Electrical Installation Apprenticeship
Electrical Installation
WORCESTER ROAD (DY11)
Closes in 25 days (Monday 29 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 3 September 2025
Contents
Summary
An exciting apprenticeship opportunity in electrical installation with a well-established company that are based in Kidderminster. The end goal will be to become a fully qualified electrician and gain your gold card. You will be enrolled onto a Level 3 NVQ in Electrical Installation apprenticeship alongside working on site.
- Wage
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£11,778 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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Monday - Friday, shifts to be confirmed. May include occasional weekend work. 30+ Hours per week.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 13 October 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
- Installs, repairs, or replaces generators and industrial storage batteries
- Do preventative maintenance and testing of electrical systems (including power distribution equipment)
- Works on electrical failures and replaces components wherever production time is often affected
- Corrects connections and wiring on equipment controls wherever incorrect applications may cause harm and dangerous conditions
- Conducts preventive and maintenance programs and keeps maintenance records
- Complies with standards and procedures of industry, safety manual, and abide by safety rules
Where you'll work
WORCESTER ROAD (DY11)
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BIRMINGHAM ELECTRICAL TRAINING LTD
Training course
Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Training schedule
- Training to be provided by Birmingham Electrical Training
- You will study towards the City & Guilds 5357 qualification (Level 3 Electrotechnical Qualification, (Installation)), which is a Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship
- Theory based learning will take place on block release basis at the training centre, which is located in central Birmingham
- On-site learning will be assessed by a team of training officers from BET who will assess your competence on different units of the apprenticeship
- Functional Skills in English and maths if required
- Level 3 NVQ in Electrical Installation
Requirements
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted 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
- Initiative
- Patience
Other requirements
Must live in or local to Kidderminster. College will be in Birmingham City Centre. This vacancy includes working away from home.
About this employer
Well Established Electrical contractor based in Kidderminster.
After this apprenticeship
- Fully qualified electrician with all required qualifications gained, to have a successful career in the industry
- Wages will increase yearly, upon completion of various stages of the apprenticeship
- Once qualified, you could go on to supervisory roles, senior management positions, through to potentially running your own electrical contracting company
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BIRMINGHAM ELECTRICAL TRAINING LTD
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000340199.
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Closes in 25 days (Monday 29 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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