Mechanical Engineering (Senior Phase)

Restricted to school pupils, this part-time higher national certificate gives a recognised mechanical engineering award within one year. Teaching happens at the Springburn campus, across classrooms, a CAD lab and a dedicated engineering lab. The fundamentals include dynamics, statics, heat and fluid behaviour, with units on thermofluids, strength of materials, materials selection, pneumatics and hydraulics, engineering mathematics, and an introduction to quality management. Learners also use computer aided design and engineering drawing to represent parts and systems accurately. Successful learners can go on to the matching HND or to university, and the award can strengthen prospects for technician roles. Experience of quality management principles applies across manufacturing and engineering. Those who are not school pupils should not apply. The course begins in August 2027.