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ENGINEERING DESIGN and
CAD COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN

FLEXIBLE ONE YEAR PART-TIME COURSE

leading to the award of

NVQ2 DESIGN SUPPORT and NVQ3 DESIGN

ONE, TWO or THREE DAYS per week
(half days may be possible)

A computer design

Technical drawing
  • Design Ideas, Research, Briefs
  • Materials, Processes, Techniques
  • Design Brief Development
  • Design Presentation
  • Design Teamworking
  • Prototype & Final Production
  • Freelance Working

Assessment possible in workplace setting

Learners must complete FIVE MANDATORY UNITS plus TWO
OPTIONS for the award of NVQ2 DESIGN SUPPORT and
SIX MANDATORY UNITS plus THREE OPTIONS for the award of NVQ3 DESIGN
Assessment of competence in real work situations is completed by building a portfolio (paper and electronic) of your evidence of tasks, carried out to national standards.

These are a few of the things you will learn:-
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  • Technical Drawing
  • Freehand Sketching
  • Illustration
  • Plans, 2D, 3D, Isometrics
  • Projections
  • Industrial CAD
  • Wireframe
  • Video, Virtual Tours
  • Prototype Modelling
You could apply your new skills in jobs like these:- Job titles

Confident students will also be encouraged to take the FUNCTIONAL SKILLS units, including Information Technology.

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