Installation Electrician / Maintenance Electrician Apprenticeship Standard - Level 3 (Employer)
Hiring an apprentice is an excellent addition to your business.
In a world of increasing skills shortages, particularly in this industry, an apprentice can close that gap and add a new dynamic to your business.
In this apprenticeship your apprentice role covers a wide range of common and job specific skills sets.
This apprenticeship is recognised throughout the sector and will equip your apprentice with the essential skills, knowledge and qualifications for a career in this industry. The apprentice will undertake their AM2 at the end of the apprenticeship, making them eligible for the ECS gold card.
As Hull Training & Adult Education is a Registered Provider with JIB, we will apply for all apprentices ECS cards upon the completion of their health & safety unit.
Tis apprenticeship is perfect for electricians who install, maintain and repair electrical systems in industrial, commercial and domestic environments.
Course information
During this course the apprentice will learn a full range of skills that a electrician needs including -
- health, safety and environmental considerations
- how to plan and oversee electrical work activities
- design and installation practices and procedures
- terminations and connections of conductors
- inspection, testing and commissioning
- fault diagnosis and rectification
- electrical scientific principles and technologies
- requirements for electrical installations BS7671:2018 (2022) Amendment 2
This apprenticeship standard contains a list of skills, knowledge and behaviours they will need to have learnt by the end of their apprenticeship.
Course duration
50 months plus 6 months End Point Assessment (EPA)
Funding and Incentives
Large Businesses
Employers from both the public and private sectors, with a payroll of more than £3 million, will have to pay a 0.5% into the levy fund to pay for apprenticeships. Levy paying employers will be able to reclaim their contribution via their Digital Account Service to “pay” for apprenticeship training and assessments.
Small Businesses
If you hire a 16 to 24 year old Apprentice after the 1 October 2026 you could be eligible to claim a £2000 incentive payment from the Government
Employers who do not pay into the apprenticeship levy who employ an apprentice aged 16 to 21 years old will not be required to make any financial contribution towards their cost of training. If the apprentice is aged 22 or over then the company would pay a 5% contribution (£1150) payable in instalments if required.
16 to 18 Incentive Grant - all companies
All size businesses will receive a £1,000 cash incentive for employing a 16 to 18 year old apprentice.
Contact us
Please call on 01482 615 586 or email on business@hullcc.gov.uk