Engineering update January 2019 | Pearson qualifications

Engineering update January 2019

30 January 2019

An update on everything new in the engineering sector for January 2019.

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Apprenticeships update

The Government/IfA review into Apprenticeship Standards funding bands has been completed for the Engineering Technician Standard. It has now been confirmed that for all new starts from March 2019, the funding band for this standard will be reduced to £26,000 per learner.

The Engineering Fitter standard has now been approved for delivery on the IfA website. This standard is funded at £21,000 per learner and has 1 mandatory qualification. This is the Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Technical Knowledge). 

The Metal Fabricator standard has now been approved for delivery. The final funding band has been confirmed as £27,000 per learner and has 1 mandatory qualification. This is the Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Technical Knowledge).

The Level 2 Engineering Operative standard is now ready for delivery. We are currently developing the mandatory knowledge qualification and this should be ready soon. At present there are no plans to develop the mandatory competence qualification, although this can be considered at a later date.

The Level 2 Lean Manufacturing Operative standard has had the standard approved and is hoping to submit the assessment plan in the March 2019 submission window. They are looking for providers to prepare costings for the delivery of the mandatory qualification requirement.

If you are interested in supporting this development, please contact Bryony Leonard on bryony.leonard@pearson.com. It is hoped that this standard will be ready for delivery before September 2019.

SASE Apprenticeship Framework update

Please be aware that current SASE Apprenticeship Frameworks will close for new registrations on the 31 July 2020. All new registrations after this date will have to be on new Apprenticeship Standards.

If you are concerned about the lack of replacement standards for Apprenticeship Frameworks please contact Bryony Leonard on bryony.leonard@pearson.com.

Apprenticeship Qualifications update

The Pearson BTEC Level 3 Award/Certificate/Diploma/Extended Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Technical Knowledge) has been amended to include additional optional units and also 2 new certificated pathways in either Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.

These pathways exist alongside the general pathway for customers who require a certificate that states either Mechanical or Electrical Engineering as part of this. We have now entered into our 2018/19 review cycle, so if there are any additional units or pathways your customers require as part of the delivery for the new Engineering Technician Standards pleasecontact Bryony Leonard who will include this in the development plan.

The Pearson BTEC Level 3 in Rail Engineering Technician (Knowledge) is in the process of being updated to include additional elective units as well as additional pathways (Track, Signalling, Telecoms and Overhead Line). This should be available soon.
 

BTEC update

We are in the process of extending the BTEC Nationals in Engineering (2010) (QCF) from their current operational end date of the 31 December 2019. We will updated you when this has been completed. We are waiting for confirmation from Ofqual as to when the new end date will be.

From January 2020, there will be an additional assessment window for Unit 6 - Microcontroller Systems for Engineers providing learners with two opportunities per year to sit the external assessment.

Higher Nationals update

There are 2 new Higher National qualifications available - both designed to meet the needs of Apprenticeship Standards.

The Pearson BTEC Level 4 Higher National Certificate in Rail Engineering has been designed to meet the Rail Engineering Advanced Technician standard. If you are interested in becoming an approved centre for this qualification, please contact Morad Baisar, the Subject Lead for Engineering.

The Pearson BTEC Level 4 Higher National Certificate in Manufacturing Operations has been designed to meet the needs of the Process Leader standard. Again, if you are interested in becoming an approved centre for this qualification please contact Morad Baisar to discuss this. 

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