Through a number of structured practical training modules, this course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to understand and appreciate the practical skills required in a modern engineering workshop, including the selection and operation of some traditional workshop tools and machines, as well as the more modern CNC machines, additive manufacturing systems and reverse engineering equipment.

Upon successful completion of the course, students are expected, under the supervision of technical staff, to be able to fabricate some simple engineering parts by operating traditional workshop machine tools such as lathes, milling machines and drilling machines, as well as modern manufacturing systems such as CNC milling machines, 3D printers and 3D scanners.