University of Tasmania, Australia

Engineering Pathway

from

VET to Higher Education

What is the Engineering Pathway available to VET students?

The Engineering Pathway is available for VET Students who are currently completing their Diploma in Engineering qualification at TasTAFE and want to increase their mathematics skill, get credit towards their diploma and continue their education into Engineering at UTAS.  Students can select from the following units by enrolling in the Bachelor of General Studies – Engineering Pathway.

What are the online modules and why have I been directed to this website?

The online modules are split into two sections;

• Compulsory Modules

• Supporting Modules

All of the modules provide lessons, examples and practice problems (along with quizzes) to increase your knowledge in the topics.  All examples and problems are engineering related which will ensure you understand why these maths are important in your future career as an engineer.

The compulsory modules (complex numbers, calculus: 1^st and 2^nd order differential equations and calculus: partial differentiation) are part of the agreement between TasTAFE and UTAS and must be successfully completed in order to receive Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) at your TAFE and gain credit towards your diploma.

The supporting modules will provide additional lessons, contextualised engineering examples and practice problem in many of  the areas you are studying in KMA002 and KMA003. 

Instructions for the website:

1.  Register on the Mathematics Pathways website, go to Pathways to Engineering and then to the Registration Form. 

2.  Move through the tabs sequentially within each supporting and compulsory module. Ensure that you complete all the exercises prior to attempting the quiz at the end.

3.  PLEASE NOTE: the quiz for the compulsory modules is assessed and required as evidence that you satisfactorily completed the requirements to receive RPL.

4.  You will have the option to have a copy of your completed quiz emailed to you. Ensure that you save this copy as evidence that you have completed the module to receive RPL at your TAFE.

Units which correspond to TasTAFE units:  

Successful completion of the mathematics units will develop your mathematics skills to the level needed for entry (equivalent to Australian Curriculum Mathematical Methods) into the Bachelor of Engineering at the Australian Maritime College (AMC) or the College of Sciences and Engineering.  

• Mathematics classes will be run at your closest UTAS campus.

• You enrol at UTAS for these maths units.

• There will be no cost for the UTAS maths units (they will not attract HECS fees).

• Upon successful completion of your maths units and website modules, you will receive Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) for the TasTAFE units listed. These units count towards your Diploma of Engineering – Technical.

• You will also receive a Certificate of Achievement for the maths units studied at UTAS.

*Please note: equivalent units of competence for JEE125 Materials Technology are still being finalised
If you have completed the MEM units listed in the table above, you will get credit for the equivalent UTAS units.

Other Important Information

Students will still need to complete the additional units in the Bachelor of General Studies – Engineering Pathway to gain entry into the Bachelor of Engineering at UTAS, with credit for first year units (some conditions apply).

Please Note:

If you already have a Diploma level qualification you need to enrol in the Bachelor of General Studies – Engineering Pathway to take these units.

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