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Engineering Apprenticeships

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The UK is once again one of the global leads for Engineering and Manufacture. Our innovation and high quality, together with efficient timescales of delivery make us stand out. The East of England is a powerhouse for the UK economy much of which comes from the outstanding engineering companies in the region.

At West Suffolk College we offer organisations and learners the chance to learn and develop the skills required to ensure engineering remains prominent in the local area. We offer Level 2 to Level 6 and work with employers across many different pathways such as Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, Maintenance, Welding, Tool Making, Design, Installation etc. Our excellent facilities allow for learning to be conducted in a very supportive environment and our work based team helps to embed that classroom knowledge fully in the workplace.

Engineering Courses for School Leavers

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Engineering at West Suffolk College provides a practical and theoretical introduction to mechanical and electronic engineering, computer aided drawing and microprocessing. You’ll get the skills to help solve the problems of tomorrow – from how aircraft work to the electronics in your mobile phone.

The Level 3 course could earn you enough UCAS points to study engineering at any UK university or take an advanced apprenticeship, working with an engineering firm and career off to an early start.

Engineering Degrees, HNCs & HNDs

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This three-day course has been designed to give those with little or no experience of PLC systems, a deep dive into one of the key components of many automated systems. The course starts with basic principles and builds up to a final project where you will design, build, and program an industrial conveyor control system. This practical course gives learners the confidence they need in the workplace when working with PLC systems.

Course content:

  • PLC Definition
  • Basic operation
  • IEC Standards
  • Ladder logic
  • Networks
  • Set up
  • History
  • Data Types
  • Timers
  • Counters
  • Comparators
  • Moving Data
  • Function Blocks
  • Step Programming
  • HMI set up
  • Wiring inputs and outputs to the device
  • Project: Creating an automated materials handling conveyor system

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This four-day intensive practical course has been designed to give people with little or no experience of Industrial Electrical systems, a detailed overview of how electrical components work together to control industrial electrical systems to give learners the confidence they need in the workplace.

Upon completion of this course, you will have the confidence and ability to interpret electrical schematics, diagnose faults, make modifications to existing systems, and create your own designs to solve problems within the workplace.

Course content:

  • Electrical schematics
  • Building circuits
  • Circuit design and calculation
  • Electrical testing
  • Electrical fault finding
  • Circuit modification
  • Component identification and testing
  • Introduction to PLC ladder logic
  • Introduction to Invertors

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