Bridges, oil rigs and ships. Anything that can be fabricated.
An apprenticeship is a real, paid job. The apprentice works for an employer and trains with us at the same time, and comes out with a nationally recognised qualification and the experience to go with it.
The short answer
Individual employers will set the selection criteria for their apprentices. Most candidates will have achieved grade C or above in English and Maths at Level 2 prior to commencement of apprenticeship.
The employer sets the real bar, so treat this as a guide. If somebody is close but not quite there, it is still worth the conversation.
Advanced manufacturing engineering and engineering construction. Alone or in teams, in factories or on operational sites.
Rolled steel joists, columns, channels, steel plate and metal sheet, worked into finished structures and components.
Covers rolled steel joists, columns, channels, plate, sheet metal
From components that can be picked up by hand to structures needing several cranes to manipulate, in metals from 0.5mm to over 20mm thick.
Covers component to large structure, material thickness from 0.5mm to 20mm+
A large range of metals, each behaving differently, which is a good part of what the qualification teaches.
Covers steel, aluminium, titanium
Bridges, oil rigs, ships, petrochemical installations, cranes, platforms, aircraft, automotive and machinery parts, enclosures and equipment supports.
Covers bridges, oil rigs, ships, petrochemical, cranes, aerospace, automotive
Planners, supervisors, inspectors, designers, welders, pipefitters, fitters and machinists. Fabrication is rarely a solitary job.
Covers working with planners, inspectors, designers, welders, pipefitters, machinists
All apprentices must undertake an independent end-point assessment which is an assessment of the knowledge, skills and behaviours that have been learnt throughout the apprenticeship. The purpose of the assessment is to make sure the apprentice meets the standard set by employers and are fully competent in the occupation.
Work launched in class and completed in the job, building the evidence the assessor will look at.
The employer, the apprentice and the tutor. Half an hour. Progress, targets, and anything getting in the way.
Marked by a tutor who is not theirs, so the feedback is honest and the real thing holds no surprises.
Most of our apprentices carry on, usually with the same employer and usually into a wider role. Which route is right depends on the job being done, so it is worth a conversation rather than a guess.
Not sure what comes after this one? Tell us the role and we'll tell you honestly which of our apprenticeships, higher apprenticeships or university-level courses fits next.
It takes two, an employer and an apprentice. Pick your side.
Recruiting, or formalising the training of someone already in post? Start with a conversation. We'll check the role, sort the funding, and get them enrolled.
Speak to us today 01724 281111
Or advertise a vacancy through us and we'll handle the recruitment.
An apprenticeship is a job, so an employer has to take you on before you can start. Already employed in this kind of role? Your manager can put you forward directly.
No vacancy that suits? Register your interest and we'll tell you when one comes up.
