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BTEC Level 3 Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Course in Coalville

CostFREE
Duration1 year
LevelLevel 3
DeliveryClassroom based
Start31 Aug 2027
Study modeFull-time
AttendanceDaytime
Awarding bodyPearson Edexcel awarding body
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About this course

BTEC Level 3 Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Course in Coalville. Classes run at Stephenson College, full-time during the day.

Fees may apply depending on your age and circumstances. Contact Stephenson College for details on what you might pay. The course covers the technical side of the motorsport industry. You'll strip and rebuild race engines, work on competition cars, and learn data logging, scrutineering, and porting. You'll need five GCSEs at grade 5 or above, including Maths, English Language, and Science. The course runs over one year.

You'll finish with a Pearson Edexcel BTEC Certificate in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering.

Who this course is for

This course covers the technical needs of the motorsport industry, providing essential knowledge for competition maintenance and repair technicians. You will work with and develop a competition-specification car for the area and be involved with stripping and rebuilding race engines, scrutineering, data logging, porting, polishing, and much more. As part of the course, we will provide overalls, safety boots and safety glasses.There is a course fee of £50 for all learning materials, including E-books.

Entry requirements

Five GCSEs at grade 5 or above including Maths, English Language and Science. Stephenson’s College, located on Thornborough Road in Coalville (LE67 3TN), will host the BTEC Motorsport provision from 1st August 2025.

What you will learn

  • You'll strip and rebuild race engines to competition standard.
  • You'll diagnose and fix engine and component faults.
  • You'll work on vehicle chassis, suspension, steering, and braking systems.
  • You'll learn how petrol injection systems function and operate.
  • You'll maintain and service light vehicle transmission systems.
  • You'll carry out scrutineering and data logging on competition vehicles.
  • You'll practise porting and polishing engine components.

How you will learn

You'll learn in industry-standard workshops at Stephenson College. Teaching combines classroom sessions with hands-on practical work. You'll work directly on competition-specification cars. The course includes visits and guest speakers from the industry. Assessment is through Pearson Edexcel's BTEC framework, which typically combines assignments and practical tasks.

What you will need to bring

Stephenson College provides overalls, safety boots, and safety glasses. There is a course fee of £50 for learning materials, including e-books. Stephenson College will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Engineering Technician, supports engineering teams in manufacturing or motorsport.
  • Manufacturing Technician, works on production lines or in technical workshops.
  • Competition Maintenance Technician, maintains and repairs race vehicles for motorsport teams.
  • Vehicle Technician, diagnoses and repairs engines and vehicle systems.
  • Manufacturing Engineer, progresses into this role with further study or experience.

What you could study next

  • HNC in Engineering (Level 4), a natural next step after this BTEC, covering engineering principles in greater depth.
  • HND in Engineering (Level 5), builds on an HNC and can lead to a degree top-up.
  • BEng in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering (Level 6), for those aiming at graduate engineering roles.
  • Apprenticeship in Engineering or Manufacturing, combines work and study at Level 3 or above.
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