Apprentice Engineering/Mechanical Fitter (Pipe)
CoTrain
London (EC1A 9PS)
Closes in 14 days (Thursday 10 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 23 June 2025
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Summary
Working on a new museum installation in the Smithfield area of London. You will be installing the infrastructure pipework and setting up energy efficient plant rooms for this new exciting project.
- Wage
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£15,704 to £25,396.80, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
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CoTrain will help with travel costs to and from work with a small bursary payment each week which the apprentice can claim via expenses. All travel costs to college can be claimed this way also.
- Training course
- Engineering construction pipefitter (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday site hours may vary but typically 8.00am start and finishing at 5.00pm. You will usually get two 30-minute breaks during the day. Additional hours may be asked if the workload requires it but are not mandatory.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 23 July 2025
- Duration
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3 years 6 months
- 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
- Comply with appropriate health and safety, risk and quality requirements
- Correctly select and safely use tools and equipment for the fabrication, assembly, installation and decommissioning of pipework components and systems
- Plan, organise and undertake the fabrication, assembly, installation, maintenance and decommissioning of pipework components and systems
- Read, interpret and apply engineering drawing information
- Shape pipework components using hand and power tools to cut, drill, and shape
Where you'll work
30 West Market Building
London Central Markets
London
EC1A 9PS
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
SEMESTER: LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
Your training course
Engineering construction pipefitter (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Comply with appropriate health and safety, risk and quality requirements,
- Correctly select and safely use tools and equipment for the fabrication, assembly, installation and decommissioning of pipework components and systems,
- Plan, organise and undertake the fabrication, assembly, installation, maintenance and decommissioning of pipework components and systems,
- Read, interpret and apply engineering drawing information,
- Shape pipework components using hand and power tools to cut, drill, shape and finish components to the required tolerance, specification and standard,
- Assemble and install pipework using the appropriate methods, techniques and equipment in accordance with the specification including welded, threaded, bolted and clamped jointing solutions,
- Ensure the integrity of joints in accordance with specifications, in line with specified quality procedures and to precise tolerances,
- Undertake the testing and inspection of the fabricated and/or installed pipework using the appropriate techniques,
- Work with others and contribute to effective working relationships within an Engineering Construction environment,
- Apply techniques for the temporary or permanent removal of an engineering construction piping related system or component,
- Communicate by keeping others informed about work plans or activities which may affect them and seek assistance from others without causing undue disruption to normal work activities.
Your training plan
Engineering Construction Pipefitter Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:
- The training will be conducted mainly in the work place with on line learning once a week to cover all theory based units
- This role is very technical and will require a good level of maths and English
More training information
Semester try to keep your training as near to real life situations as possible so that your training should be easily transferrable to your work place helping you understand more clearly how on and off site training benefits your learning
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Mathematics and English (grade 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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Physical fitness
- Reliability and timekeeping
Other requirements
This is a physical role and most of the work will be undertaken in semi-built properties so working in all weathers will happen from time to time. No day will be the same as you will be installing bespoke pipework for every project.
About this company
CoTrain is a program under SECBE . As a shared apprenticeship scheme and a Flexible Job Apprenticeship Agency partly funded by CITB to provide a route into industry for anyone wishing to complete an apprenticeship. We employ and mentor the apprentice and place them with our construction partners and colleges to gain the correct experience & skills to complete their qualifications.
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Company benefits
Apprentices are automatically entitled to use our Employee Support Program for themselves and immediate family. An apprenticeship manage will be allocated who will provide support and guidance throughout the apprenticeship and beyond.
After this apprenticeship
- Engineering Design
- Site Management
- Quantity Surveying
- Estimating
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CoTrain
Helen Banning
Helen.Banning@secbe.org.uk
07853 282490
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000327694.
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Closes in 14 days (Thursday 10 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
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