Manufacturing Engineer Degree Apprenticeship

Program Overview

This Manufacturing Engineer Degree Apprenticeship combines university study with on-the-job training, culminating in a BEng in Mechanical Engineering. Students gain practical engineering skills in areas such as CAD, mechanics, and thermodynamics. Through industry partnerships, apprentices work full-time while attending university part-time, preparing them for careers in manufacturing engineering. The program is accredited by the IET, ensuring graduates are equipped for professional registration.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This degree apprenticeship program combines academic learning with on-the-job training, leading to the award of a Manufacturing Engineer Degree Apprenticeship, including a BEng Mechanical Engineering degree. The program focuses on developing theoretical and practical engineering skills, relevant to the field and the specific organization the apprentice works for. Students will study a range of mechanical engineering topics, including solid mechanics, thermodynamics, computer-aided design (CAD), and mathematics, and apply their knowledge in practical labs and workshops. The degree apprenticeship also emphasizes the development of engineering professional skills, such as finance, law, and ethics. The program is a partnership between the University of Chichester and an employer, where apprentices work full-time or part-time while attending university for one and a half days per week in year one and one day per week for years two to four.

• 1st Year Workplace Report
• 1st Year Engineering Labs

Level 5:

• Control & Instrumentation
• Mathematical Principles II
• 2nd Year Engineering Workplace Projects
• 2nd Year Mechanical Labs
• Dynamic Systems
• Statics & Materials

Level 6:

• Level 6 Workplace Project
• Renewable Energy and Sustainability
• Photonics and Optical Communications
• Power System Operation
• Power Electronic Converters
• Mobile Communications
• Thermo-fluids
• Manufacturing Processes
• Mechanical Failure Analysis
• Individual Engineering Workplace Projects

Teaching:

• Students attend university for one and a half days per week in year one and one day per week for the remaining three years.
• Teaching methods include workshops, interactive seminars, practical lab-based activities, and seminar discussions.

Careers:

• The program prepares students for careers as Manufacturing Engineers.
• The Tech Park offers state-of-the-art facilities, including dedicated electronics and mechanics laboratories, a materials preparation lab, a mechanical testing lab, a fabrication laboratory, a dynamic and thermofluids lab, facilities for computer-aided design, renewable labs, a control and instrumentation lab, a power electronics and automation lab, an electrical machines lab, a digital electronics lab, communication and circuit kits, an engineering workshop, and a machining center.
• The University library offers over 200,000 books and over 500,000 eBooks.
• The Learning Resource Centre (LRC) contains the library, a café, IT/teaching rooms, and the Support and Information Zone (SIZ).