Welcome to Engineering 2012
The Selwyn college engineering course is designed to provide students with an increased knowledge and understanding of engineering practices in the New Zealand industry.

Students work through a range of projects, developing skills and knowledge as they progress.
The course's are NZQA unit standards that are delivered  as both practical projects; starting with the bottle opener at level one and with theory covering safe practice and knowledge of tools and machinery.



Qualification Overview;

National Certificate in Mechanical Engineering Technology (Level 1)
This is an introductory qualification for people interested in mechanical engineering technology, and has been developed
primarily for use in Secondary Schools to attract students to careers in mechanical engineering or related trades or professions.
Achievement of the qualification is an excellent preparation for gateway programmes and engineering apprenticeships, and will
demonstrate to prospective employers that the candidate has the right skills to commence employment in their industry.
The qualification is also intended to provide students with a well balanced, practically orientated course that develops lifelong
skills, stimulating self-esteem, confidence and a pride in paying attention to detail.
The qualification has a compulsory component and an elective component.
The unit standards in the compulsory component incorporate the following basic skills and knowledge.
• basic workshop safety procedures;
• basic engineering workshop techniques including, cutting, marking out, measuring, joining, assembly, and finishing;
• use of basic tools and machinery;
• investigation, design and building of a simple product.

The three compulsory level-1 Unit Standards are;
US 22923; Demonstrate basic engineering skills under close supervision.
US 22924; Develop a simple product using engineering materials.
US 22926; Demonstrate knowledge of safety procedures in a specific engineering workshop