Apprentice Electrician
SKIDMORE ELECTRICAL (UK) LTD
Doncaster (DN10 4ES)
Closes in 15 days (Sunday 8 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 22 May 2025
Contents
Summary
Do you want to start an exciting career with Skidmore Electrical? Learn hands-on from a supportive, expert team across domestic, commercial & industrial projects. No two days are the same - always something new to learn, grow and challenge yourself. Join us today!
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Starting apprenticeship wage of £7.55 per hour.
- Training course
- Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)
- Hours
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Hours of work may be varied, but standard hours would be Monday to Friday, 08.00 - 16.30.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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4 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
Join our team as an apprentice electrician and build strong foundations for a successful career. You’ll tackle varied work, gain hands-on experience, and develop essential skills alongside a supportive team of skilled Electricians who are eager to help you grow. It’s the perfect opportunity to learn, challenge yourself and set yourself up for a rewarding future.
As an Apprentice Electrician, you’ll work alongside our qualified Electricians, gaining valuable industry experience and learning the trade both on-site and through formal training.
Duties will include, but are not limited to:
- Supporting a qualified Electrician in various electrical installations.
- Working on projects across residential, commercial and industrial settings.
- Helping with the installation of lighting, sockets, consumer units and EV chargers.
- Identifying and troubleshooting electrical faults to ensure safe and efficient operation.
- Adhering to health and safety regulations.
- Preparing work areas and cleaning up after jobs.
- Attending college and maintaining your apprenticeship portfolio.
- All other associated duties as required.
Where you'll work
Unit 5 a West Stockwith Park
West Stockwith Misterton
Doncaster
DN10 4ES
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
TEC PARTNERSHIP
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
Our Level 3 Electrical apprenticeship runs on a day-release model. You will attend day-release college training at The Grimsby Institute for one day each week (within term-time). The full apprenticeship duration is approximately 48 months, but if you have already completed a relevant Level 3 learning programme, the duration may be reduced to account for your prior learning.
Grimsby Institute has a free college bus service that runs across North and North East Lincolnshire.
The following link will take you to details of each available bus route:
https://grimsby.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GIFHE-TRANSPORT-TIMETABLE-24.25-MASTER.pdf
More training information
As part of the apprenticeship you will complete a Level 3 City & Guilds Electrotechnical Qualification, 18th Edition, AM2S assessment, electrical safety, wiring regulations (BS 7671), fault diagnosis, testing, and adherence to industry standards. You will also be supported to build an extensive portfolio of your practical work and take part in a bespoke programme of technical, practical and vocational learning.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C or above)
- Maths (grade 4/C or above)
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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Reliable
- Willing to learn
- Enthusiastic
Other requirements
Skidmore Electrical is located in the rural village of West Stockwith. Please check the location and ensure you would be able to travel to work on a daily basis. You will attend college day-release sessions based at The Grimsby Institute, once each week. There is a free college bus services that covers North and North East Lincolnshire - https://grimsby.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GIFHE-TRANSPORT-TIMETABLE-24.25-MASTER.pdf
About this company
At Skidmore Electrical, we are a trusted and experienced electrical contractor with over 20 years in the industry. Based in West Stockwith, we work across domestic, commercial and industrial sectors, delivering reliable and professional services ranging from full house rewires and EV charger installations to security systems and industrial control panels.
After this apprenticeship
Skidmore Electrical are offering this apprenticeship with the view of the successful candidates continuing on to a long-term career within the industry.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TEC PARTNERSHIP
Helena Gollings
myapprenticeship@grimsby.ac.uk
01472 311222
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000322269.
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Closes in 15 days (Sunday 8 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
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