Pearson Education Ltd · RQF Level 4
Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC Diploma in Electrical Engineering
You don’t just earn this. You learn to use it, one-to-one, on your own real work.
- LevelRQF Level 4
- Total credits120
- Guided learning480 hours
- Units in this qualification26
Awarded by Pearson Education Ltd · on the Ofqual register
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What each unit actually teaches you to do
These are the units Pearson Education Ltd registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated, and every one you earn is yours to keep.
Advanced Mathematics for EngineeringReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Analyse and model engineering situations and solve engineering problems using series and numerical methods for the solution of ordinary differential equations
- Analyse and model engineering situations and solve engineering problems using Laplace transforms
- Analyse and model engineering situations and solve engineering problems using Fourier series
- Analyse and model engineering situations and solve engineering problems using partial differential equations
Analytical Methods for EngineersReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Analyse and model engineering situations and solve problems using algebraic methods
- Analyse and model engineering situations and solve problems using trigonometric methods
- Analyse and model engineering situations and solve problems using calculus
- Analyse and model engineering situations and solve problems using statistics and probability
Applications of Power ElectronicsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand common configurations for controlled and uncontrolled rectification
- Understand the methods used for AC motor control
- Understand the methods used for DC motor control
- Understand other applications of power electronics
Business Management Techniques for EngineersReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Manage work activities to achieve organisational objectives
- Select and apply costing systems and techniques
- Understand the key functions of financial planning and control
- Apply project planning and scheduling methods to an engineering project.
Combinational and Sequential LogicReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Design and build circuits using combinational logic
- Design and build circuits using sequential logic
- Design and evaluate a digital system
Electrical PowerReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Analyse three-phase systems
- Understand the sources and effects of harmonics in power systems
- Understand methods of power distribution
- Understand the economics of components, power systems and alternative energy
Electrical and Electronic Measurement and TestingReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Analyse a measurement system and solve problems relating to the characteristics of a signal
- Analyse the principles and techniques employed in measurement
- Select and use test equipment to measure a range of signals
- Be able apply the principles and techniques used in data acquisition systems
Electrical and Electronic PrinciplesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Apply electrical and electronic circuit theory
- Apply two-port network models
- Understand the use of complex waves
- Apply transients in R-L-C circuits
Electrical, Electronic and Digital PrinciplesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Apply complex notation in the analysis of single phase circuits
- Apply circuit theory to the solution of circuit problems
- Understand the operation of electronic amplifier circuits used in electro-mechanical systems
- Design and test digital electronic circuits used in electro-mechanical systems
Electronic PrinciplesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Apply testing procedures for semiconductor devices and circuits
- Understand the characteristics and operation of amplifier circuits
- Understand the types and effects of feedback on circuit performance
- Understand the operation and applications of sine wave oscillators
Employability SkillsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Determine own responsibilities and performance
- Develop interpersonal and transferable skills
- Understand the dynamics of working with others
- Develop strategies for problem solving
Energy ManagementReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand environmental management policies
- Know about energy sources, conservation and applications
- Understand system and energy-saving requirements
- Carry out an energy management audit
Engineering DesignReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare a design specification to meet customer requirements
- Analyse and evaluate possible design solutions and prepare a final design report
- Understand how computer-based technology is used in the engineering design process
Engineering ScienceReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Determine the behavioural characteristics of elements of static engineering systems
- Determine the behavioural characteristics of elements of dynamic engineering systems
- Apply DC theory to solve electrical and electronic engineering problems
- Apply single phase AC theory to solve electrical and electronic engineering problems.
Further Analytical Methods for EngineersReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Analyse and model engineering situations and solve problems using number systems
- Analyse and model engineering situations and solve problems using graphical and numerical methods
- Analyse and model engineering situations and solve problems using vector geometry and matrix methods
- Analyse and model engineering situations and solve problems using ordinary differential equations
Further Electrical PowerReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the construction and properties of overhead lines and cables
- Understand symmetrical faults and protection schemes
- Analyse power system transients
- Understand the synchronising and control of synchronous machines
Further Mathematics for Engineering TechniciansReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Use advanced graphical techniques
- Apply algebraic techniques
- Manipulate trigonometric expressions and apply trigonometric techniques
- Apply calculus
Health, Safety and Risk Assessment in EngineeringReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Select and apply safe working procedures to engineering operations
- Understand the nature and use of current health and safety legislation
- Analyse engineering activities for the assessment of risk
- Manage and minimise risk to life, property and engineering activities within an industrial environment
Knowledge-Based Systems and TechniquesReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the use of knowledge-based and rule-based systems
- Use fuzzy logic
- Use artificial neural networks
Managing People in EngineeringReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the processes and procedures involved in people management
- Understand the working relationships within an engineering context
- Understand methods of managing and developing human resources
- Understand industrial relations and legislation within an employment relationship.
Mechatronic SystemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the applications of a range of mechatronic systems and products
- Understand electro-mechanical models and components in mechatronic systems and products
- Produce a specification for a mechatronic system or mechatronic product
- Apply mechatronic design philosophies to carry out a design analysis
Microprocessor SystemsReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand microprocessor-based systems
- Design software, write and test programs for a microprocessor-based system
- Design and build programmable interface devices
Programmable Logic ControllersReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the design and operational characteristics of a PLC system
- Understand PLC information and communication techniques
- Apply programmable logic programming techniques
- Understand alternative implementations of programmable control
Quality Assurance and ManagementReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how Total Quality Management (TQM) systems operate
- Know the key factors of Quality Assurance (QA) techniques
- Apply Quality Control (QC) techniques
Research ProjectReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to formulate a research specification
- Implement the research project within agreed procedures and to specification
- Evaluate the research outcomes
- Present the research outcomes
Utilisation of Electrical EnergyReal unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the operation of power transformers
- Understand the applications of circuit protection for distribution and installation systems
- Understand the design and construction of lighting systems
- Be able determine the cost of energy used in a system in order to be energy efficient
- Understand the operation of a polyphase induction motor
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How you’ll actually learn this
One-to-one, on your own real work
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Built for Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC Diploma in Electrical Engineering
26 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Pearson Education Ltd.
- Advanced Mathematics for Engineering
- Analytical Methods for Engineers
- Applications of Power Electronics
- Business Management Techniques for Engineers
- Combinational and Sequential Logic
- Electrical Power
and 20 more in the full unit list below.
One to one, not one to many
No two people run this the same way
A course is written once and handed to everyone. This is assembled around you, and keeps changing as it learns you. Five things it reads, and what each one changes.
- Your actual work Every unit is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
- What you already know The first conversation finds your starting point, so you skip what you can already do and spend the time on what you cannot.
- The conditions you learn under Not a learning-styles quiz. The evidence does not support those. The dimensions the research does back, read once and used to shape the plan.
- How far you got last time It picks up mid-thought. The tutor knows what you said, what you struggled with, and what it asked you to try.
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Why it sticks
Most courses stop at remembering
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- 5EvaluateThe Evidence Evaluator
- 4AnalyseThe Analyst
- 3ApplyThe Coach
- 2UnderstandThe Connector
- 1RememberThe Builder
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Why the companion is worth £70 a month
You’re not paying for the units. They’re regulated, and the same wherever you earn them. You’re paying for the one thing that decides whether you actually get there: a companion that makes them stick, on your real work.
That is one-to-one on this qualification, every day, on the work you already do, for £70 a month. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it. Billed monthly, cancel any time and billing stops.
Earned on your own work, taught to the top.
Everything you just read, learned one-to-one on the job you already do. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it.
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