Apprenticeship
Installation and Maintenance Electrician Level 3 Apprenticeship
The scope of an electrician’s work encompasses using engineering knowledge and understanding to apply technical and practical skills. They contribute to the design, development, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance of products, equipment, processes, and electric…
Course overview
The scope of an electrician’s work encompasses using engineering knowledge and understanding to apply technical and practical skills. They contribute to the design, development, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance of products, equipment, processes, and electric systems or services.
Electrical equipment and systems may include switchboards, motors, cables, fuses, thermal relays, protective devices, heating, lighting, air conditioning and metering equipment as well as property and life safety installations and renewable energy technologies plus the installation and maintenance of electrical connections of new and emerging technologies supporting low carbon targets.
The new technologies will include enhanced connectivity, green and renewable technologies including heating and cooling technologies, using where appropriate, modern methods of construction including offsite and prefabricated components.
Who is this course for?
If you have a keen interest in electrical installation and would like to learn a highly skilled trade, then this Electrical Apprenticeship is the right course for you. To join the Electrical Apprenticeship, you should be employed or have a current offer of employment in the electrical installation sector.
When undertaking this Electrical Apprenticeship, you will study a mixture of both work-based learning and training at college. You will also undertake an end-point assessment (EPA) to complete your competency in Electrical Installation.
Your employer will pay the minimum apprenticeship wage while you are learning your trade.
What you’ll learn
This course will teach you the knowledge and practical skills to become a trained electrician. You will learn the fundamentals of electrical installation.
Entry requirements
Apprentices will be required to have or achieve Level 2 in English and Maths by the end of their apprenticeship if they do not already have a GCSE Grade 1 – 5/A-C in both subjects. Apprentices should be able to demonstrate through initial assessment that they are working at Level 2.
How is the course delivered and assessed?
Apprentices will be required to have or achieve Level 2 in English and Maths by the end of their apprenticeship if they do not already have a GCSE Grade 1 – 5/A-C in both subjects. Apprentices should be able to demonstrate through initial assessment that they are working at Level 2.
Future career and study
On successful completion of the Electrical Apprenticeship, you could obtain employment in the ever-growing electrical industry. Electricians are well-respected and can expect to earn a decent wage, with good career prospects.
Once you have completed your Advanced Apprenticeship you can register with the Joint Industrial Board (JIB), which will allow you to work on most construction sites.
Additional costs
<p>As a City of Bristol College apprentice, you may incur additional costs on your apprenticeship. For example, it is likely you may need to pay for travel and stationery, and for some apprenticeships you may need to purchase specialist equipment.</p>
