Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Apprenticeships

The mechanical electrical apprenticeship discipline will provide apprentices with the skills and theoretical understanding which will allow them to become capable craft technicians on power generation sites. This level 3 programme will take three and a half years to complete over which time, they will benefit from a variety of learning methods.

During their first two years on the programme, apprentices will complete 100 days of mechanical or electrical theory training through a level 3 Technical Certificate (BTEC) depending on which area you wish the strongest focus to be. During this time, they will also embark on 235 days of enhanced training where their discipline specific practical skills will be learnt. Any additional time will be spent back at the employers site. 

The enhanced training courses are a combination of the mechanical apprenticeship and the electrical apprenticeship. Each course is detailed below:

• Hand-skills (20 days).
• Fabrication (15 days).
• Welding Appreciation (5 days).
• Rigging & Slinging (5 days).
• Pipework (15 days).
• Scaffold & Access Equipment Appreciation (5 days).
• Machining (20 days).
• Bearings & Lubrication (10 days).
• Valves (10 days).
• Mechanical Drives (10 days).
• Shaft Alignment (5 days).
• Boiler Fittings & Prime Movers (5 days).
• Pneumatic Actuators (5 days).
• Pumps (20 days).
• Compressors (10 days).
• Electrical Safety and Principles (15 days).
• Electrical Installation (15 days).
• Electrical Actuators (2.5 days).
• Alternators (2.5 days).
• Shaft Alignment (5 days).
• Motors (10 days).
• PLC (10 days).
• DCS & SCADA (5 days).
• LV & HV Switchgear Protection & Testing (10 days).

After the first two years, all training will be complete. The remaining eighteen months will be spent assessing the apprentice’s skills back at their site through an NVQ (level 3) extended diploma. Contact will be maintained on a regular basis during this time through the Engineering Academy’s in-house assessment team who will work with the apprentice and site management to ensure that they meet all their targets. 

The apprenticeship will be drawn to a close with an end-point assessment where a portfolio of the apprentice’s work will be assessed and the apprentice will be required to sit an exam. 

If this apprenticeship sounds like a good fit for your business, please get in touch with us so that we can answer any questions that you have:

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