Motor Vehicle Engineering
Construction Equipment Maintenance Mechanic Apprenticeship
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This occupation is found in the construction, plant and tool hire industry as well as allied industries such as rail plant, demolition and quarrying that use construction-based equipment. The broad purpose of the occupation is to service, maintain and repair the wide range of construction-based equipment used within the construction and allied industries such as mobile cranes, excavators, disc cutters, crushers, demolition plant, road-rail equipment, water pumps, telescopic handlers etc. so that they function correctly, safely and efficiently, allowing construction and other projects to be carried out efficiently and on time.
In this apprenticeship, you will be learning the knowledge, skills and behaviours to be successful in your chosen role. The construction equipment mechanic checks, services and undertakes basic fault-finding activities and will either through their own fault-finding activities or through given instructions, remove, dismantle, repair, assemble and refit a plethora of components, and ensure that the item of plant is fully functional prior to handover to the operational side.
All apprentices now complete an end-point assessment to complete their qualification. This is delivered by an independent end-point assessment organisation with no affiliation to the employer or training provider. This is a national requirement and end point assessments are carried out by a third-party assessor. End point assessments use a variety of assessment methods depending on the apprenticeship standard these can include:
Professional Discussions
Interviews
Showcase portfolios
Practical assessment of skill
Theory assessments
Assignments and more
24 months + End Point Assessment
To undertake this Level 2 Apprenticeship employers are looking for apprentices who have a minimum of 5 GCSEs graded 9-3 including Maths and English at Grade 4
This apprenticeship provides progression to level 3 apprenticeships
Students aged 16-18 do not pay exam fees.
