{"id":462,"date":"2019-09-04T13:30:29","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T13:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/subjectchoicetest\/?page_id=462"},"modified":"2025-12-02T20:19:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T20:19:29","slug":"practical-electronics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/subjectchoicetest\/practical-electronics\/","title":{"rendered":"Practical Electronics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What is Practical Electronics?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Electronics is vital to everyday life in our society. \u00a0This Course provides skills and a basic understanding of electronics and its impact. \u00a0It provides a solid foundation for those considering further study, or a career, in electrical engineering and related disciplines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What skills are developed?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Skills for learning, skills for life and skills for work: <\/em>it is expected that learners will also develop broad, generic skills through this course<\/li>\n<li><em>Numeracy:<\/em>\u00a0information handling<\/li>\n<li><em>Employability, enterprise and citizenship:<\/em>\u00a0information and communication technology (ICT)<\/li>\n<li><em>Thinking skills:<\/em>\u00a0understanding, applying<\/li>\n<li><em>Practical Skills<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Horizons &#8211; where can this subject take you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The electronics industry continues to be a major contributor to the economy. \u00a0It contributes not only to manufacturing, but to other sectors such as finance, telecommunications, material processing, oil extraction, weather forecasting and renewable energy. \u00a0Within all of these fields there exists a wide range of job opportunities for people with skills in electronics.<\/p>\n<p><em>Career options are huge but include:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Audio, Aeronautics, Space, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Electronic, Environmental, Geological, Marine, Mechanical, Petroleum, Software<\/p>\n<p>Further job categories can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myworldofwork.co.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/Practical_Electronics.pdf\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pathways &#8211; how can I make progression?<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqa.org.uk\/sqa\/45654.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-692 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/public\/subjectchoicetest\/uploads\/sites\/5593\/2019\/10\/sqa-e1571921569942.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>School<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/public\/subjectchoicetest\/uploads\/sites\/5593\/2019\/09\/N4-Practical-Electronics.pdf\"><strong>N4 Practical Electronics<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>College<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Many diverse courses on offer at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moray.uhi.ac.uk\/courses\/?auto=&amp;keyword=engineering\">Moray College<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Employment<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Opportunities in local employers that offer\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apprenticeships.scot\"><strong>Foundation, Modern and Graduate apprenticeships<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>University<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Engineering courses on offer at university example<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strath.ac.uk\/engineering\/\"><strong>Strathclyde University<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Related subjects Practical Electronics works well with:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Maths, Physics, Engineering Science, Design and Manufacture, Business, Administration<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Practical Electronics? 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