Level 3 in Land-based Engineering
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Course Duration
Full-time: 2 years (including placement)
Full-time: 2 years (including placement)Full-time: 2 years (including placement)
Course Location
Greenmount Campus
Level 3 in Land-based Engineering
The City & Guilds Level 3 Advanced Technical Extended Diploma in Land-based Engineering course develops the underpinning knowledge and practical skills you will need to work as a service engineer in the land-based sector.
Course content
Main areas of study are:
- Service engineering skills; servicing, fixing, repairing and overhauling engines
- Workshop skills; safe use of a wide range of workshop equipment
- Classsroom activities; learning the theory of engines, tractors and farm machinery
- Work placement
Work placement
Students complete work placement, one day per week, as part of the programme. This lasts throughout the duration of the course. Students source a suitable work placement provider, ratified by the college. The college can provide support to students sourcing work placements.
Course Progression
Upon completing second year, you will achieve a Level 3 Advanced Technical Extended Diploma in Land-based Engineering, which is broadly equivalent to three A-Levels. You can then progress to degree level study, apply for a Higher Level Apprenticeship (HLA) or enter the world of work as a Service Technician.
Course Entry Requirements
Normally four GCSE Grade Cs or above at GCSE including Mathematics and English Language, or equivalent qualifications.
Applicants must demonstrate that they have a minimum of 40 hours of experience in the service engineering industry, gained in a workshop environment.
OR
Applicants who have completed a Level 2 Diploma in a relevant course achieved with Merit plus Grade Cs at GCSE (or above) in Mathematics and English Language (or equivalent qualifications).
All applicants should have some prior knowledge and experience of a workshop (hand tools and power tools) and of tractors and farm machinery. While there is no tractor driving on this course, prior experience of having operated tractors and machinery is needed (so that students understand the basic principles of machinery).
Leaving Certificate Applied and Leaving Certificate Foundation Level are not considered as meeting entry requirements for CAFRE programmes. If you require guidance on entry qualifications please email the Key Contact for this course.
Entry requirements will be enhanced if the course is oversubscribed.
Greenmount Campus
Greenmount Campus is the centre of all things green – that’s agricultural, horticultural and environmental providing an idyllic rural setting for your land-based studies.
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Kian Brady
Student
“ When looking for a course after my GCSEs I wanted one that would offer hands on training. The Land-based Engineering course certainly offers that. Before I knew it I had my boiler suit on and I was taking machines apart and welding.”
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