Degree apprenticeship

The BEng Integrated Engineering Degree Apprenticeship is an innovative five-year programme that will allow you to gain a degree whilst in paid employment.

In partnership with Gower College Swansea, we are able to offer a fully-funded Degree Apprenticeship for existing employees or newly recruited staff working within the engineering industry in Wales, through the Welsh Government’s Degree Apprenticeship scheme.

The programme is designed to build upon your employment experience to develop broad knowledge and skills in electrical, electronic, mechanical and manufacturing engineering.

Entry Requirements

A minimum of a Level 3 qualification, or equivalent industrial knowledge and experience.

Be employed in an engineering role within a company in Wales that can facilitate an engineering project, and who will grant you one day a week release throughout the five years.

Course structure

This is a five-year part-time undergraduate degree. The programme delivery pattern is based around a 14 semester model with students attending on a 1 day per week, day release basis.

Successful candidates will study towards their level four and five qualifications over three year at Gower College Swansea, before transferring to Cardiff University to complete the final two years of the university level BEng Integrated Engineering Degree Apprenticeship. Additional resources will be available online for home study.

Teaching is through classroom-based interactive sessions, lectures, design classes and Laboratory, IT and practical work. A work-based project element will take place completely in your workplace and will be specified in consultation with the employer to deliver a project which is of real benefit to the business, as well as meeting the learning outcomes of the module.

Recognised and accredited prior learning may reduce the duration of the course.

Modules

Assessment

A combination of coursework assignments and examinations is set at appropriate stages as the module progresses. A typical module has an examination at the end, plus a coursework assignment in which you will apply the engineering principles taught in the module to solve practical engineering problems. Examinations count for 60-75% of all assessments throughout the programme.

Support

You will be assigned a personal tutor who is a member of Cardiff University academic staff associated with your degree programme, as well as a tutor at Gower College. You will meet with them on a regular basis throughout the five years of the programme.

Course fees

Course fees are paid for by the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) on behalf of the Welsh Government. All apprentices must be working for an organisation with an office in Wales and must spend at least 51% of their working hours in Wales. Employers will be expected to cover all salary and associated costs for apprentices.

Accreditations

This course is seeking accreditation by the Institution of Engineering and Technology and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purpose of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partly meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.

This course has also been designed to meet the requirements of the Engineering Council Accreditation of Higher Education Programmes (AHEP) and the Welsh Degree Apprenticeships Engineering Framework.

How to apply

Individuals and businesses looking to explore options to enrol should contact: ENGIN-Education@cardiff.ac.uk

Please note that applications for this programme are not submitted via UCAS.