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Engineering Courses at DCG

Join a profession where the opportunities are limitless. Studying Engineering is your route into a high-earning career working on diverse and exciting projects. Skilled engineers are in demand to shape the products, materials and technologies of tomorrow – and DCG will equip you for that challenge.

Mechanical, manufacturing or electronics: whatever branch of engineering sparks your interest, we can power up your career plans. As advances in fields like robotics and artificial intelligence are transforming today’s industries, we help you develop the qualities that really matter to employers – technical ability coupled with problem-solving skills and an innovative mindset.

In what is the country’s leading high-tech city, you’ll get hands-on with everything from computer aided design and 3D printing to pneumatic, hydraulic and robotic control systems. Our state-of-the-art mechatronics lab introduces you to the processes found on up-to-the-minute production lines.

Alongside full-time Engineering qualifications that give you a head start, we support apprenticeships covering disciplines such as lean manufacturing, welding, toolmaking, mechatronics, machining and technical support. You don’t even have to leave DCG to progress to higher education: the options go all the way up to a BEng Honours Degree.

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Engineering – Course Listings

L2 PT

City & Guilds Level 2 Welding – Day Attendance – Friday

Course Type: Adult and Community
Location: Ilkeston
Start Date: 21/01/2022

L2 PT

City & Guilds Level 2 Welding – Day attendance – Wednesday

Course Type: Adult and Community
Location: Ilkeston
Start Date: 19/01/2022

L0 PT

FC – MACHINING APPRECIATION (RDG)

Course Type: Adult and Community
Location: The Roundhouse
Start Date: 11/07/2022

L3 FT

Apprenticeship – Mechatronics Maintenance Technician (Standard) – Level 3

Course Type: Apprenticeship
Location: The Roundhouse

L2 FT

Apprenticeship Engineering Operative (Standard) Level 2

Course Type: Apprenticeship
Location: The Roundhouse

L2 FT

Apprenticeship in General Welding Level 2

Course Type: Apprenticeship
Location: Ilkeston

L2 FT

Apprenticeship Lean Manufacturing Operative ST0420 Standard Level 2

Course Type: Apprenticeship
Location: Workplace

L3 FT

Apprenticeship Plate Welder Standard Level 3

Course Type: Apprenticeship
Location: Ilkeston

L3 FT

Engineering Manufacture – Machinist (Standard) – Level 3

Course Type: Apprenticeship
Location: The Roundhouse

L3 FT

Engineering Technical Support (Standard) – Level 3

Course Type: Apprenticeship
Location: The Roundhouse

L2 FT

Supply Chain Warehouse Operator – Level 2

Course Type: Apprenticeship
Location: Ilkeston

L3 FT

Toolmaker and Tool Maintenance Technician (Standard) – Level 3

Course Type: Apprenticeship
Location: The Roundhouse

L6 PT

BEng (Hons) Engineering (Top Up)

Course Type: Higher Education
Location: The Roundhouse
Start Date: 16/09/2022

L4 FT

BTEC Higher National Certificate in Engineering (General Engineering) – Full Time

Course Type: Higher Education
Location: The Roundhouse

L5 PT

Foundation Degree in Integrated Engineering

Course Type: Higher Education
Location: The Roundhouse
Start Date: 14/09/2022

L4 PT

HNC Diploma in General Engineering

Course Type: Higher Education
Location: The Roundhouse
Start Date: 13/09/2022

L4 PT

HNC Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

Course Type: Higher Education
Location: The Roundhouse
Start Date: 13/09/2022

L4 PT

HNC in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Course Type: Higher Education
Location: The Roundhouse
Start Date: 13/09/2022

L3 FT

BTEC Level 3 Award In Advanced Manufacturing Engineering – Full Time

Course Type: School Leaver - Vocational/Technical
Location: The Roundhouse

L3 FT

BTEC Level 3 Foundation Award In Advanced Manufacturing Engineering – Full Time

Course Type: School Leaver - Vocational/Technical
Location: The Roundhouse

L0 FT

Introduction To Engineering and Manufacturing – Entry Level Full Time

Course Type: School Leaver - Vocational/Technical
Location: The Roundhouse

L1 FT

Introduction to Engineering and Manufacturing Level 1 – Full Time

Course Type: School Leaver - Vocational/Technical
Location: The Roundhouse

L1 FT

Level 1 – Introduction To Technology (Engineering, Welding And Motor Vehicle)

Course Type: School Leaver - Vocational/Technical
Location: The Roundhouse

L2 FT

Level 2 Certificate In Engineering Operations

Course Type: School Leaver - Vocational/Technical
Location: The Roundhouse

L2 FT

Level 2 Engineering And Technology Skills – (Pre-Apprenticeship Skills Development)

Course Type: School Leaver - Vocational/Technical
Location: The Roundhouse

L2 FT

T Level Foundation Programme in Engineering

Course Type: School Leaver - Vocational/Technical
Location: The Roundhouse

L3 FT

T Level in Engineering and Manufacturing

Course Type: School Leaver - Vocational/Technical
Location: The Roundhouse

L2 PT

Schools 14-16 – BTEC Level 1/Level 2 Tech Award in Engineering

Course Type: Services to Schools
Location: The Roundhouse
Start Date: 14/09/2022

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Key Information

Drawing on wide-ranging experience in the engineering industry as well as academic credibility, our teachers ensure students achieve to their full potential. They have forged strong partnerships with leading names such as Rolls-Royce plc and JCB as well as innovative small and medium-sized companies which are growing rapidly and creating new job opportunities.

These key industry contacts mean that your learning will be supported by work experience, internships, company visits, trips to engineering landmarks, guest lectures and professional mentoring. Employers regularly work with our staff to set real-world challenges: our students have designed model aeroplanes, advanced renewable energy initiatives and joined ‘women into engineering’ campaigns.

Discover our campuses and facilities here. Each campus page contains:

  • 360-degree images of our facilities
  • A location map
  • A list of courses that are run at the campus
  • Student Success Stories
To find out more about our Engineering courses, attend our next course and career event or contact us on 0800 028 0289
Press the Apply Now button, that can be found at the top and bottom of every course information page and follow the instructions for the InTouch applications portal. If you are unable to apply online, contact Student Services who will help you complete your application form and will be able to help and guide you to make a decision on the course of study to meet your needs and ambitions.

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Engineering – Success Stories

Tia Steadman

School Leaver Vocational

Tia Steadman

Adrian Andres

School Leaver Vocational

Adrian Andres

Hazir Kadrailja

School Leaver Vocational

Hazir Kadrailja

Tyrone Smith

Higher Education

Tyrone Smith at Exalto UK

Ashley Peppiatt

School Leaver Vocational

Ashley Peppiatt at Doosan Babcock

Ephraim Barabu

School Leaver Vocational

Ephraim Barabu at Doosan Babcock

Lizzy Henry

School Leaver Vocational

Lizzy Henry at Doosan Babcock

Matt Crowston

School Leaver Vocational

Matt Crowston at Doosan Babcock

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