Level 2 Extended Technical Occupational Entry in Engineering (Diploma) (2145)

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Last Updated: 14 Aug 2024

The Level 2 Extended Technical Occupational Entry in Engineering (Diploma) has been developed as part of the Qualification Reforms in England and is available for first teaching from September 2025.

This qualification has been designed with the involvement of a range of technical subject matter experts and employers from small, medium and large organisations to ensure that it meets the needs of the occupation. The qualification aligns fully to the occupational standard and will provide employers with reliable evidence of a learner’s attainment of occupational entry level competence.

*This qualification is subject to funding approval decisions which is expected to be communicated by end of August 2024.

This qualification is for those individuals who are looking to work in the engineering industry. Learners will gain an understanding of the skills and knowledge that are important when working in the engineering sector or progressing to further learning and training in these areas.

Learners will develop the knowledge, skills, and behaviours within the associated occupational standards (ref ST0357/ST0349).

Available to deliver in the following:

England

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General Information

What Is Involved In Studying This Course?

The qualification will provide occupational entry competence and will require learners to undertake further learning/training to reach full competence.

All learners will cover:

Principles of engineering
Engineering workshop practice
Working in engineering

Learners will then select a pathway to complete their learning:

Level 2 Technical Occupational Engineering (Diploma): Production Engineering (Manufacturing)
Level 2 Technical Occupational Engineering (Diploma): Maintenance
Level 2 Technical Occupational Engineering (Diploma): Fabrication and welding

What Careers Can This Lead To?

From the pathways included there are progression routes available into the majority of subsectors within the industry:

Manufacturing
Maintenance
Fabrication
Welding

What Is Involved With Delivering This Course?

City & Guilds expects this qualification to be delivered by highly skilled practitioners of learning delivery, assessment and quality assurance. Therefore, staff delivering these qualifications must be able to demonstrate that they meet the occupational expertise requirements outlined in the Qualification Handbook.

Centres must be able to demonstrate that they have access to the equipment and technical resources required to deliver this qualification and its assessment. For further information please refer to the Qualification Handbook.

Level 2

Level 2 Technical Occupational Entry in Engineering (Diploma) (2145-12)

Last Registration Date: 31 Dec 2026

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Level 2 Technical Occupational Entry in Engineering (Diploma)

Accreditation No: Data unavailable This is a reference number related to UK accreditation framework
Type: Technical This is categorisation to help define qualification attributes e.g. type of assessment
Credits: Data unavailable Credits are a measure of the size of the qualification
Guided Learning Hours: Data unavailable This is the average contact time a centre would typically commit
Total Qualification Time: Data unavailable The total time for the qualification
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Last Certification: 31/12/2028 This is the last date that a certificate can be issued
Qualification fees in the UK: TBC, please speak to your Account Manager for further information Our typical price is the one that is most often paid by a centre for a completed learner. Some prices are made up of multiple charging points so action like taking difference units or specialisms to complete and resitting assessments may mean the cost for some learners differs.

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Level 2 Extended Technical Occupational Entry in Engineering (Diploma) (2145)