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Skill Overview

Engineering Technicians are predominantly involved in highly skilled, complex work in the advanced manufacturing and engineering sector designing, building, servicing and repairing a range of engineering products and services.

During this programme, apprentices will contribute to either the design, development, quality assurance, manufacture, installation,
commissioning, decommissioning, operation or maintenance of products, equipment, systems, processes or services depending on their
employer placement and pathway they choose.

All apprentices will learn core manufacturing and engineering skills, knowledge and behaviours, they will then get to specialise in one of the
following areas:
• Machinist – Advanced Manufacturing Engineering
• Mechatronics Maintenance Technician
• Product Design and Development Technician
• Toolmaker and Tool and Die Maintenance Technician
• Technical Support Technician.

Learning Objectives

• Complying with statutory, quality, organisational and health and safety regulations
• General engineering/manufacturing mathematical and scientific
principles, methods, techniques, graphical expressions, symbols
formulae and calculations used by engineering technicians
• Diagnostic methods and techniques used to help solve engineering/manufacturing problems
• Understanding and interpreting relevant engineering/manufacturing data and documentation
• Dealing with engineering/manufacturing problems using approved diagnostic methods and techniques
• Understanding the structure, properties and characteristics of
common materials used in the sector.

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Funding Eligibility

For apprentices aged 16-21 the training costs are fully funded by the government. For apprentices aged over 21, there is a 5% co-investment which would be paid by the employer. Alternatively, the training costs can be covered by utilising the Apprenticeship Levy Fund.

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Individual employers will set the recruitment and selection criteria
for their apprenticeships. In order to optimise success, candidates will
typically have four GCSEs at Grade 4 or above, including English, maths and science.

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