Are my certificates worth anything towards an engineering degree?
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With Embry Riddle, you can get almost half of a bachelors degree if you have an ATP pilot license. Oops, that's not the certificate you meant. Sorry.
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in a modern apprenticeship they may count. but as far as degree goes i don't think they're any good you need A level science and maths i think. but best to check first
Looks very impressive go for it
Hi Gary, I would think that you would need to speak to an Adult Careers adviser at your local careers office.
You must have gained these certificates whilst you were working or day release at college as they are mostly vocational qualifications. So how they fit into the scheme of things with doing a degree I am unsure. Had you thought about doing an HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering first off and then take it from there.
How will you be doing this degree? Will it full time study or part-time or distance and open learning as this can make a difference,. as you may find that some of the course work is modular and therefore your certificates could be used to produce evidence of your ability in these areas.
Like I said speak to a Careers adviser.Good luck and let me know how you get on.
My Grandson has an apprenticeship with one of the Aerospace employers and is getting his qualifications this way. Goes to college twice a week on day release!
yes and no!
they will certainly help you get onto a degree course but they wont mean you can skip certain modules - you'll still have to do the full course
i did an apprenticeship years ago and got an NVQ III and a BTEC OND - after working for several years i thought about going to uni but worried that without A levels it would be difficult to get in. it was quite the opposite, as someone with practical experience plus a couple of basic engineering qualifications I found that I got unconditional offers from every university that I applied to, and I applied to all the best ones for engineering (Imperial, Louborough, Nottingham, Cambridge, Durham and Warwick). I chose Loughborough because they are exellent for Engineering and have megga sports facilities.
Having the hands on experience plus a bit of further education I think is better than having A levels. I found a couple of modules difficult such as pure maths but was often top in the modules than had a real engineering application such as mechanics, materials, process engineering and design.
Go for it - its a great experience doing a degree and opens up a lot of opportunities.
I didnt think I would do particularly well at uni but got a good 2:1 from one of the top Engineering Uni's and have managed to get a bloody good caeer off the back of it
good luck
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