Fire Systems Apprentice
ANDREW CARLING ELECTRICS LTD
Washington (NE38 0AT)
Closes in 27 days (Friday 5 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 8 August 2025
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Summary
This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic, hardworking apprentice that wants to learn new skills. The successful candidate would have excellent long-term prospects as the company continues to grow and would benefit from joining a small team where they can receive more intensive training and full support throughout their apprenticeship.
- Wage
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£15,704 to £25,396.80, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Fire emergency and security systems technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 7.30am - 4.00pm
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Sunday 7 September 2025
- Duration
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2 years 9 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
An exciting opportunity has arisen within a family run Electrical and Fire Systems company based in Crook, County Durham. Due to continued expansion within the business, Andrew Carling Electrics Ltd (ACE) are seeking an ambitious and hard working Fire Systems Apprentice.
The successful candidate will undertake a wide range of duties and work towards a three year apprenticeship in Fire, Emergency & Security Systems.
The main purpose of the role will be to assist the Fire Systems Engineer in Installing, maintaining and repairing a variety of fire alarm systems.
Main duties to include:
- Installing fire detection and alarm systems, including cabling, and mounting of components
- Testing and commissioning new systems, ensuring they function correctly and meet the required standards
- Assisting in the preventative and corrective maintenance of fire alarm systems, including diagnosing and repairing faults
- Adhering to safety regulations, codes of practice, and risk assessments
- Assisting in the preparation of reports and maintain records of work completed
- To communicate effectively with customers and ensure that they are satisfied with the systems and know how to use them
Where you'll work
8 Woodlark
Washington
NE38 0AT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
ACCESS TRAINING LIMITED
Training course
Fire emergency and security systems technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Comply with safety legislation, codes of practice, risk assessments, method statements, safe systems of work and apply control measures.
- Complete functionality tests of systems and components during commissioning systems.
- Apply and implement system design, planning and installations including additional components to existing systems.
- Carry out takeover procedure, diagnose and repair faults.
- Operate ICT equipment and systems to store, retrieve, manipulate, transmit or receive digital data and electronic information.
- Comply with environmental and sustainability, regulations and standards.
- Complete functionality tests of systems and components during handover of systems.
- Carries out risk assessments.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers using sector specific terminology.
- Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, as part of a team. Consult and engage with occupants or others who are or could be affected by work (for example vulnerable, older, and disabled people) and respond appropriately.
- Communicate with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology through written means.
- Plan and install systems cabling.
- Carry out maintenance activities on fire detection and alarm systems and their components.
- Carry out maintenance activities on intrusion alarm, access control, video surveillance (CCTV) and their components.
- Comply with safety legislation, codes of practice, risk assessments, method statements, safe systems of work and apply control measures.
- Complete functionality tests of systems and components during commissioning systems.
- Apply and implement system design, planning and installations including additional components to existing systems.
- Carry out takeover procedure, diagnose and repair faults.
- Operate ICT equipment and systems to store, retrieve, manipulate, transmit or receive digital data and electronic information.
- Comply with environmental and sustainability, regulations and standards.
- Complete functionality tests of systems and components during handover of systems.
- Carries out risk assessments.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers using sector specific terminology.
- Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, as part of a team. Consult and engage with occupants or others who are or could be affected by work (for example vulnerable, older, and disabled people) and respond appropriately.
- Communicate with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology through written means.
- Plan and install systems cabling.
- Carry out maintenance activities on fire detection and alarm systems and their components.
- Carry out maintenance activities on intrusion alarm, access control, video surveillance (CCTV) and their components.
Training schedule
You will complete the Fire, Emergency and Security Systems Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard and will attend a combination of weekly and fortnightly day release sessions at our Team Valley training centre
More training information
You will attend a mix of classroom and practical sessions at Access Trainings purpose build workshop
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C or above)
- Maths (grade 4/C or above)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Organisation skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Confident working individually
- Good timekeeping
Other requirements
Comfortable working at heights and within confined spaces. Holding a full drivers licence or learning to drive would be an advantage.
About this employer
ACE has been running since 2020 and now has 4 members of staff including the director. We thrive on providing the best customer service and the work we do is expected to be completed to a high standard. Between the staff there is a vast knowledge of both electrics and fire systems and at least 30 years of experience. ACE is a great company to work for and whilst we work professionally, we also believe that our staff should enjoy what they do and have a great relationship with each other.
After this apprenticeship
- The successful applicant would have excellent long-term prospects, with the opportunity to develop as the company continues to grow
As you develop in the role, you will be given more responsibility and increased independent working.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ACCESS TRAINING LIMITED
Eva Wright
recruitment@accesstraining.org
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000336163.
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Closes in 27 days (Friday 5 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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