Fire Alarm Engineer Apprentice
GF ELECTRICAL LTD
HOLTON HEATH TRADING PARK (BH16 6NL)
Closes on Saturday 30 August 2025
Posted on 13 May 2025
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Summary
We are looking for an Apprentice to join our team serving a range of clients in the commercial, industrial and domestic sectors. Aged 17 and over, enjoy electronic components, considered becoming a qualified Fire Alarm Engineer? Please note we are looking for someone in the Dorset area and within a 25 mile radius of our office in Poole.
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Fire emergency and security systems technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 08.00 - 17.00.
The apprentice will be expected to work in various locations over Dorset and surrounding counties.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Duty 1: Work in a safe manner, applying the systems, processes and organisational procedures used to ensure compliance with health and safety and other relevant legislation.
- Duty 2: Work with designs, specifications and installation manuals to effectively comply with industry standards and ensure customer expectations have been fulfilled.
- Duty 3: Plan and complete first fix cable runs using the correct methods of containment and protection.
- Duty 4 Use a range of meters to take measurements and interpret the readings against expected results.
- Duty 5: Use different types of data transmission ensuring its security is in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
- Duty 6: Complete complex and non-complex installations of fire, access control, intruder alarm and video surveillance systems.
- Duty 7: Carry out and record diagnostic tests, maintain and service systems.
- Duty 8: Complete the commissioning and handover procedure of a system.
- Duty 9: Complete company approved documentation detailing corrective outcomes and produce all required paperwork to handover systems.
- Duty 10: Carry out programming and configuration of all fire or security systems.
- Duty 11: Isolate communication links to remote monitoring centres, testing links and reinstating.
- Duty 12: Train users in the correct operation of their system.
- Be prepared to work at height
- Develop good working relationships with people
Although we do not expect you to have any skills yet, the individuals that will stand out will be:
- Practical
- Have a good grasp of Maths or Science (Grade 6 or above)
- Good team player
- Previous work experience of any kind
- Head for heights
- Be computer/tech savvy
*Please note*
A full driving license is required.
Where you'll work
UNIT 22
GLENMORE BUSINESS PARK
BLACKHILL ROAD
HOLTON HEATH TRADING PARK
BH16 6NL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
YEOVIL COLLEGE
Your training course
Fire emergency and security systems technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Comply with safety legislation, codes of practice, risk assessments, method statements, safe systems of work and apply control measures.
- Complete functionality tests of systems and components during commissioning systems.
- Apply and implement system design, planning and installations including additional components to existing systems.
- Carry out takeover procedure, diagnose and repair faults.
- Operate ICT equipment and systems to store, retrieve, manipulate, transmit or receive digital data and electronic information.
- Comply with environmental and sustainability, regulations and standards.
- Complete functionality tests of systems and components during handover of systems.
- Carries out risk assessments.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers using sector specific terminology.
- Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, as part of a team. Consult and engage with occupants or others who are or could be affected by work (for example vulnerable, older, and disabled people) and respond appropriately.
- Communicate with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology through written means.
- Plan and install systems cabling.
- Carry out maintenance activities on fire detection and alarm systems and their components.
- Carry out maintenance activities on intrusion alarm, access control, video surveillance (CCTV) and their components.
- Comply with safety legislation, codes of practice, risk assessments, method statements, safe systems of work and apply control measures.
- Complete functionality tests of systems and components during commissioning systems.
- Apply and implement system design, planning and installations including additional components to existing systems.
- Carry out takeover procedure, diagnose and repair faults.
- Operate ICT equipment and systems to store, retrieve, manipulate, transmit or receive digital data and electronic information.
- Comply with environmental and sustainability, regulations and standards.
- Complete functionality tests of systems and components during handover of systems.
- Carries out risk assessments.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers using sector specific terminology.
- Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, as part of a team. Consult and engage with occupants or others who are or could be affected by work (for example vulnerable, older, and disabled people) and respond appropriately.
- Communicate with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology through written means.
- Plan and install systems cabling.
- Carry out maintenance activities on fire detection and alarm systems and their components.
- Carry out maintenance activities on intrusion alarm, access control, video surveillance (CCTV) and their components.
Your training plan
The apprenticeship training is delivered through a combination of workplace learning and regular college attendance. This training will teach you the knowledge, skills and behaviours set out in the Fire Emergency and Security Systems Technician Level 3 standard. On completion the apprentice will receive Fire Emergency and Security Systems Technician Level 3 qualification.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Maths & English (grade Grade 9-5/ A*-B)Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Organisation skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
You MUST be prepared to commit to your work and training for the duration of the apprenticeship. In some cases, you may be required to have a telephone interview with Yeovil College prior to your application being passed on. If a suitable candidate is found prior to the advertised closing date, it may close earlier so please apply early to avoid disappointment. You will be required to get to Yeovil College for your block release sessions and to GF Electrical for work, therefore own transport is essential.
About this company
Based at Holton Heath, Poole, we work efficiently on our doorstep in Dorset and neighbouring Hampshire, but we also successfully operate throughout the South of England. We are one of the leading electrical contractors in Dorset, who offer a comprehensive list of services including safety systems. We have built strong relationships with our clients. Some of our top 10 clients have remained the same for over a decade, proving that we continue to deliver a premium service that is in tune with each customer individual demands.
After this apprenticeship
We hope the individual continues to stay and grow with the company.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
YEOVIL COLLEGE
Gabrielle Cobner
Studentrecruitment@yeovil.ac.uk
01935845380
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000316743.
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Closes on Saturday 30 August 2025
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Company’s application instructions
Once the application is closed, all applications will be viewed. A maximum of 6 interviews will be offered approximately 14 days after the closing date. Trial days will be offered to a successful few with a 2nd interview before a final offer will announced.