Mechanical Engineering
Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technician Apprenticeship
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Engineering and manufacturing support technicians support the work of engineers by the provision of technical support and expertise for areas of the engineering and manufacturing function. This typically could include engineering drawing, computer aided design (CAD), quality control, computerized numerical control programming (CNC), robotics, additive manufacturing, engineering or manufacturing software development and process engineering.
In this apprenticeship, you will be learning the knowledge, skills and behaviours to be successful in your chosen role: Knowledge includes the engineering or manufacturing function and role; awareness of health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance and impact on role; environmental and sustainability regulations and guidance; British standards for engineering representations, drawings, and graphical information; engineering standards and regulations, relevant to the occupation and technician's responsibilities; engineering mathematical techniques and scientific principles; digitisation and emerging technologies within the engineering and manufacturing sector; problem solving techniques: diagnostics, root cause analysis; engineering and manufacturing technical outputs: methods of representing technical information supporting organisational requirements - electronic and paper.
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 endpoint 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
42 months + End Point Assessment
To undertake this Level 3 Apprenticeship employers are looking for apprentices who have a minimum of 5 GCSEs graded 9-4 including Maths and English at Grade 4
On completion of the apprenticeship the apprentice will have satisfied the requirements for registration as an Engineering Technician by the relevant professional engineering institution in accordance with the requirements of the Engineering Council as the registration body. This apprenticeship also provides progression to higher and degree level apprenticeships.
Students aged 16-18 do not pay exam fees.
