Engineering Degrees & HNDs
Full Time Courses:
- Foundation Degree in Motorsport Engineering
- Foundation Degree in Automotive Engineering
- HND/Foundation Degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering
- HND/Foundation Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering
Part Time Courses:
- Higher National Certificate in Electrical/Electronic Engineering
- Higher National Certificate in Mechanical Engineering
- IMI Level 4 Diploma Automotive Master Technician
About the Engineering Department
The Engineering programmes offered at Northbrook are subject specific, allowing us to deliver highly personalised tuition, which results in exceptionally high pass rates for students on our courses. This achievement is also borne out by the high degree of success which our students have had in their progression to further study at universities.
Northbrook has Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) status in Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering and is also a Centre of Vocational Excellence for Heritage Engineering & Instrumentation and Control & Automation Engineering.
A current Motorsport project is working in conjunction with the Heritage CoVE to rebuild and race a historic single-seat racer.
Both Aeronautical and Automotive/Motorsport Engineering students have the advantage of studying at our facility at Shoreham Airport, an ideal environment for engineering disciplines. The College's location is highly regarded and its practical equipment includes aircraft, piston and turbine engines and race ready sports cars along with impressive state-of-the-art automotive diagnostic equipment. Although the courses have a strong academic focus, students always benefit from the practical, hands-on environment as a learning tool wherever possible.
Careers and Progression
Many students progress to universities where they complete an Honours Degree before moving on to employment in industry. Students from Motor Vehicle programmes often progress to Vehicle Design with major manufacturers or into the world of Motorsport. Aerospace Engineering graduates move onto Degree courses or into industry and several have become pilots. Engineering graduates typically move into employment in their industry as Designers, Project Engineers, Production and Operations Managers, Research and Development Engineers or as Sales/Technical representatives, building on the thorough grounding given to them by the College.