Engineering Operative Apprenticeship

This Apprenticeship is aimed at those who would like to work in a practical role, can pay attention to detail, and have an interest in the engineering maintenance industry. 

On this Apprenticeship you will:

• Understand the necessary job instructions, engineering drawings, specifications and how to interpret them
• Cover relevant statutory, quality, environmental compliance procedures/systems, organisational and health and safety regulations relating to engineering operations
• Cover individual roles and responsibilities within the organisation and the flexibility required to support the achievement of company targets
• Learn about engineering operational practices, processes and procedures
• Identify potential problems that can occur within engineering operations and how they can be avoided

Apprentices will need to be working towards and achieve the following job role requirements before their end point assessment:

• Prepare the work area and equipment
• Identify hazards and hazardous situations
• Obtain and follow the appropriate job documentation and work instructions; Extract the necessary data and information from specifications and related documentation
• Carry out the engineering activities in line with their job role
• Carry out quality checks as required; working with minimum supervision either individually or as part of a team and will be responsible for their own actions and for the quality and accuracy and timely delivery of the work they undertake

Future steps: On completion you could progress on to the Level 3 Engineering Technician Apprenticeship. You could also move straight into the industry in your chosen engineering field.  

Apprentices have access to all facilities across College. These include the College Learning Resource Centres (LRCs) and the College Gym.

Our world class Technology Centre provides aerospace, engineering and automotive students with state of the art equipment and learning spaces. Our CAD design suite includes 25 computers running the latest industry software, and the CAM workshop contains CNC machining equipment to give you an understanding of modern automated manufacture.