Update to the BTEC Specialist Level 3 Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Specification - issue 6

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Thu Oct 27 11:34:00 UTC 2022

Summary of changes to Pearson BTEC Level 3 Award/ Certificate/ Diploma/ Extended Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Technical Knowledge) specification- issue 6

1) Update to information on qualification pathway requirements

2) Aerospace Engineering change in qualification structure. New instructions: Learners to complete five mandatory units, and at least six optional units in the Diploma size. For the Extended Diploma, learners must complete five mandatory units and at least 12 optional units.

New Robotic Engineering pathway in Diploma and Extended Diploma qualification sizes.

3) Units added to the general Award/ Certificate/ Diploma/ Extended Diploma Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Technical Knowledge) sizes:

Unit 33: Further Electrical Principles
Unit 55: Further Mechanical Principles and Applications
Unit 58: Aircraft Flight Principles and Practice
Unit 101: Aircraft First Line Maintenance Operations
Unit 117: Battery Manufacturing
Unit 120: E-mobility

4) Unit added to the Mechanical Engineering pathway:

Unit 13: Computer-aided Drafting in Engineering

5) Units added to the Motorsports Engineering pathway:

Unit 118: Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Motors
Unit 119: Electric Vehicle Drives

6) Amendment of Aerospace Engineering pathway mandatory units: Learners complete two units: Unit 8 OR Unit 56, and Unit 58 OR Unit 98.

7) Units added to the Aerospace Engineering pathway for Diploma and Extended Diploma qualifications:

Unit 19: Selecting and Using Programmable Controllers
Unit 24: Principles and Applications of Electronic Devices and Circuits
Unit 33: Further Electrical Principles
Unit 55: Further Mechanical Principles and Applications
Unit 61: Aircraft Electrical and Instrument Systems
Unit 75: Microprocessor Systems and Applications
Unit 76: Principles and Applications of Microcontrollers
Unit 111: Cyber Security and Engineering
Unit 113: Autonomous Systems
Unit 114: Environmental Engineering and Sustainability
Unit 123: Aircraft Computers and Electronic Systems
Unit 124: Avionic Systems

8) New units added for pathway optionality:

Unit 117: Battery Manufacturing: Added to Award, Certificate, Diploma and Ext Diploma AME sized qualification structures
Unit 118: Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Motors: Added to Motorsports pathway structure
Unit 119: Electric Vehicle Drives: Added to Motorsports pathway structure
Unit 120: E-mobility: Added to Award, Certificate, Diploma and Ext Diploma AME sized qualification structures
Unit 121: Industrial Robotics: Added as pathway mandatory units in new Robotics pathway structure
Unit 122: Autonomous Mobile Robotics: Added as Pathway mandatory units in new Robotics pathway structure
Unit 123: Aircraft Computers and Electronic Systems: Added to Aerospace Engineering pathway structure
Unit 124: Avionic Systems: Added to Aerospace Engineering pathway structure

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Update to the BTEC Specialist Level 3 Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Specification - issue 6

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Subject advisor

Evren Alibaba

Engineering

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