ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN Apprenticeship
Level 3
Advanced Engineering Skills
Designing, building, servicing and repairing a range of engineering products and services
Engineering Technicians take responsibility for the quality and accuracy of the work they undertake within the limits of their personal authority. They also need to be able to demonstrate a core set of behaviours in order to be competent in their job role, complement wider business strategy and development. This enables them to support their long term career development.
Engineered and manufactured products and systems that Engineering Technicians work on could involve mechanical, electrical, electronic, electromechanical and fluid power components/systems.
Qualitrain Engineering Academy delivers one specialist specific option:
Mechatronics Maintenance Technician
Core Knowledge
Mechatronics & Maintenance Technician Apprentices will learn the following core knowledge:
- Understand mathematical techniques, formula and calculations in a mechatronics maintenance environment and the type of equipment being maintained
- Understand mechanical, electrical, electronic, fluid power and process control principles in a mechatronics maintenance environment
- Understand how equipment being maintained functions and operating parameters in individual components and how they interact
- Understand fault diagnostic methods, techniques and equipment used when maintaining equipment and systems
- Understand condition monitoring methods and equipment used and understand how the information gained supports the planning of maintenance activities
- Understand how to minimise machinery downtime by implementing planned preventative maintenance programmes
Core Skills
Mechatronics & Maintenance Technician Apprentices will learn the following core skills:
- Read and interpret relevant data and documentation used to maintain components, equipment and systems
- Carry out condition monitoring of plant and equipment
- Carry out planned maintenance activities on plant and equipment
- Carrying out complex fault diagnosis and repair activities on high technology engineered systems such as:
- Maintaining mechanical equipment
- Maintaining fluid & pneumatic power equipment
- Maintaining electrical & electronic equipment
- Maintaining process control equipment
- Carrying out confirmation testing and subsequent smooth hand over of equipment & plant support the installation, testing and commissioning of equipment (where applicable).
- Contribute to the business by identifying possible opportunities for improving working practices, processes and/or procedures
Entry Requirements
There are no official entry requirements for this qualification, however individual employers are able to set the selection criteria for their Apprenticeships.
Additional Information
Route: Engineering and manufacturing
Minimum duration to gateway: 42 months (this does not include EPA period)
Maximum funding: £26000
