Electrical Apprentice
DLEC ELECTRICAL LIMITED
Fareham (PO15 5SE)
Closes in 14 days (Wednesday 30 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 15 July 2025
Contents
Summary
DLEC Electrical Limited is a NICEIC-approved electrical contractor based in Fareham, serving domestic and commercial clients across Hampshire. They are known for their friendly, professional service and highly skilled, time-served team.
- 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
- Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)
- Hours
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Full-time position. Up to 40 hours per week, 4 days working on-site with your employer, 1 day per week at our Training Centre (day release). Days and times to be confirmed.
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
- Preparing plots for first fix: Assisting in setting up residential or commercial plots for initial electrical installation work
- Drilling cable routes: Creating safe and accurate pathways through walls, ceilings, and floors to accommodate wiring
- Running in cables during first fix: Installing electrical cables according to layout plans and safety regulations before walls are sealed
- Connecting power sockets: Wiring and installing plug sockets to meet installation standards and client requirements
- Connecting lighting circuits: Installing and wiring light fittings, switches, and associated control gear
- Supporting installation of additional systems: Assisting with the setup of consumer units, external lighting, and other electrical components
Where you'll work
6 Mitchell Close
Fareham
PO15 5SE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
STEVE WILLIS TRAINING LTD.
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
Installation and Maintenance Electrician Level 3.
You will attend Steve Willis Training Centre in Portchester, Hampshire one day per week as part of your apprenticeship training, with the remaining four days spent gaining hands-on experience on-site with DLEC Electrical.
Requirements
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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Full UK Driving Licence
Other requirements
A full UK driving licence is essential for this role. Applicants must be based between Portsmouth and Southampton and be willing to travel to various sites across Hampshire as part of their daily work.
About this company
DLEC Electrical Limited, a private limited company founded in January 2016 and headquartered in Fareham, Hampshire, is a NICEIC‑approved electrical contractor serving domestic and commercial clients across Southampton, Fareham, and the wider Hampshire region. With a time‑served, highly skilled team, they offer a comprehensive range of services, including electrical installations, rewiring, inspections (EICR and PAT testing), consumer unit upgrades, LED and garden lighting, CCTV installations, and new‑build specialist work. Known for being friendly, reliable, and delivering excellent value, DLEC works closely with clients to ensure minimal disruption and maximum satisfaction on every project.
After this apprenticeship
To become a fully trained and qualified Level 3 Electrician.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
STEVE WILLIS TRAINING LTD.
Lou Pengelly
louisep@stevewillis.com
02392190190
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000331859.
Apply now
Closes in 14 days (Wednesday 30 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
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