20/09/2026
Don't skip if you are an aspiring engineering student
An aspiring Engineering student said this
“Give course of Mechanical Engineering first year.”
That was the comment.
A very simple request.
But I didn't want to just reply with a random list of Mechanical Engineering courses.
It made me ask myself a bigger question:
What exactly is a Mechanical Engineering student supposed to learn in 100 Level?
And then another question came.
What about 200 Level? 300 Level? 400 Level? 500 Level?
What should students know before they graduate?
What skills are they supposed to develop?
What should they be able to design?
What engineering tools should they know?
How are they supposed to develop problem-solving ability?
How much mathematics, physics, programming, design, communication, teamwork and practical knowledge should an engineering student be exposed to?
That question led me to something I should have been studying much earlier:
The NUC Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) for Engineering.
And honestly, it changed the way I started looking at engineering education.
Because an Engineering degree is not just:
Pass your courses, get your CGPA , graduate.
The curriculum is designed around much more than that.
For example, the Structural Engineering section identifies areas such as engineering knowledge, problem analysis, design, investigation, modern engineering tools, communication, teamwork, ethics, sustainability, project management and lifelong learning as important graduate capabilities.
And that made me realise something:
There is so much engineering education content we can create from this.
Not just for Mechanical Engineering students.
Not just for Civil Engineering students.
Not just for Electrical Engineering students.
But for the entire engineering journey.
From the student who is preparing to enter university...
To the 100 Level student asking:
“What am I supposed to know?”
To the 300 Level student wondering:
“What skills should I be developing now?”
To the final-year student asking:
“Am I actually ready to practise engineering?”
So I'm going deeper.
I'm going to be studying the curriculum, breaking difficult ideas down, connecting them to real engineering problems, and creating practical value from them.
Because I don't want Tutor Jerry Academy to be a place where students only come to learn how to solve one question.
I want it to become a place where engineering students understand the bigger picture of becoming an engineer.
And that simple comment
“Give course of Mechanical Engineering first year”
may have just opened a completely new chapter for Tutor Jerry Academy.
To every Engineering student here:
What is one thing you wish someone had explained to you when you were in 100 Level?
Tell me in the comments.
I may turn your answer into our next lesson.
