Through completing the Principal Learning, learners will:

• investigate the use of engineering in society and its impact on the environment
• develop a range of practical skills and techniques that can be used across the engineering sector
• learn about and apply the processes involved in the production of engineered products, from initial design through to final manufacture
• understand and use computers and other modern technologies in engineering
• gain an understanding of the key scientific principles used in engineering and apply them to engineered systems
• learn how to develop their ideas and prepare potential engineered products for the marketplace
• gain an understanding of health and safety and apply the safe working practices that need to be followed in the engineering workplace.