England

Please tell us where you live so that we can provide you with the most relevant information as you use this website.
If you are at a BFPO address please choose the country or region in which you would ordinarily be resident.
Accessibility statement
Engineers develop practical and professional skills at work in ways that aren’t always formally recognised. If you’re currently in engineering-related employment, this module allows you to gain academic credit for learning at work by completing work-based activities designed to help improve your work performance and plan your professional development. You’ll need someone in your workplace, typically your line manager, to authenticate, though not assess, some of your coursework.
This module allows you to integrate learning experiences from your engineering workplace into a university module. It is essential to your engineering foundation degree studies, including accredited learning at work.
Studying this module will enable you to:
Over the duration of the module, you will become a reflective practitioner, allowing you to deepen your understanding of your engineering workplace practice. You’ll learn how to evaluate your work and prepare and present evidence of your professional competence.
You will achieve this by working through activities and assignments with support from your module tutor and work colleagues. Guidance comes from module books and worksheets, which we will send you along with other study materials. Additional support is provided by a website and online forums.
You are responsible for obtaining permission to use your workplace as a basis for your studies prior to registering for this module.
To successfully complete this module you must:
We will send you further detailed information when you have registered.
1Volunteering in an engineering-related role may be acceptable.
You’ll get help and support from an assigned tutor throughout your module.
They’ll help by:
Online tutorials run throughout the module. While they’re not compulsory, we strongly encourage you to participate. Where possible, we’ll make recordings available.
Course work includes:
Three TMAs are for assessment; one is used to return a form relating to your workplace.
You’ll have access to a module website, which includes:
Additionally, the website includes:
We also provide physical:
The OU strives to make all aspects of study accessible to everyone, and this Accessibility Statement outlines what studying T198 involves. You should use this information to inform your study preparations and any discussions with us about how we can meet your needs.
To find out more about what kind of support and adjustments might be available, contact us or visit our Disability support website.
Engineering at work (T198) starts once a year – in February.
It will next start in February 2027.
We expect it to start for the last time in February 2027.
Back to previous page