HND Engineering for England (HTQ)

The objectives of these qualifications are to:

• Equip students with the skills, knowledge and understanding they need to achieve high performance in the engineering and manufacturing environment
• Develop students with enquiring minds, who have the abilities and confidence to work across different engineering functions and to lead, manage, respond to change and tackle a range of complex engineering situations
• Provide the core skills required for a range of careers in engineering offer a balance between employability skills and the knowledge essential for students with entrepreneurial, employment or academic ambitions
• Develop students’ understanding of the major impact that new digital and software technologies have on the engineering environment
• Provide insight to engineering operations and the opportunities and challenges presented by a global marketplace
• Equip students with knowledge and understanding of culturally diverse organisations, cross-cultural issues, diversity and values
• Allow flexible study to meet local and specialist needs.

The Level 5 units prepare students to move on to specific areas of engineering at Level 6 or to enter employment with the qualities and abilities necessary for roles that require personal responsibility and decision making.

Students will be able to develop and apply their own ideas to their studies, to deal with uncertainty and complexity, to explore solutions, demonstrate critical evaluation and use both theory and practice in a wide range of engineering situations. By the end of Level 5 study, students will have a sound understanding of the principles in their area of specialist study and will know how to apply those principles more widely in the industry. They will be able to perform effectively in their specialist area.