Foundation Engineering
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg CBAC.
Foundation Engineering is a two-year Entry Level to Level 1 work-related qualification for learners in Years 10 and 11 who want a practical introduction to engineering, with a route on to VCSE Engineering. Unit 1 covers the engineering sector, tools, processes and safety, and Unit 2 is hands-on workshop making by hand: marking out, sawing, filing, drilling and thread cutting to set tolerances. Both units are portfolios marked in the centre. Digital demand is low because there is no CAD, CAM or computer controlled machining. Digital work sits in recording measurements in tables or inspection sheets, planning the steps of a task, reading technical charts, and optional Unit 1 tasks such as web quests, blogs, vlogs and presentations. All portfolio evidence must be submitted digitally.
- Corff dyfarnu
- CBAC
- Lefel
- Entry Level and Level 1
- Addysgu gyntaf
- Medi 2027
- Faint o waith digidol
- Isel
- Manyleb
- Agor y fanyleb
- Y cam nesaf i fyny
- VCSE Engineering, Level 1 and Level 2
Sut mae'r cymhwyster hwn yn cael ei asesu
- Unit 1: Introduction to Engineering: Centre marked non-examination assessment, portfolio of evidence, maximum assessment time 9 hours (typically 7 to 9 hours), 36 guided learning hours, 48 points of the 112 qualification points, teacher-set tasks assessed in centre and moderated by WJEC, first available summer 2028
- Unit 2: Producing a Product: Centre marked non-examination assessment, portfolio of evidence, maximum assessment time 21 hours (typically 19 to 21 hours), 84 guided learning hours, 64 points of the 112 qualification points, teacher-set practical workshop tasks assessed in centre and moderated by WJEC, first available summer 2029
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Cyrchu, chwilio a chynllunio cynnwys digidol
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Planning the steps, tools and timings for a making task
Learners plan a practical task by listing the tools and equipment needed, working out the individual steps with risk and control measures, and considering the time each stage will take. At Entry 1 this can be two picture cards in order, while at Level 1 learners produce a full plan with a step-by-step method and estimated timeframes, which is an ordered sequence much like an algorithm.
DCF: Datrys problemau a modelu, Cyrchu, chwilio a chynllunio cynnwys digidol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils drag photos of the steps for making a keyring into the right order on a PowerPoint slide and explain why marking out comes before cutting.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils draw a flowchart in PowerPoint or Word for making a small project, with a step, tool and safety point in each box and a time for each step.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils write a full plan in a Word table with tools, steps, control measures and estimated times, then add a decision box to their flowchart for a size check and compare their planned times with the real ones.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 2, Section 2.2.1, page 31; Unit 2, LO2.2 example tasks, page 40; Appendix A, page 57
“working out the individual steps for making and considering risk and control measures”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu creu a mireinio algorithmau a siartiau llif er mwyn datrys problemau, gan ddefnyddio nodweddion fel dolenni, gwerthoedd Boolean a fformiwlâu.
Rwy’n gallu deall pwysigrwydd trefn datganiadau o fewn algorithmau.
Rwy'n gallu creu a chynllunio gwaith yn annibynnol cyn dechrau ar dasg ddigidol.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu dewis a defnyddio amrywiaeth o dechnegau cynllunio yn effeithiol.
Rwy'n gallu creu model syml neu algorithm annibynnol.
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Searching online for examples of engineering
One suggested Unit 1 task is a web quest, where learners use a search engine and set search criteria to find examples of products, systems and technologies that engineering helps to create, and record them in software of their choice. Example tasks are not mandatory, so this is one way of evidencing Learning outcome 1.1.
DCF: Cyrchu, chwilio a chynllunio cynnwys digidol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils search for pictures of three things engineers have made, such as a bridge, a smartphone and a bicycle, and bookmark the pages they used.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils change their keywords to find one example each of an energy system, a technology and a form of transport made by engineers, and save the links in a OneNote page.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils run a web quest on engineering sectors in Wales such as aerospace or marine, record each find with its link in a table and say which sites were most useful.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 1, LO1.1 example tasks, page 23; Unit 1, Section 1.1.2, page 13
“the learner uses a search engine and specific search criteria to find examples”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu addasu geiriau allweddol a thechnegau chwilio er mwyn dod o hyd i wybodaeth berthnasol.
Rwy'n gallu storio canlyniadau chwilio i’w defnyddio yn y dyfodol, e.e. creu nod tudalen, ychwanegu at ffefrynnau.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu chwilio amrywiaeth o ffynonellau gan ddefnyddio technegau chwilio perthnasol a mwy cymhleth.
Da gwybod
- There is no examination. Both units are a "Portfolio of evidence" that is "Assessed in centre and moderated by WJEC" (Summary of assessment, page 5), and the tasks are teacher-set, with example tasks that "are not mandatory" (Section 2.1, page 9).
- All evidence goes to WJEC digitally: "All evidence must be submitted digitally." Paper work or physical evidence "should be scanned, photographed or filmed" (Section 3.3, page 47).
- The making is all by hand. Unit 2 asks learners to "Use a range of hand fitting methods to cut and shape" materials (Section 2.3.3, page 32), and the specification names no CAD, CAM, laser cutter, 3D printer or software package. Unit 1 has "no specific requirements for assessment" (page 12).
- Every digital Unit 1 activity, such as the web quest, blog, vlog, drag-and-drop games and interactive timeline, appears only in the example tasks (pages 23 to 27), so a centre can evidence the same outcomes on paper or orally.
- Evidence can be digital media: the list of evidence types includes "photographic evidence" and "video/audio recordings" (Section 3.3, page 47), and Entry 1 learners may need "use of symbols, or assistive technology" (Section 3.4, page 48).
- AI use is not mentioned. Work is supervised, "Learners must be supervised by a teacher while completing assessment activities." (Section 3.5, page 48), and malpractice rules apply (Section 3.8, page 50).
- Appendix A (page 57) maps nothing to Citizenship, maps Interacting and collaborating and Producing to Unit 2 planning (2.2.1) and recording outcomes (2.4.3), and maps Data and computational thinking to 1.3.1, 1.3.2 and every section of Unit 2.
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
Foundation Engineering is the step below VCSE Engineering, which the specification names as a progression route. Both share marking out, hand fitting, measuring with vernier callipers and micrometers, planning a task with a risk assessment, checking work against tolerances and recording the results. VCSE Engineering steps these up digitally: CAD and CAM, laser cutting, 3D printing and CNC machining with machine settings, a scored risk assessment that suits a spreadsheet, inspection records judged against drawing tolerances, research into the engineering sector in Wales, and digital submission of every NEA unit. Measurement tables and reading technical charts also link with GCSE Design and Technology and GCSE Mathematics and Numeracy.
Ffynhonnell: WJEC Entry Level/Level 1 Foundation Engineering specification, approved by Qualifications Wales, teaching from September 2027, for award from 2029 (© WJEC CBAC Ltd 2026).