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ELECTRICAL, CONSTRUCTION

Electrical Installations and Maintenance Apprenticeship – Level 3

Start Date : Flexible, contact our team for more information
Location : Wellington Campus

COURSE FEATURES

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Understanding legislation, safe working practices, and risk management

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Installation & Maintenance – how to install, test, commission, and maintain systems

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Gain expertise in wiring regulations, electrical drawings, and mathematical principles. Learn effective communication techniques, customer service methods, and industry standards forworking independently and safely.

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You will be on course to become a qualified electrician with a variety of skills and knowledge, making you a much sought-after person for an ever-growing industry. You will attend Telford College one day a week during term time to gain practical and theory knowledge and experience such as health and safety legislation, environmental legislation, practices and procedures, scientific principles, inspection and testing, fault finding and diagnosis, and design and installation.

You will work to complete the following units during the apprenticeship.
Understand and apply health, safety and environmental considerations
Electrical scientific principles and technologies
Understand design and installation practices and procedures
Understand how to plan, organise and oversee electrical work activities
Understand and carry out terminations and connections of conductors
Understand and carry out inspection, testing and commissioning of electrical systems
Fault diagnosis and rectification.
Understand the requirements for electrical installations BS7671:2018
Apply health, safety and environmental considerations
Organise and oversee the electrical work environment.
Terminate and connect conductors
Inspect, test and commission electrical systems
Apply design and installation practices and procedures
Apply fault diagnosis and rectification

You will take an AM2S assessment which will assess the skills you have learned along the way, from which will be graded either Pass, Merit or Distinction.

When the apprenticeship standard, knowledge requirements, portfolio, and off the job learning hours has been completed apprentices move to gateway. This is where the employer confirms competency and a project is set for the apprentice to complete ready for end point assessment.

A project report is created by the apprentices and submitted to the EPA for grading. Following the submission a discussion takes place to confirm competency and is graded. The apprenticeship is graded fail, pass or distinction with a transparent criteria to meet.
Many apprentices remain employed with the company and can move on to becoming the ‘Qualified supervisor’. Following the successful completion of this apprenticeship you can work as a qualified electrician for an electrical contractor, or you may want to look into becoming self-employed and being your own boss. You can apply for registration with various governing bodies or competent person schemes.
Apprentices must hold at least a GCSE grade 4 or equivalent in English and Maths. Apprentices aged 19 and over may opt out of this requirement but need to ensure suitable working levels within both English and maths.
In workplace assessments
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