On an apprenticeship programme, apprentices will learn and develop a range of knowledge, skills and behaviours. These include:
• Understand principles of design and operation, for example; design for cost, minimising waste, productivity (speed), health and safety, reverse engineering
• Understand Environmental considerations; safe disposal of waste, minimizing waste (re-use and recycle), energy efficiency
• Know engineering mathematical and scientific principles; methods, techniques, graphical expressions, symbols, formulae and calculations
• Producing individual components, for example keys, pipework, threading, wiring looms, interfacing parts, motors, wiring cables
• Quality checking and adjusting components or assembly against required specification; for example testing and calibrating
• Measuring and testing, checking/inspecting component/assembly for example; use of micrometers, verniers, multimeters, volt meter
• Effective communicator and personable
• Takes personal responsibility and resilient
• Focuses on quality and problem solving
End Point Assessment:
Apprentices without Level 2 English and Maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the End-Point
Assessment. The EPA consists of 3 distinct assessment methods:
• Project: report including evidence and questioning
• Knowledge Test
• Professional Discussion
