Course Overview
An Agricultural Engineer services, diagnoses, repairs, tests, evaluates and provides technical support for customers and operators. With technology increasing in the land-based service sector, there's a wide range of career opportunities for a skilled and versatile engineer. This one-year course will develop your knowledge and practical skills across machinery operation, workshop skills, and engineering systems, to ensure you're well prepared for a technical role within the land-based service sector.
What you will study
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Health & Safety
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Workshop Practises
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Engine Operation Principles
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Fabrication, Cutting & Joining
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Hydraulics Systems
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Land-based Vehicle Electrics
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Land-based Machinery Operation
On completion, you'll be awarded a nationally recognised qualification and be ready to progress on to Further Education courses or employment within land-based engineering or the allied industries.
Minimum of three GCSEs at grade 4 or above to include English Language or Mathematics.
Course Overview
Course information
An Agricultural Engineer services, diagnoses, repairs, tests, evaluates and provides technical support for customers and operators. With technology increasing in the land-based service sector, there's a wide range of career opportunities for a skilled and versatile engineer. This one-year course will develop your knowledge and practical skills across machinery operation, workshop skills, and engineering systems, to ensure you're well prepared for a technical role within the land-based service sector.
What you will study
-
Health & Safety
-
Workshop Practises
-
Engine Operation Principles
-
Fabrication, Cutting & Joining
-
Hydraulics Systems
-
Land-based Vehicle Electrics
-
Land-based Machinery Operation
On completion, you'll be awarded a nationally recognised qualification and be ready to progress on to Further Education courses or employment within land-based engineering or the allied industries.
Entry requirements
Minimum of three GCSEs at grade 4 or above to include English Language or Mathematics.
Why study Agriculture at Hartpury College?
Whether you’re studying Agriculture, Livestock Production, Engineering, or Countryside Management, our 500-hectare farm estate will be your classroom. You’ll have the opportunity to get involved in every aspect of farming and estate operation; whether it’s milking in the dairy unit, maintaining farm machinery or active participation in routine farm and countryside management duties.
Why study Agriculture at Hartpury College?
Whether you’re studying Agriculture, Livestock Production, Engineering, or Countryside Management, our 500-hectare farm estate will be your classroom. You’ll have the opportunity to get involved in every aspect of farming and estate operation; whether it’s milking in the dairy unit, maintaining farm machinery or active participation in routine farm and countryside management duties.
Outstanding
Rated 'Ofsted Outstanding in all areas' for academic and curriculum-related provision
99.8% pass-rate
With a BTEC pass rate of 99.8% (Hartpury College 2024), our outcomes for students are exceptional.
Living in on-site college accommodation at Hartpury, you’ll be part of a vibrant and international community of students of all ages who share their experience of life at college and university together on one campus.
The Hartpury Certificate is an enrichment programme designed to support our students to grow.
A-levels or a diploma?
Are you unsure about whether A-levels or a BTEC Diploma are the right choice for you? Find out the key differences and which qualification would best suit your learning style and your career and further study ambitions on our dedicated page.
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