A-1 Technical Training Programmes

The range of programmes, which A-1 Technical Training deliver is the following, 6 HNC programmes, 2 PDA's and a HND.

  • HNC in Electrical Engineering
  • HNC in Mechanical Engineering
  • HNC in Engineering Systems
  • HNC in Electronics Engineering
  • HNC in Manufacturing Engineering
  • HNC in Building Services Engineering
  • HNC in Measurement & Control (still to be fully validated)
  • PDA in Project Management
  • PDA in Renewable Energy Systems

A full listing of each HNC course's contents and individual modules is available.

Why not download a HNC in Engineering information pack or PDA information pack

HNC/HND Frameworks

Group Awards
A minimum achievement of 12 unit credits is a fundamental requirement of these particular SQA HNCs. Each programme consists of mandatory units plus optional units and a graded unit.

A minimum achievement of 30 unit credits is a fundamental requirement of these particular SQA HNDs. Each programme consists of mandatory units plus optional units and graded units.

PDA Frameworks

Group Awards
For the PDA in Project Management 4 mandatory credits is required and for the PDA in Renewable Energy Systems there is also 4 mandatory credits plus 2 optional credits required.

Record of Education and Training

As already stated the minimum requirement for a PDA is 4 or 6 and for a HNC it is 12 unit credits. Further units may be taken if desired and will be listed with all other achievements on an individual “Record of Education and Training” (RET). A candidate’s individual RET will be updated each time further credit achievement is attained.

Single Unit Study

Higher National units contained within the PDA / HNC programmes can be studied individually or in groupings that do not constitute a recognised group award. Recognition of achievements for this form of study is via the RET. As previously mentioned the RET is a certificate which can build up a record of individual achievements on a single document. A new updated RET certificate being issued each time further success has been gained.