Installation / Maintenance Electrician (L3) Apprenticeship Standard

This qualification forms part of an industry recognised apprenticeship standard for Electrical Apprentices. You will learn the skills and knowledge needed by an electrician (installation or maintenance) to demonstrate occupational competence and you must also complete the AM2 end point assessment.

This qualification comprises of knowledge and performance units which between them cover: health, safety and environmental considerations, organising and overseeing, terminating and connecting, inspection, testing and commissioning, fault diagnosis and rectification, electrical scientific principles, BS 7671 regulations, electrical design and electrical maintenance.
It requires occupational evidence from the workplace, installation and maintenance electricians will undertake the same knowledge units.

As an Apprentice you do not pay for your Apprenticeship programme, this is paid for by the Employer.
There are Apprenticeship funding initiatives and financial incentive payments available for Employers to take advantage of depending on the organisations size and the age of the Apprentice that they take on. To find out more about funding eligibility for Employers, please visit www.camre.ac.uk/employers/employer-funding/What makes Apprenticeships unique is the role you have as an employee and the real-world experience you will gain
from learning on the job.
You will have to secure a job with an employer as an Apprentice and you can do this through undertaking a job search and applying and interviewing for available roles. If you register for our Job Alerts, we can send you relevant Apprenticeship Job Vacancies as they become available and keep you updated; register at www.camre.ac.uk/job-alerts.
Once an employer is found, we will work with you and your employer to start the apprenticeship enrolment process.
It is vital that your employer is able to provide the workplace training needed, and the range of different work to support the qualification evidence requirements.
As an Apprentice you are a fully contracted and paid employee and have access to all staff benefits provided by the employer, this could include a range of benefits from health nsurance, pension schemes, staff discounts, gym discount or access, holiday and sick leave.As with all our programmes, this Apprenticeship includes tutorial sessions and individual reviews, giving you one-toone time with your personal assessor.
We want you to achieve to the very best of your ability at CRC. To support you we offer both learning and personal support by specialist staff tailored to meet your specific needs. You can also access support at any time throughout your Apprenticeship through our support Hubs, online and on campus. To find out more, visit our student support pages.

Written assessments are set by the Awarding Organisation and marked by members of the delivery team. There are also externally marked end of unit exams for all units. Centre marked assessments involve collecting and evaluating evidence that demonstrates achievement of the learning outcome/criteria.

Performance units are evidenced from the real working environment and must be naturally occurring, assessed on a minimum of two occasions and can be generated by

• Direct observation of performance in the workplace by a qualified assessor
• Candidate reflective account of performance and work plans / work based products e.g. risk assessment documentation, method statements, diagrams, drawings, specifications, customer testimony, authorised and authenticated photographs/images and audio visual records of work completed together with candidate questioning
• Evidence from prior achievements that demonstrably match the requirements of the Performance Unit
• Witness testimony only Apprentices must be adequately supervised in the workplace in accordance with relevant legislation. This is particularly important when working toward the performance units when working at heights, inspecting and testing; and diagnosing faults.

As with all our programmes, this Apprenticeship includes tutorial sessions and individual reviews, giving you one-toone time with your personal assessor.
We want you to achieve to the very best of your ability at CRC. To support you we offer both learning and personal support by specialist staff tailored to meet your specific needs. You can also access support at any time throughout your Apprenticeship through our support Hubs, online and on campus. To find out more, visit our student support pages.

GCSE grade 4 in English and maths. Remember, an apprenticeship is a job so the hiring employer may have additional criteria that will have to be met alongside CRC’s entry criteria.

This qualification relates to:
• EAL Level 3 Award In the Initial verification and Certification of Electrical Installations 600/4337/4
• EAL Level 3 Award In the Periodic Inspection, Testing and Certification of Electrical Installations 600/4338/6
• EAL Level 3 Award In the In-Service Inspections and Testing of Electrical Equipment (PAT) 600/4340/4
• EAL Level 4 Award in the Design and Verification of Electrical Installations
• EAL Qualifications in environmental technology systems
• AM2 - To demonstrate occupational competence the learner must also undertake this end point assessment
• A successful career in the electrotechnical sector and other further/higher level study.

To start an apprenticeship, you will need to secure a suitable apprenticeship job with an employer:

Find the apprenticeship programme that you are interested in and express an interest in it by completing an application on MyChoice@16 and you will be signed up to our job alerts to keep you up-to-date with all the latest apprenticeship job vacancies.

You can also search the latest apprenticeship vacancies on the listing on our website and apply for a job.

Once you have secured an apprenticeship job with an employer you will then be enrolled on the programme with the College.

It is recommended that you also apply for a full-time course as a back up just in case you are not able to source a suitable job in time for September.