Employment: All applicants must be employed full-time in a role related to the course of study, must have the right to live and work in Scotland and be working in Scotland. The employer must commit to providing a suitable workplace environment and to offering guidance and mentoring support to the apprentice. In addition, the company must be willing to partner with the university via a Collaboration Agreement to create a setting in which the student will be able to achieve the required experience and learning outcomes.
SQA Higher: BBBB to include Maths and either Engineering Science, Physics or Technological Studies. English at National 5 grade C or above is required if not held at Higher.
Graduate Apprenticeships are an innovative route to a degree qualification blending academic study with work-based learning, supported by the student’s employer. This course covers topics in instrumentation and automation providing the student with a grounding in engineering principles, concepts and theories involving managerial, technical and environmental issues in the modern workplace.
Instrumentation, Measurement and Control provides the student with the knowledge, understanding and skills required to become successful professional engineers within process related industries. Students will learn how to apply their knowledge and skills to the solution of real world problems of designing, operating and maintaining industrial plants and equipment.
The course combines workplace learning with a programme of education designed to meet students' career ambitions, supporting progression and enriching technical and professional skills.
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A Graduate Apprenticeship synchronises theoretical learning with practical experience.
Students joining this Graduate Apprenticeship course will already be at full-time employment, thus they will be at any level of their work experience and career. Hence, this course offers benefits to both the employee and the employer, meeting the long-term development needs of both business and student.
Students exiting with this Graduate Apprenticeship degree qualification will have potential future career options including entry into the process industries; research and development in automation companies; energy companies; and safety-related companies.
OSHC: 624GBP/ per year
