Level 3- Motorsport Engineering

Study advanced-level vehicle technology and motorsport with this one-year course, which will prepare you for employment or a mechanical engineering degree. You’ll work across a range of vehicles and systems and cover topics such as vehicle science and mathematics, engine principles and professional practice and logistics.

Course Themes:

The Level 3 course includes both practice and theory elements that prepare you with the knowledge and skills required for the motorsport industry. The course explores beyond the Level 2 foundations, equipping you with knowledge to find and rectify faults, needed improvement and enhanced systems to motorsport vehicles. The skills taught are industry-standard and prepare you for a career in this area.

Thorough understanding of all aspects of motorsport vehicles and systems are delivered on this course. This includes:

• Chassis systems

• Motorsports safety and preparation

• Fault diagnosis

• Engine and fuel systems

• Welding and fabrication process

• Electrical and electronic ancillary systems

• A vehicle project

• English and maths provision where applicable

The course is a mxture of theory and practical sessions. Thirty hours of work experience placement at an industry-related business such as garage parts department or engineering-based business.

Students are expected to secure their own employer for work experience, however, our Employability Team can help source one for you.

You will need to have successfully completed a Level 2 Motor Vehicle or Engineering qualification* plus at least 4 GCSEs at grade 4 or above (old GCSE grade C or above) to include any 2 from English, Maths and Science with at least a grade D in the remaining subject. Alternatively a suitable Level 2 vocational qualification (Merit or above) with English and Maths at Level 2.

* Students without such a qualification will be required to study the Level 2 Motorsport qualification prior to moving to the Level 3.

Following successful completion of this course, you could proceed to study at degree level in a related subject.

Pursue employment in the motorsport industry.

Progression and Development Sessions:

All students enrolled on a Level 2 or Level 3 course will be required to attend Progression and Development sessions every week. These sessions will cover a wide range of topics from careers and employability, British Values and equality and diversity to essential life skills such as mental health and wellbeing, drugs and alcohol and personal safety.