T Level Electrical Installation Building Services Engineering for Construction (Electrotechnical engineering )
Start Date | 02/09/2024
Time/Day | FULL TIME
Is this course for me?
T Levels are new courses which will follow GCSEs and will be equivalent to three A Levels. These two-year courses have been developed in collaboration with employers and businesses so that the content meets the needs of industry and prepares learners for work.What will I study?
How long is the course?
How will I be assessed?
What qualifications do I need?
What can I progress onto?
Furthermore, the completion of this qualification gives the learner the opportunity to progress onto higher education courses and training.
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Course Fees
16-18 Year Olds | 19+ year olds | Free for eligible learners? | Is Loan Available? |
Electrical and Electronics Technicians
Electrical and electronics technicians perform a variety of miscellaneous technical support functions to assist with the design, development, installation, operation and maintenance of electrical and electronic systems.
Requirements: Level 4 NVQ; Intermediate, DipHE, DipFE
Opportunities
What could you earn
Typical Tasks
- Interprets and reviews technical drawings.
- Visits and advises clients on the use and servicing of electrical and electronic systems and equipment.
- Diagnoses and detects faults and implements procedures to maintain efficient operation of systems and equipment.
- Plans installation methods, checks completed installation for safety and controls or undertakes the initial running of the new electrical or electronic equipment or system.
- Sets up equipment, undertakes tests, takes readings, performs calculations and records and interprets data.
- Plans and prepares work and test schedules based on specifications and drawings.
Knowledge
Skills
Vehicle Technicians, Mechanics and Electricians
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians accept calls for help and repair and service the mechanical parts and electrical/electronic circuitry and components of cars, lorries, buses, motorcycles and other motor vehicles, and repair and service auto air-conditioning systems.
Requirements: Level 3 NVQ; A Levels
Opportunities
What could you earn
Typical Tasks
- Repairs and services air conditioning, heating and engine-cooling systems.
- Installs additional electrical amenities such as radio/CD players, aerials.
- Checks condition of electrical/electronic systems and carries out servicing tasks.
- Diagnoses faults in electrical/electronic circuitry, removes faulty components and fits replacements.
- Carries out routine maintenance checks on oil and air filters, brakes and other vehicle parts/systems.
- Reassembles, tests, adjusts and tunes the appropriate parts, systems or entire engine.
- Removes, dismantles, repairs and replaces defective parts and prepares new parts using appropriate tools.
- Visually checks, test drives or uses test equipment to diagnose engine and mechanical faults.
Knowledge
Skills
Electricians and Electrical Fitters
Electricians and electrical fitters assemble parts in the manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment, and install, maintain, and repair electrical plant, machinery, appliances and wiring.
Requirements: Level 3 NVQ; A Levels
Opportunities
What could you earn
Typical Tasks
- Examines electrical plant or machinery, domestic appliances and other electrical assembly for faults using test equipment and replaces worn parts and faulty wiring.
- Installs electrical plant, machinery and other electrical fixtures and appliances such as fuse boxes, generators, light sockets etc..
- Assembles parts and sub-assemblies using hand tools and by brazing, riveting or welding.
- Cuts, bends and installs electrical conduit.
- Selects, cuts and lays wires and connects to sockets, plugs or terminals by crimping, soldering, brazing or bolting.
- Examines drawings, specifications and wiring diagrams to determine the method and sequence of operations.
Knowledge
Skills
Course fees shown are per annum for University Centre courses. Courses lasting longer than one year, fees will be payable per year.
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