Engineering Practice

The course focuses on the development of basic skills and knowledge of safe work practice to enable students to understand and undertake simple engineering project and/or prototype development work. 

What you will learn

Once you have successfully completed this course, you will be able to:

• Operate safely in an engineering environment and explain the safety requirement required by the appropriate regulations.
• Operate mechanical engineering equipment.

Workshop requirements

You will need access to a suitable engineering workshop to undertake the practical, on-the-job projects for this course. A suitable workshop will typically have a lathe, drilling capability (bench or pedestal drill), and access to common welding and fabrication equipment.

You will also need a suitable person who can act as a local trainer/verifier to supervise and verify your practical work.

If access to a workshop to undertake the practical projects is a potential issue, please contact the lecturer/tutor utilising the Ask an Advisor tab on this webpage to discuss.

Lab requirements

There are no Lab requirements for this course.

Assessment

This course is 100% internally assessed

Computer and internet requirements

This course is delivered online, so you will access your course material and submit assessments online. Our online courses may include reading, videos, quizzes or activities, and you may need to download content.

For online learning you need:

• Access to a laptop or desktop computer
• Reliable internet and data plan.  

If you are unsure if your current computer, Windows or internet access will allow you to study online, please contact us before applying to enrol. 

Find out more about online learning 

How to enrol

Before enrolling in this course you need to:

• choose the qualification you will study the course under
• check the order that courses in the qualification should be studied in the Qualification Structure table. This is in the Choose courses and apply tab on the qualification page.