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Level 3

Maintenance & Operations Engineering Technician (Electrical) Apprenticeship L3 Standard

COURSE OVERVIEW

Maintenance & Operations Engineering Technicians maintain the safety, integrity and effective operation of plant and equipment in the role of Electrical Technicians; Mechanical Technicians; Control & Instrumentation Technicians; Wind Turbine Technicians Electrical System and Process Control Technicians; Electromechanical Technicians and Plant Operations Technicians.

They will be responsible for the quality of their own work, possibly others’; and ensuring the work is completed safely, meets stakeholder quality, time and budget requirements, whilst maintaining the efficient running of plant and equipment.

To build these knowledge, skills and behaviours in apprentices, this provision contains an NVQ and BTEC qualification. The NVQ build work-place competency in preparation for the Practical Observation and Technical Interview while the BTEC qualification builds knowledge about relevant engineering theories and principles relative to their occupation and prepare apprentices for the knowledge assessment part of their End Point Assessment (EPA). The EPA contains three summative assessments including the Independent Knowledge Assessment, a Practical Observation and a Technical Interview.

STEM building

The college has built a multi-million pound facility at Crawley College that puts the college at the cutting edge of training delivery in electrical electronic. The new building is home to a suite of modern teaching and interactive spaces, which integrate the use of technology and STEM (science, technology, engineering & maths) in to its curriculum.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Anyone working in a maintenance and operations company, whose job
role meets the course specification.

See full specification
here: – Maintenance and operations engineering technician / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education

HOW THE APPLICATION PROCESS WORKS

Step 1

Set Up Your Account

You’ll be prompted to create an account which will allow you to log in to our Application Tracker website whenever you wish. This will provide you with important information and you can also track the progress of your application.

Step 2

Apply

Complete each step of the application form and then submit your completed form. We’ll let you know when we’ve safely received it with an acknowledgement email.

Step 3

Application Review Meeting

Before offering you a place at college, we’ll meet with you (either in person, by telephone or online). We’ll send you a link to our booking page where you can select a time that’s convenient for you.

Step 4

Accept Your Place

Offers will be sent to you via the email address you have provided. The offer will be conditional, based on predicted GCSE grades. You’ll need to accept your offer within 14 days to secure your place.

Step 5

What next?

Once you receive your GCSE results, you’ll need to get in touch with the college to inform us of them and start your enrolment process.

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Financial support

The applicable fees for this course, including any available discounts, will be listed in the information above.

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