Engineering Technician Qualifying Course (ETQC)

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Key information

Duration

14 weeks

Frequency

12 courses per year

Location

HMS Collingwood

IELTS

6.5

Aim

The MWS Engineering Technician (ET) Qualifying Course aims to enable the ET(WE) to develop the basic engineering skills and awareness of safety procedures necessary to successfully undertake either further equipment specific training, their initial sea job or Leading ET career course. The ET course is the first stage of an extended career training and development pipeline that culminates with those trainees that demonstrate the necessary skills and ability progressing on to LET and POET.

Course details

Basic electrical principles
Weapons systems introduction
WE & explosive safety
Electrical & electrical repair techniques
Hand tools
Ship WE admin
Internal communications
Fluid power
Leadership training
General administration
Personal computer systems

Requirements

Fluent in English including technical terms
GCSE Grade C in Mathematics, English, and Science or equivalent

Where possible International students attending the Engineering Technician Qualifying Course and wishing to proceed directly onto the Leading Engineering Technician Qualifying Course and the Petty Officer Engineering Technician Qualifying Course will do so by attending an earlier Leading Hand’s and Petty Officer’s follow on course to alleviate the gap in waiting while RN students go to sea. However this course is not a pre-requisite for attendance on the Leading Engineering Technician Qualifying Course for International Students.

Exams and Qualifications gained

Continuous criteria assessment and final examination in all modules of the course.