Engineering

 

The engineering sector is huge, with many different areas from automotive, aerospace, communications and electronics. In the UK there are roughly 800,000 engineers. Engineering manufacturing employs 1.7 million people and makes £67 billion every year.

Currently we offer both Apprenticeships and Advanced Apprenticeships in:

  • Welding and Fabrication
  • Manufacturing Engineering (Production)
  • Toolmaking
  • Engineering Leadership
  • Engineering Maintenance
  • Technical Support
  • Manufacturing Operations
  • Electronic Engineering

Course Aims
To provide practical and theory skills needed to perform within the engineering industry.

Entry Requirements

  • Aged 16 or above
  • Employment
  • Interview
  • Assessments
  • Or Apprenticeship at Level 2 for Level 3 entry

Course Content

  • Employer Rights & Responsibilities
  • NVQ Level 2 - Performing Engineering Operations
  • Engineering: NVQ Level 3 in chosen Trade and Technical Certificate; covering health & safety, materials, engineering science, engineering maths, workshop practice and computer aided design
  • Welding: NVQ Level 3 in Fabrication & Welding Engineering. Apprenticeship: ABC Level 2 - 2 welding processes, fabrication and related studies. Advanced Apprenticeship: ABC Level 3 - 2 welding processes, fabrication and materials.

Assessment
Continual assessment based upon a portfolio of evidence collected both in the workplace and at college. Internal and external exams.

Progression

  • Level 2 Apprentices can progress to Level3
  • Level 3 apprentices can progress onto a variety of HE programmes.

Enquire Further

What's it like doing an Engineering Apprenticeship?

  • Name: Richard Fisher
  • Age: 19
  • Apprenticeship: Mechanical Engineering (Level 2)
  • Job : Apprentice Fitter

What are your day-to-day duties at work?
All sorts - building mechanical parts of machines, working as a team with other fitters to get jobs done. Occasionally I work with lathes and mills.

How has your Apprenticeship helped you with your job role?
It's helped me get a better idea of what I'm doing at work, widened my knowledge a lot especially with the theory part of Health and Safety. It's good to have the certificates and show exactly what I've learnt.

What are your ambitions for the future?
Work through the company, doing service work - electrical.

What did you do before the Apprenticeship scheme?
A full time course in electrical and mechanical engineering, PEO (Performing Engineering Operations) for one year at Level 2. Then started Apprenticeship doing City & Guilds Level 2.

Interested?

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