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Engineering Courses at Riseholme College

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Enjoy understanding how things work, solving problems and working with machinery? Study Engineering at Riseholme College near Lincoln, Lincolnshire, and develop practical skills for your future.
 
Our land-based engineering courses combine classroom learning with workshop experience. Explore the systems that power agricultural and ground care machinery, building knowledge for employment, an apprenticeship or further study.

Engineering at a glance

  • Location: Riseholme College, near Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
  • Study options: Level 2 Land-Based Engineering, a Level 3 T Level and apprenticeships.
  • Facilities: Dedicated engineering workshops with specialist tools, machinery and welding simulators.
  • Skills: Engines, hydraulics, vehicle electrics, fabrication and safe workshop practices, depending on your course.
  • Progression: Employment, an apprenticeship or higher-level study, subject to entry requirements.
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Learn in specialist engineering workshops

Develop your practical skills in workshops designed to reflect industry environments. You’ll have access to tools, training equipment and machinery, with specialist tutors supporting your learning.

Depending on your course, you could gain experience in fabrication, basic welding, testing, servicing and repair.

What is land-based engineering?

Land-based engineering involves the machinery and technology used in agriculture, horticulture, forestry and ground care.

It brings together mechanical, electrical and hydraulic systems to keep equipment operating safely and efficiently. You could work with machinery used for growing and harvesting crops, maintaining sports grounds or managing outdoor spaces.

What skills will I learn?

Depending on your chosen programme, you could study:

  • Engine operation and mechanical principles.
  • Transmission and driveline systems.
  • Vehicle electrics.
  • Hydraulic systems.
  • Fabrication, cutting and joining.
  • Land-based vehicle and machinery operation.
  • Health and safety in engineering workshops.

You’ll connect technical knowledge with practical tasks, developing your understanding of how machinery works and how to approach problems methodically.

T Level in Land-Based Engineering

Our T Level in Agriculture, Land Management and Production includes a specialist Land-Based Engineering pathway.

The two-year programme combines classroom teaching, practical workshop learning and an industry placement. Alongside technical skills, you’ll explore topics such as sustainability, business and working in the sector.

This Level 3 qualification is equivalent in size to three A Levels and carries UCAS points. It can support progression to employment, an apprenticeship or a relevant degree, depending on entry requirements.

Earn while you learn with an apprenticeship

An engineering apprenticeship combines paid employment with training. You’ll develop skills alongside experienced colleagues and apply your learning to tasks in the workplace.

Riseholme offers:

  • Level 2 Land-Based Service Engineering Apprenticeship.
  • Level 3 Land-Based Service Engineering Technician Apprenticeship.

Explore the individual apprenticeship pages for entry requirements, duration and training arrangements.

Explore our Apprenticeships

Careers in engineering

Your qualification could help you work towards a career maintaining and repairing agricultural or horticultural machinery.

Potential roles include:

  • Agricultural machinery technician.
  • Ground care machinery technician.
  • Land-based service engineer.
  • Machinery maintenance technician.

Your career options will depend on your qualification, practical experience and any additional training required.

Frequently asked questions

What engineering courses can I study at Riseholme?

Is land-based engineering just about farm machinery?

Will I learn welding and fabrication?

What GCSEs do I need?

Will I gain experience in the workplace?

How can I choose the right engineering course?

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Level 2 Land-Based Service Engineering Apprenticeship

Level 3 Land-Based Service Engineering Technician Apprenticeship

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Hone your skills in our dedicated workshops

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Student Profiles

Case study Alix Tomlinson

Alix Tomlinson

Alix is studying the T Level in Agriculture: Land Management and Production (Land-Based Engineering), based at the college's Engineering Centre at the Showground and Park Campus.

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