BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Engineering. Broken down into 18 units, this course is designed to give you a firm grounding in engineering principles through practical experience. Supported by our industry partners, you will be taught over 20 teaching sessions a week leading to a qualification equivalent to three A Levels. You must complete a range of mandatory and optional units. These could include the following: engineering principles, delivery of engineering processes safely as a team, engineering product design and manufacture and electronic devices and circuits. This qualification is suitable for learners who wish to study engineering which then forms the foundation for work within the engineering sectors. The sectors are wide ranging, including, for example, engineering, mechanical and electrical engineering, manufacturing and automotive engineering.