Electrical Apprentice

Summary

Our company can offer a long-term position, stability, continued access to training, career development, competitive pay, company benefits, being part of an established team, and primarily local work.

Wage

£20,800 a year

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Starting rate £10.00 per hour (minimum wage rate for mature applicants if applicable).

Training course

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Hours

Monday-Friday 0730-1600 (On Site Hours).

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 4 August 2025

Duration

3 years

Positions available

2

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

The role will include working in busy and varied environments, typically within the Oxfordshire area, working across a range of domestic and commercial/industrial building sites. This could be under the umbrella of a main contractor or working for the client direct.

Typical tasks include:

First fix new installations.
Second fix new installations.
Period testing and inspecting of existing installations, complete with remedials as necessary.
Minor works on existing installations.
The role will be extremely varied and include power, lighting, critical life safety systems and building control natured works.

Where you'll work

UNIT 10
GROVE TECH PARK
DOWNSVIEW ROAD
WANTAGE
OX12 9GN

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

ABINGDON AND WITNEY COLLEGE

Your training course

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Maintain the safety of self and others by applying statutory health and safety policies, procedures, and regulations when conducting electrical work.
Comply with all relevant legislation including environmental, regulations, codes of practice and other relevant information and guidance when planning and performing electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE) that should be used when undertaking electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
Carry out work in a tidy and safe manner, including restoration of the work area on completion of work.
Use verbal and written communication techniques suitable for the context, adapting style and use of terminology to suit the audience. Uses industry terminology.
Apply customer service principles and techniques to deliver customer or client service in industrial, commercial and communal residential environments.
Apply relevant legislation; Building Regulations; industry guidance notes; relevant codes of practice, the requirements of the current edition of the Wiring Regulations (BS7671) and other relevant standards while carrying out work.
Understand and apply the practices and procedures for planning and preparing to maintain electrotechnical systems and equipment.
Apply and use necessary mathematical and scientific techniques, formulae, and calculations that underpin an electrician’s work.
Use a range of tools, materials, equipment, and components, including prefabricated, relevant to performing electrical work in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
Design, plan, set up, and install electrical and related electronic systems including terminating and connecting cables in electrical wiring systems, installations, and equipment in commercial, industrial, and residential installations.
Inspect and test new and where applicable existing electrical Installations in industrial, commercial and residential environments using test equipment.
Apply diagnostic and problem-solving techniques to identify, assess and resolve electrical faults in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
Install electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
Maintain electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
Carry out and manage own work ensuring work is compliant to the standards required of an electrician working in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
Record work including the completion and maintenance of work documentation, recording of test results and preparation of appropriate certification.
Use relevant digital learning platforms and business communication and collaboration applications.
Maintain the safety of self and others by applying statutory health and safety policies, procedures, and regulations when conducting electrical work.
Comply with all relevant legislation including environmental, regulations, codes of practice and other relevant information and guidance when planning and performing electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE) that should be used when undertaking electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
Carry out work in a tidy and safe manner, including restoration of the work area on completion of work.
Use verbal and written communication techniques suitable for the context, adapting style and use of terminology to suit the audience. Uses industry terminology.
Apply customer service principles and techniques to deliver customer or client service in industrial, commercial and communal residential environments.
Apply relevant legislation; Building Regulations; industry guidance notes; relevant codes of practice, the requirements of the current edition of the Wiring Regulations (BS7671) and other relevant standards while carrying out work.
Understand and apply the practices and procedures for planning and preparing to maintain electrotechnical systems and equipment.
Apply and use necessary mathematical and scientific techniques, formulae, and calculations that underpin an electrician’s work.
Use a range of tools, materials, equipment, and components, including prefabricated, relevant to performing electrical work in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
Design, plan, set up, and install electrical and related electronic systems including terminating and connecting cables in electrical wiring systems, installations, and equipment in commercial, industrial, and residential installations.
Inspect and test new and where applicable existing electrical Installations in industrial, commercial and residential environments using test equipment.
Apply diagnostic and problem-solving techniques to identify, assess and resolve electrical faults in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
Install electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
Maintain electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
Carry out and manage own work ensuring work is compliant to the standards required of an electrician working in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
Record work including the completion and maintenance of work documentation, recording of test results and preparation of appropriate certification.
Use relevant digital learning platforms and business communication and collaboration applications.

Your training plan

Delivery model:

Work-based training with your employer
Day release during term-time (approximately 1 day per week for 36 months)
Approximately 4 on-site visits per year
Off-the-job training will count for at least 6 hours per week.

Qualifications included:

City & Guilds Level 3 Electrotechnical Qualification

End Point Assessment:

AM2so Safe Isolation & Risk Assessment
Composite Installation
Inspection, Testing and Certification
Fault Diagnosis and Rectification
Applied Knowledge Test

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English and Maths (grade A* to C / Level 9 -4)

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
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Team working
Initiative
Physical fitness
Personable

Other requirements

A driving license is preferred for logistical reasons. Keenness to ascertain a license is necessary for long term success in this role. The role involves active day to day tasks therefore a can do attitude, coupled with a good level of physical fitness is necessary for long term success.

About this company

Lawton (BES) Ltd is a building engineering services company. We are capable of handling a wide variety of projects across an array of market sectors. We specialise in taking projects from inception through to detailed design, site construction, commissioning, in-life maintenance and performance optimisation. We operate throughout Oxfordshire, London, the Midlands and the Southwest of the UK. Following continued expansion, we are currently looking to recruit apprentices within the Oxfordshire area.

http://www.lawton-bes.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Regularly reviewed pay: your rate will be commensurate with experience, skill and value demonstrated by yourself.

After this apprenticeship

A competent and qualified tradesman, who will experience a plethora of project work. Longer term, we relish recruitment from within our site team for off-the-tools roles, should this meet individuals' preference and skillset.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ABINGDON AND WITNEY COLLEGE

Imogen

apprenticeships@abingdon-witney.ac.uk

01235 216216

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000317608.

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