Latest Update - 6 March 2024


Additional ClassAct II Courses for UK Automotive Customers:


All UK Automotive customers have now got access to Engineering and Manufacturing T-Level courses. Currently there are 27 courses covering a range of core elements. For a list of courses search for "T Level" in the ClassAct II.

Previous Updates


New ClassAct II Courses:


The following 5 new courses are now available to all UK customers with access to our Engineering content.


T Level (E&M) Core Lab 05.1: Science, Materials and Mechanical Systems Practical Lessons

T Level (E&M) Core Lab 09.1: Mechatronics and Control Systems Practical Lessons

T Level (E&M) Core Lab 08.1: Electrical and Electronic Practical Lessons

ENG1: HNC BTEC Unit 4067 Practical Lessons Digital Devices and Systems (2022)

ENG1: HNC BTEC Unit 4067 Digital Devices and Systems (2022)

New ClassAct II Courses:


The following 15 new HNC BTEC courses are now available to all UK customers with access to our Engineering content.


ENG1: HNC BTEC Unit 4002 Engineering Mathematics (2022)

ENG1: HNC BTEC Unit 4003 Engineering Science (2022)

ENG1: HNC BTEC Unit 4004 Managing a Professional Project (2022)

ENG1: HNC BTEC Unit 4021 Electrical Machines (2022)

ENG1: HNC BTEC Unit 4021 Practical Lessons Electrical Machines (2022)

ENG1: HNC BTEC Unit 4022 Electronic Circuits and Devices (2022)

ENG1: HNC BTEC Unit 4022 Practical Lessons Electronic Circuits and Devices (2022)

ENG1: HNC BTEC Unit 4026 Electrical Systems and Troubleshooting (2022)

ENG1: HNC BTEC Unit 4026 Practical Lessons Electrical Systems and Troubleshooting (2022)

ENG1: HNC BTEC Unit 4033 Practical Lessons Programmable Logic Controllers (2022)

ENG1: HNC BTEC Unit 4033 Programmable Logic Controllers (2022)

ENG1: HNC BTEC Unit 4061 Programming for Engineers (2022)

ENG1: HNC BTEC Unit 4063 Engineering Mechanics and Materials (2022)

ENG1: HNC BTEC Unit 4064 Analogue and Digital Electronics (2022)

ENG1: HNC BTEC Unit 4064 Practical Lessons Analogue and Digital Electronics (2022)

New ClassAct II Courses:

Updated versions of our STEM courses have been been created that incorporate our new Engineering Construction Kit (220-02) and Educational Robotics Invention Kit (250-02). These courses are;


  • STEME: Design and Technology - Agricultural Technology 
  • STEME: Design and Technology - Biomedical Technology 
  • STEME: Design and Technology - Computer Science 
  • STEME: Design and Technology - Engineering Design 
  • STEME: Design and Technology - Industrial Robotics 
  • STEME: Design and Technology - Mechatronics 
  • STEME: Design and Technology - Mobile Robotics 
  • STEME: Design and Technology - Programming (STEM) 
  • STEME: Design and Technology - Transportation Technology 


These updated courses will be available to STEM customers who have the latest equipment version. All customers will continue to have access to the original STEM courses.

New ClassAct II Content:

New lesson content has been added to the following T-Level courses;

  • T Level (E&M) Core 01.1: Working Within the Engineering and Manufacturing Sectors
  • T Level (E&M) Core 01.1: Working Within the Engineering and Manufacturing Sectors - VJC6
  • T Level (E&M) Core 02.1:Engineering and Manufacturing Past, Present and Future
  • T Level (E&M) Core 04.1: Essential Mathematics for Engineering and Manufacturing
  • T Level (E&M) Core 11.1: Quality Management
  • T Level (E&M) Core 14.1: Professional Responsibilities, Attitudes, and Behaviours
  • T Level (E&M) Core 16.1: Continuous Improvement
  • T Level (E&M) Core 17.1: Project and Programme Management


These updated lessons will be available to all UK users with Engineering content.

New ClassAct II Courses:

The following Electric Vehicle courses are now available to all UK customers with access to Automotive content;

  • ALB2: EV01 Introduction to Electric Vehicle Technology
  • ALB2: EV02 Introduction to Hybrid Vehicles
  • ALB2: EV03 High Voltage Vehicle Safety
  • ALB2: EV04 Electric Vehicle Battery Systems
  • ALB2: EV05 Electric Vehicle Motor/Generator Systems

The following course is now available to all UK customers with access to IMI Automotive content;

  • ALB2: IMI Level 3 Award: Electric/Hybrid Vehicle Systems Repair and Replacement


The following standard, comprising of 12 individual courses, is now available to all US customers with access to ASE Automotive content;

  • ALB2: Automotive (ASE - MLR) - 2022 Standards
    • Foundation Standards
    • I. Engine Repair
    • II. Automatic Transmission and Transaxle
    • III. Manual Drive Train and Axles
    • IV. Suspension and Steering Systems
    • V. Brakes
    • VI. Electrical/Electronic Systems (A General)
    • VI. Electrical/Electronic Systems (B-D Starting and Charging)
    • VI. Electrical/Electronic Systems (E-G Lighting and Accessories)
    • VII. Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
    • VIII. Engine Performance
    • Workplace and Employability


The following course has been updated and is now available to all UK customers with access to Engineering content;

  • T Level (E&M) Core 02.1: Engineering and Manufacturing Past, Present and Future


New ClassAct II features:

  • Timed Assessments - ClassAct II now has the facility to set a duration when creating your own assessments. This will allow you to set a time limit for students when completing a test. You can enable this feature when making or editing a custom assessment (Lessons > Create).
  • Scheduled Courses Feature - It is now possible to make custom courses accessible to students from a specific date and/or for a set duration. For more information regarding this new feature, please refer to our FAQ page.)

The following courses are now available to all customers with UK Engineering content;

  • T Level (E&M) Core 10.2: Engineering and Manufacturing Control Systems B (Extension activities)
  • ENG1: EAL Level 3 Advanced Manufacturing Engineering - Unit AMEDK3-006 Electrical and Electronics Principles in Engineering

  • ENG1: EAL Level 3 Advanced Manufacturing Engineering - Unit AMEDK3-013 Application and Principles of Programmable Logic Controllers (Siemens)

  • ENG1: EAL Level 3 Advanced Manufacturing Engineering - Unit AMEDK3-013 Application and Principles of Programmable Logic Controllers (Allen Bradley)

The following Engineering and Manufacturing T-Level courses covering the Core Elements are now available to all customers with UK Engineering content;

  • T Level (E&M) Core 01.1: Working Within the Engineering and Manufacturing Sectors
  • T Level (E&M) Core 02.1: Engineering and Manufacturing Past, Present and Future
  • T Level (E&M) Core 03.1: Engineering Representations
  • T Level (E&M) Core 04.1: Essential Mathematics for Engineering and Manufacturing
  • T Level (E&M) Core 05.1: Essential Science for Engineering and Manufacturing A
  • T Level (E&M) Core 05.2: Essential Science for Engineering and Manufacturing B (Chemistry)
  • T Level (E&M) Core 05.3: Essential Science for Engineering and Manufacturing C (Physics)
  • T Level (E&M) Core 06.1: Materials and Their Properties
  • T Level (E&M) Core 07.1: Mechanical Principles
  • T Level (E&M) Core 08.1: Electrical and Electronic Principles A
  • T Level (E&M) Core 08.2: Electrical and Electronic Principles B
  • T Level (E&M) Core 09.1: Mechatronics
  • T Level (E&M) Core 10.1: Engineering and Manufacturing Control Systems
  • T Level (E&M) Core 11.1: Quality Management
  • T Level (E&M) Core 12.1: Health and Safety Principles and Coverage
  • T Level (E&M) Core 13.1: Business, Commercial and Financial Awareness
  • T Level (E&M) Core 14.1: Professional Responsibilities, Attitudes, and Behaviours
  • T Level (E&M) Core 15.1: Stock and Asset Management
  • T Level (E&M) Core 16.1: Continuous Improvement
  • T Level (E&M) Core 17.1: Project and Programme Management


These 20 new courses supersede the 'T Level (E&M) Element' courses, which will be removed shortly from ClassAct II.

The following courses are now available to all customers with IMI Automotive content;

  • ALB2: Autocare Technician (IMI Level 2) 2019 - Advanced Braking Systems

  • ALB2: Autocare Technician (IMI Level 2) 2019 - Advanced Steering and Suspension

  • ALB2: Autocare Technician (IMI Level 2) 2019 - Air Conditioning

  • ALB2: Autocare Technician (IMI Level 2) 2019 - Exhaust and Emission Control Systems

  • ALB2: Autocare Technician (IMI Level 2) 2019 - Stock Management

  • ALB2: Autocare Technician (IMI Level 2) 2019 - Vehicle Safety Inspection

ClassAct II now has the facility to create your own lesson materials (assignments) and assessments! 


More information on this new feature is coming soon but if you can't wait to take a look we've detailed how the process works on pages 40 to 51 of the user guide.

The following courses are now available to all customers with IMI Automotive content;

  • ALB2: IMI L1 - ELMV01 Introduction to Health and Safety
  • ALB2: IMI L1 - ELMV02 Introduction to Careers in Transportation, Maintenance and Repair
  • ALB2: IMI L1 - ELMV03 Introduction to Hand Tools
  • ALB2: IMI L1 - ELMV04 Communication in the Vehicle Environment

The following courses are now available to all customers with UK Engineering content;


  • ENG1: BTEC AME L3 (2020) - Unit 56: Electrical and Electronic Principles in Engineering
  • ENG1: BTEC L3 (2021) - Unit 04: Applied Commercial and Quality Principles in Engineering
  • ENG1: BTEC L3 (2021) - Unit 31: Thermodynamic Principles and Practice

The Tyre Maintenance and Warehouse Safety applications have now been released in an HTML5 compatible format. All investigations incorporating these applications will now show in their respective courses.


As with all our HTML5 updates this now also means that the applications are mobile device compatible.

The Tensile Testing application has now been released in an HTML5 compatible format. All investigations incorporating this application will now show in their respective courses.


As with all our HTML5 updates this now also means that the application is mobile device compatible, ideal for phone or tablet use.

We have started the re-introduction of interactive applications courses. Currently we have the Engineering and Automotive courses available with Science to follow shortly.


Course titles : LJ APP5 : Engineering Applications and LJ APP5 : Automotive Applications  


Please see our helpdesk article for full details - Interactive Applications Courses

Engineering

Additional content on Superheterodyne Receivers and Pulse Modulation has been added to LIB3: 18 Telecommunications. 


Automotive

Autocare content covering the topic of stock management has been released. The updated courses are;


ALB2: Autocare Technician (IMI Level 2) 2019 - Customer Service and Sales*

LIB3: 55 Auto Shop


*UK customers only

The Diesel Engine Explorer application has now been released in an HTML5 compatible format. All investigations incorporating this application will now show in their respective courses.


As with all our HTML5 updates this now also means that the application is mobile device compatible, ideal for phone or tablet use.


'Library 2 : 22 Electronics' has also been updated to include experiments for the revised version of the Basic Electronics hardware (140-10).

Three new courses now live on ClassAct II for customers with Electronics content. These are based around our D3000 Advanced Electronics hardware and integrate the use of additional cards within the ClassAct II LMS. The courses are;


ENG1: BTEC L3 (2016) - Unit 19: Electronic Devices and Circuits (D3000)*

ENG1: D3000 - 2.3 Power Electronic Devices -1

ENG1: D3000 - 3.1 Operational Amplifiers -1


*UK customers only

New Automotive UK Course - Autocare Technician (IMI Level 2) 2019 - Customer Service and Sales available to all customers with UK Automotive Content.


New Engineering UK Course - C&G L2 - Unit 210: Maintenance of Mechanical Devices and Equipment available to all customers with UK Engineering Content.


Course Updates - LIB3: 04 Manufacturing Engineering and LIB3: 55 Auto Shop have had new content added.

Additional elements have been added to the Virtual Hydraulics Trainer application. The addition of Hydraulic Levers and the Dump Truck design simulation has restored this application back to full functionality.

Based on customer feedback we have made some changes to the data generated in our Organisation and User reports. The data displayed is now more representative of your students’ overall progress.

 

Click here for further details on the updates we have made.

In preparation for the forthcoming Engineering & Manufacturing T-Level we are preparing a number of courses mapped to the current specification. These have been made available to all customers with UK Engineering content. 

The new courses are;

  • T Level (E&M) Element 01.1: Engineering and Manufacturing Design Practices (en-GB)
  • T Level (E&M) Element 03.1: Engineering Drawings and Graphical Language (en-GB)
  • T Level (E&M) Element 04.1: Essential Mathematics (en-GB)
  • T Level (E&M) Element 05.1: Essential Science I (en-GB)
  • T Level (E&M) Element 05.2: Essential Science II (Chemistry) (en-GB)
  • T Level (E&M) Element 05.3: Essential Science III (Physics) (en-GB)
  • T Level (E&M) Element 06.1: Materials and their Properties (en-GB)
  • T Level (E&M) Element 07.1: Mechanical Principles (en-GB)
  • T Level (E&M) Element 08.1: Electrical and Electronic Principles I (en-GB)
  • T Level (E&M) Element 08.2: Electrical and Electronic Principles II (en-GB)
  • T Level (E&M) Element 08.3: Electrical and Electronic Principles III (en-GB)
  • T Level (E&M) Element 09.1: Mechatronics (en-GB)
  • T Level (E&M) Element 10.1: Engineering and Manufacturing Control (en-GB)
  • T Level (E&M) Element 11.1: Recognised Standards in Engineering and Manufacturing (en-GB)

An HTML5 compatible version of the Virtual Microscope Application has now been released.

HTML5 compatible version of the Phasors application is now live for customers with relevant electrical / electronics courses.


Additional elements have been added to the Mechanisms application. The addition of Pulleys, Inclined Plane, Belt Drives, Cams and Levers has restored this application back to full functionality.


Customers with a Mass Transit System Trainer (150-01) or Robotics Trainer (240-01) will now find an updated control interface within the accompanying LMS courses.

'STEM1: Design and Technology - Machine Tools' has been added for all customers with STEM1: Design and Technology content.

HTML5 compatible versions of our Virtual Automotive Electrics Trainer and Motor Explorer Application have now been released. We have also added Temperature 2 Experiment to the Virtual Datalogger application.


These will be available to all customers in the relevant Automotive, Engineering and Science content.

HTML5 compatible versions of our PLC Simulator and Virtual Autofault applications have now been released.


These will be available to all customers with Engineering (ENG1) and Automotive (ALB2) content.

City & Guilds Automotive Level 1, 2 and 3 courses (79 in total) are now available for all Working with STEM (WWS) and Automotive (ALB) customers with English UK content.


We have also released an updated HTML5 version of our Virtual Hybrid Vehicle Simulator, now available to all customers with WWS and ALB content.

Yesterday we completed the final stages of removing all Flash media from the ClassAct II LMS in preparation for the 'end of life' of Adobe Flash due to take effect at the end of the year. See here for further details on the steps we have taken.


Additional features released as part of this update include the ability to remove practical tasks on a class by class basis - ideal for any students currently working from home.

We have released a behind the scenes update to transition the majority of our content from Flash to HTML5 for all users. You may see some slight visual differences but all content and functionality remains.


As part of this change the Presentation 'view in full screen' button is no longer available in some browsers. We have reduced the need for this function by re-working the display parameters for Presentations so that the presentation content takes up a larger proportion of the screen. You can also maximize display size by pressing F11 which will activate the full screen mode in most browsers.

Engineering and WWS customers with UK version courses will now find key EAL units mapped on the ClassAct II course list. The courses added are;


  • EAL Level 2 Diploma in Engineering Technologies - Unit QET2-003 Engineering Mathematics and Science  (en-GB)
  • EAL Level 2 Diploma in Engineering Technologies - Unit QET2-004 Electrical and Electronic Principles (en-GB)
  • EAL Level 2 Diploma in Engineering Technologies - Unit QET2-006 Electrical and Electronic Systems an (en-GB)
  • EAL Level 2 Diploma in Engineering Technologies - Unit QET2-016 Engineering Materials Process (en-GB)
  • EAL Level 3 Electrotechnical Qualification - Unit NETK3-08 Electrical Scientific Principles and Tech (en-GB)

We've made some changes to the content of your LIB3 library, which includes:

  • Additional content for 15 existing LIB3 courses
  • Three new LIB3 courses


This equates to 378 new or updated components being made available within your LMS. For details of the courses that have been improved, please see below:


LIB3 COURSES - UPDATED

- LIB3: 04 Manufacturing Engineering

- LIB3: 05 Machine and Instrument Engineering

- LIB3: 07B Industrial Control PLCs

- LIB3: 10 Electrical Networks

- LIB3: 12 Magnetism and Electromagnetism

- LIB3: 13 Electrical Engineering

- LIB3: 14 Linear Electronics

- LIB3: 15 Semiconductors

- LIB3: 16 Power Electronics

- LIB3: 18 Telecommunications

- LIB3: 21 Electronic Principles (D3000 Practice)

- LIB3: 23 Semiconductors (D3000 Practice)

- LIB3: 24 Power Electronics (D3000 Practice)

- LIB3: 56 Passenger Safety Systems

- LIB3: 57 Heavy Vehicle Systems


LIB3 COURSES - NEW

- LIB3: 07A Industrial Control Systems

- LIB3: 22 Linear Electronics (D3000 Practice)

- LIB3: 26 Microprocessors (D3000 Practice)