Apprentice HVAC Technician
QVAC Ltd
Lichfield (WS14 0ED)
Closes in 30 days (Saturday 16 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 16 July 2025
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Summary
This comprehensive program provides hands-on training in heating, ventilation, air conditioning, plumbing, electrical systems, and maintenance. Upon completion, you'll have the skills to work across commercial, industrial, and residential properties, building a strong foundation for a rewarding career in engineering.
- 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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Pay rates are based on age criteria in accordance with government wage regulations and will be reviewed periodically throughout the apprenticeship to ensure compliance and progression
- Training course
- Building services engineering service and maintenance engineer (level 3)
- Hours
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Working hours will be discussed further during the recruitment process, including any need for flexibility to accommodate travel and project schedules.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 5 November 2025
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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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
- Assist with the service and maintenance of HVAC-R systems
- Learn diagnostic and troubleshooting techniques
- Work alongside experienced technicians to gain practical skills
- Follow safety standards and company protocols
- Provide outstanding customer service
- Engage in ongoing training and development
- Maintain tools, equipment, and inventory
Where you'll work
First Floor Offices, South Staffs Freight Terminal
Lynn Lane
Shenstone
Lichfield
WS14 0ED
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
GLP TRAINING LTD
Your training course
Building services engineering service and maintenance engineer (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Apply safe working practices and comply with safe working methods, including highlighting control method application and safe systems of work.
- Comply with current company policies and procedures.
- Undertake dynamic risk assessment to identify and manage a safe working environment.
- Produce a risk assessment.
- Produce a method statement.
- Plan work activities.
- Apply sustainable principles and techniques.
- Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Follow organisational and site procedures for waste management across the site.
- Plan, organise, and carry out tasks in a way that utilises resources, for example cost, quality, safety, security, and environmental impact.
- Plan, organise, prepare, and secure area of work for setting out and work activities.
- Minimise delays to planned work.
- Amend and replan work activities.
- Prepare and maintain work areas to ensure safe access and egress for self and others.
- Select, use, secure and store hand and power tools, equipment, and components.
- Interpret information from sources such as manufacturer's instructions, drawings, plans, specifications, or previous reports.
- Carry out testing and commissioning of a building services engineering system.
- Carry out decommission of a building services engineering system.
- Undertake planned maintenance activities to building services engineering systems.
- Undertake reactive maintenance activities to building services engineering systems.
- Isolate building service engineering systems.
- Identify and diagnose faults and outline solutions for resolution.
- Replace components.
- Communicate options in writing for repairs, replacements or improvements including the impact of cost, and timescales in writing.
- Handover completed maintenance activities.
- Use information technology and digital systems to monitor and manage the operation of plant and equipment.
- Record or enter information - paper based or electronic.
- Provide internal feedback.
- Communicate verbally with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology.
- Follow equity, diversity, and inclusion principles and policy.
- Refer problems outside of own responsibility or authority to the relevant person.
- Identify, carry out and record industry related continuing professional development (CPD) activities.
- Repair components.
- Apply safe working practices and comply with safe working methods, including highlighting control method application and safe systems of work.
- Comply with current company policies and procedures.
- Undertake dynamic risk assessment to identify and manage a safe working environment.
- Produce a risk assessment.
- Produce a method statement.
- Plan work activities.
- Apply sustainable principles and techniques.
- Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Follow organisational and site procedures for waste management across the site.
- Plan, organise, and carry out tasks in a way that utilises resources, for example cost, quality, safety, security, and environmental impact.
- Plan, organise, prepare, and secure area of work for setting out and work activities.
- Minimise delays to planned work.
- Amend and replan work activities.
- Prepare and maintain work areas to ensure safe access and egress for self and others.
- Select, use, secure and store hand and power tools, equipment, and components.
- Interpret information from sources such as manufacturer's instructions, drawings, plans, specifications, or previous reports.
- Carry out testing and commissioning of a building services engineering system.
- Carry out decommission of a building services engineering system.
- Undertake planned maintenance activities to building services engineering systems.
- Undertake reactive maintenance activities to building services engineering systems.
- Isolate building service engineering systems.
- Identify and diagnose faults and outline solutions for resolution.
- Replace components.
- Communicate options in writing for repairs, replacements or improvements including the impact of cost, and timescales in writing.
- Handover completed maintenance activities.
- Use information technology and digital systems to monitor and manage the operation of plant and equipment.
- Record or enter information - paper based or electronic.
- Provide internal feedback.
- Communicate verbally with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology.
- Follow equity, diversity, and inclusion principles and policy.
- Refer problems outside of own responsibility or authority to the relevant person.
- Identify, carry out and record industry related continuing professional development (CPD) activities.
- Repair components.
Your training plan
Building Services Engineering Service and Maintenance Engineer
Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:
- Monthly Tutor 1-2-1's
- Online Masterclasses
- Quarterly Block Release
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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Willingness to travel
Other requirements
Ability to reliably commute to WS14 0ED
About this company
QVAC Ltd leads the way in providing top-quality heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC-R) solutions across the UK. With a focus on quality, innovation, and sustainability, we offer a unique apprenticeship for individuals passionate about starting a career in the HVAC industry. This role offers hands-on experience and professional growth in a supportive and dynamic environment.
https://qvac.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Earn while you learn. Be part of a rapidly growing company. .Hands-on experience in a vital industry. Career progression opportunities. Travel allowances. Work in a sustainability-focused company.
After this apprenticeship
- Career progression will depend on commitment to the programme
- Succesful, dedicated individuals can expect to progress as the company grows and their skills develop
- Opportunity for technician level roles and more
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
GLP TRAINING LTD
Joe Essery
joe.e@glptraining.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000332029.
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Closes in 30 days (Saturday 16 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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