Installation Electrician/Maintenance Electrician Apprenticeship
The Installation Electrician/Maintenance Electrician Apprenticeship is a ‘gold standard for green skills’ apprenticeship.
This occupation is found in the industrial, commercial, and residential construction, engineering, and power industries The broad purpose of the occupation is to install, maintain and repair electrical systems in industrial, commercial and residential environments including communal areas.
Electricians may work on the installation, initial verification and testing, commissioning, and maintenance of low voltage (up to and including 1000 V or AC 1500 V DC) electrical and electronic equipment. Electricians can also work on the maintenance of electrical and electronic installations including automated production systems.
Once qualified, some electricians may choose to become self-employed contractors.
The broad purpose of the occupation is to install, maintain and repair electrical systems in industrial, commercial and residential environments including communal areas.
The Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3) is one of the six green apprenticeships hand-picked by industry experts and marked with the Coronation emblem to celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III.
The Details
Duration: 44 months + 3 months End Point Assessment (EPA) available upon completion of all gateway units.
Cost: The apprenticeship is set at £20,000 with a £1000 + VAT employer contribution.
Employers employing an Apprentice aged 16-21 years old and employ less than 50 employees will receive full government funding and be exempt from paying the employer contribution.
Employers employing an Apprentice aged 16-18 years old will receive a £1,000 government incentive.
Classroom Delivery: You will attend one day a week. Delivery is in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth or Redruth.
On Programme Delivery
Functional Skills: Both maths and English are required at Level 2 or relevant GSCE results.
Registration: City and Guilds registration.
Qualification: Installation Electrician / Maintenance Electrician.
Units Covered and AAT Unit Exams
*Units are only assessed in the synoptic assessment and not on programme.
- Understand Health, Safety and Environmental Considerations.
- Electrical Scientific Principles and Technologies.
- Understand Design and Installation Practices and Procedures.
- Understand how to Plan and Oversee Electrical Work Activities.
- Understand Terminations and Connections of Conductors.
- Understand Inspection, Testing and Commissioning.
- Understand Fault Diagnosis and Rectification.
- Understand the Requirements for Electrical Installations BS 7671:2018.
More information
Assessment in the Workplace: Your designated Assessor/Trainer will visit you in the workplace to support the development of your on programme portfolio.
Tracking Your Progress: Our electronic portfolio, One/File will track your progress.
People Involved in Your Apprenticeship.
Classroom Tutor: Allocated member of curriculum team.
Assessor/Trainer: Pending on location.
Gateway: On completion of the on-programme learning, the employer, training provider and learner will confirm that the apprentice is ready for the End Point Assessment.
End Point: AM2s.
If you are interested in the Installation Electrician/Maintenance Electrician Apprenticeship, please call 01752 348980