Manufacturing Engineering

Ignite Your Engineering Career with Newham College’s HNC and HND Programme for the UK!

Your gateway to becoming a versatile and highly skilled professional, perfectly aligned with the evolving demands of the UK engineering sector.

Welcome to your pathway to success in the heart of the UK’s engineering sector at Newham College. Our Higher Nationals in Manufacturing Engineering open doors to becoming skilled professionals, highly sought-after in the dynamic UK engineering field. Join us to shape your success in engineering.

- Professional Excellence: Crafted for UK-based professionals, our program develops individuals who seamlessly adapt to the dynamic world of engineering, boosting your career prospects.

- Digital & Software Insights: Grasp the major impact of new digital and software technologies on the UK engineering landscape, staying at the forefront of industry advancements.

- Manufacturing Specialisation: Focus on core skills specifically for careers in UK manufacturing engineering, ensuring you are well-prepared for success in this specialised field.

- Career-Focused Skills: Strike the perfect balance between employability skills and essential knowledge, catering to your aspirations, be it entrepreneurship, employment, or academia.

- Your UK Manufacturing Future: Upon completion, you’ll possess a profound understanding of principles in your area, ready to apply them extensively. Be prepared to perform effectively, shaping the future of manufacturing engineering in the UK.

Content
The purpose of the programme is to develop students as professional, self-reflecting individuals who can meet the demands of employers in the rapidly evolving engineering sector and adapt to a constantly changing world. The qualifications also aim to widen access to higher education and enhance the career prospects of those who undertake them.

The overall aims of the programme are to:

- Provide a thorough grounding in engineering principles at Level 4, which could lead the student to the progression pathway at Level 5 relating to individual professions within the engineering sector.

- Equip individuals with the essential qualities of an engineer, including integrity, regard for cost and sustainability, as they apply to a range of roles and responsibilities within the sector.

- Enable progression to a higher-level study such as a university degree by supporting the development of academic study skills and the selection of appropriate units for study at Level 5.

- Enable progression to further professional qualifications in specific engineering disciplines by mapping the units studied to the requirements of the Professional Bodies applicable to that discipline.

Assessment
- Written assignments including essays, projects, and reports

- Demonstrating practical skills

- Completion of portfolio of evidence including observation of practical skills

- Formal examinations/assessments and online assessments as required

HNC (Year 1) Curriculum
3 Core Mandatory Units:
- Engineering Design

- Engineering Maths

- Managing a Professional Engineering Project (Pearson-set)

5 Specialist Mandatory Units:
- Production Engineering for Manufacture

- Quality and Process Improvement

- Computer Aided Design and Manufacture (CAD/CAM)

- Industry 4.0

- Industrial Robots

HND (Year 2) Curriculum
2 Core Mandatory Units:
- Professional Engineering Management (Pearson-set Unit)

- Further Mathematics

6 Specialist Mandatory Units:
- Distributed Control Systems

- Industrial Systems

- Manufacturing Systems Engineering

- Lean Manufacturing

- Advanced Manufacturing Technology

- Sustainability