs. The syllabus covers subject
Engineering topics such as Engineering
Management, Further Maths, Sustainability,
Lean Manufacturing, Virtual Engineering,
Measurement & Testing and also Advanced
Manufacturing Technologies.
Formative and
summative
assessment
(including course
work assignment,
end point
exams, phase
tests and group
presentations).
HND can progress
into an Honours
Degree or into
Engineering-based
industry
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