This VRQ qualification focuses on practical skills and knowledge. This ensures that when the learner completes the qualification they will have gained practical experience and some expectation of some of the situations that they could face in a job role within the engineering sector.

Learners must have the potential to achieve the assessment criteria set out in the units.

Learners who may have a limited prior knowledge and understanding of the engineering sector but have the ability to achieve an intermediate level engineering qualification Those who wish to progress in the engineering sector

Learners who are thinking about engineering as a career but who would like some experience of the job role first

Those who are new to the industry or looking for a career change or wish to learn new skills.

The qualification is assessed by an on-screen examination covering the core units, and Centre marked theory and practical assessments for the optional units.
The qualification is not graded and only a pass can be achieved

This qualification will be achieved when the learner has successfully completed the common mandatory units followed by the required number of optional units.

Qualification Specification