Flexible Learning - Tech Lancaster

Learn New Skills in Electech & Electronics

Tech Lancaster provides flexible, accessible adult learning to participants to ages of 19 and above. To do this we undertake learning in a number of different ways that can suit individual circumstances and abilities – with blended online and in-person activities to suit circumstances, such as for those with existing employment or other responsibilities that make traditional education challenging.

Our Skills Bootcamp is focussed on the knowlege, skills and behaviours needed to successfuly move into a new or improved role in Electech and Electronics industries, including manufacturing, design/R&D, project management and a variety of other potential roles. Electech and Electronics are essental technologies that are critical to our everyday lives – from smart lights in our homes to medical technology in hostpitals – and our Skills Bootcamp helps participants find new and exciting career opportunities in these areas of technology. For more information on Electech and Electronics visit our electronics and electech explanation here.

What Can I Learn ?

During the 12 weeks, you will gain a significant amount of practical and theoretical skills that will help you hit the ground running in a new or improved job in electronics or electech role. Our flexibly timed, blended tutor led Skills Bootcamps helps participants learn new skills effectively to help propel them into new and exciting potential careers via a guaranteed interview at the end of the course. We offer seperate Skills Bootcamps depending on ability including either:

Introduction to Electronics & Electech (Level 3) – Includes an Introduction to Electronics & Electech, knowledge fundamentals, building electronic circuits, programming and Arduinos, manufacturing, product development, health and safety and practical soldering skills (potentially including IPC certification).

Advanced Electronics & Electech Design (Level 5) – For those with existing electronics/electech knowledge, Includes more advanced topics including semiconductors, measurement instrumentation, global standards, digital logic, firmware development, mechatronics & control and advanced practical soldering or PCB Design skills (potentially including IPC certification).

Both course offerings also include Employability and Industry focussed online seminars.

Success through Skills

Tech Lancaster has successfully helped hundreds of particpants from a variety of background, abilities and interests develop knowledge, learn new skills and understand the right role for them in the Electronics and Electech industry. Hear from some of our past Skills Bootcamp participants in our Success Stories page talk about their new roles and hear how Tech Lancaster has positively changed their career direction.

Online Learning

Tech Lancaster has developed an in-house a bespoke online training platform to help our participants learn in an agile way which suits them.

With multimedia content written and checked by our tutor team, coupled with the flexibility of a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course), this new way of learning online allows us to rapidly develop and deploy training in a rapid and flexible way.

Knowledge underpins the electronics and Electech sectors and this online resource allows participants to always have a source of know-how nearby. Online learning content includes industry introduction, basic electronics theory and practical application of learning as well as other important specialist industry know-how.

The platform allows self-paced learning for participants, with online content, helpdesk support and chat forums to discuss any questions with peers or tutors.

Guided Lab / Workshop Sessions

In addition to online e-learning, we also have a number of practical lab/workshop sessions which are operating either in person or via video conference on Google Meet. Our tutors work through pre-prepared content from our online platform and deliver this in small groups in an interactive and friendly manner. This includes guided “breadboarding” of basic circuits, use of tools and instruments and basic Arduino programming.

Free Tech Lancaster Electronics Kits !

Just after the start of the programme, we post you a free box of electronic components to you and each week our tutors guide you through building up your board until you have a fully working prototype!.

IPC Certification

Some of our programmes include both virtual and workshop based training and certification from IPC, the global organisation that regulates workmanship standards in the electronics sector around the world. This includes JSTD-001 (soldering), IPC610 (inspection) and IPC7711 (rework) certification.

Training and certification is undertaken by industry specialists, with high quality tuition resulting in the awarding of certifications that are recognised around the world by organisations that design, manufacture and work with electech/electronics technology – including even NASA and SpaceX. To learn more about IPC visit http://www.electronics.org/

Is this the right level for me?

The Skills Bootcamp in Electronics is a Level 3 equivalent qualification and will therefore require a level of understanding in English, Maths and ICT skills to be able to undertake the course. If you are unsure, what different education levels are, there is a helpful website you can access here.

Ideally in order to undertake this bootcamp we would like: Level 2 (grade 4/C at GCSE) or above in both Maths and English, or equivalent experience, and the ability to confidently use a computer. If you can’t meet these requirements above or are unsure, but really feel our bootcamp is right for you, then please contact us and we can have a chat about your abilities and experience.