Approx. duration: 15 months
Start date: September
Attendance: Day release at Ipswich Campus
Entry requirements:
- Individual employers will set their selection criteria for applicants
- Apprentices need to be employed for a minimum of 30 hours a week and have a contract of employment
- Entry into the Apprenticeship is subject to a thorough skills scan assessment to clarify course suitability
- Entry onto the Apprenticeship is subject to 4 GCSEs grades 9-1/A-G including Maths and English or Functional Skills Level 1
- Apprentices aged 16-18 years are subject to the mandatory requirement to study towards and achieve English and Maths Functional Skills at Level 2 where the Apprentice only holds the level 1 qualifications (GCSE grades D-G/3-1)
- Following the updated ESFA Apprenticeship rules, from 11th February 2025. Apprentices who begin their apprenticeship training when aged 19+ will no longer be subject to this mandatory requirement. It is now the decision of the apprentice and their employer at the start of their apprenticeship to choose to study towards a Maths and English qualification
On-programme learning:
- Certificate in Engineering Operations (knowledge) Level 2
- Diploma in Engineering Operations (skills) Level 2
- English and Maths (if required) to achieve Level 2
End-point assessment:
Delivered by EAL
Progression:
On completion of this apprenticeship, an Engineering Operative will have the opportunity to progress within the industry in a range of roles depending on their chosen pathway or progress onto a higher level apprenticeship.
Course Summary:
Engineering Operatives will have clear reporting lines with anything outside their role and responsibility. They will work individually or as part of a team to carry out a range of engineering operations which could include
- Ensuring machines and equipment used are maintained and serviceable
- Dealing with breakdowns
- Restoring components and systems to serviceable condition by repair and replacement
- Operating a variety of machines (CNC or Conventional)
- Assembling and repairing machine and press tools, dies, jigs, fixtures and other tools
- Fabrication/installation of a wide variety of other sheet fabrications and equipment
- Fabrication and assembly of metal parts joining techniques
- Preparing materials and equipment for engineering processes
- Providing technical support including communications software, test tools, performance, capacity planning, and e-commerce technology as required
An Engineering Operative will meet the core requirements set out within the apprenticeship and be able to demonstrate the specialist requirements in ONE job-specific role. These could be:
- Engineering Operatives working within a maintenance role . This role can cover either mechanical, electrical, electronic or fluid power work or a combination of them
- Engineering operatives working within a mechanical manufacturing engineering role
- Engineering operatives working within an electrical and electronic engineering role
- Engineering operatives working within a fabrication role
- Engineering operatives working within a materials, processing or finishing role
- Engineering operatives working within a technical support role