Electrical Apprentice

WINGATE ELECTRICAL PLC

Hampshire (RG24 8QD)

Closes on Monday 20 July 2026

Posted on 17 December 2025

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Summary

Assists licensed electricians in installing, maintaining, and repairing electrical systems, learning the trade through hands-on work and classroom training, involving tasks like wiring, conduit bending, troubleshooting, reading blueprints, and ensuring strict adherence to safety codes in residential, commercial, or industrial settings. 

• Wage:

  £16,973 a year

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  In line with JIB Rates to be discussed at interview stage

• Training course: Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)
• Hours: Monday to Friday 07:30 – 17:30 under 18’s can only work a 40-hour week.

  40 hours a week

• Start date:

  Tuesday 1 September 2026

• Duration:

  4 years 6 months

• Positions available:

  3

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

Once fully trained, your key responsibilities would be:

• Installation & Repair: Assist in wiring, installing site temporary power ranging from 110v – 400v, placing lighting fixtures, and replacing components such as switch gear and transformers.
• Troubleshooting: Help diagnose and fix electrical malfunctions and issues.
• Blueprint Reading: Interpret electrical diagrams, schematics, and technical documents.
• Safety Compliance: Follow all safety protocols, regulations, and electrical codes diligently.
• Tool & Material Management: Maintain tools, organise materials, and transport equipment.
• Laying out, assembling, testing, and repairing wiring systems.
• Working with various tools for cutting, glanding, bending, and manipulating wires/conduit.
• Working at heights (ladders, scaffolds, powered access equipment)
• Communicating with team members and potentially clients about project needs or issues. 

Where you'll work

Wingate House
Rutherford Road Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG24 8QD

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

BASINGSTOKE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

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 will take place one day a week at Basingstoke College, and the remaining time will be spent on Wingate Electrical's customer sites. 

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
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Number skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Patience
• Physical fitness

Other requirements

You may be required to have a DBS/BPSS carried out on our construction sites.

About this employer

Wingate Electrical are the leading contractor in the UK for the installation of Temporary Electrics.

We have 9 branches throughout the Uk, the Basingstoke office currently 60 live projects throughout the South of England.

 

An Electrical Apprentice you will be assisting our JIB Gold card electrician in their day to day activities, in installing, maintaining, and repairing electrical systems, learning the trade through hands-on work and classroom training, involving tasks like wiring, terminating swa cabling, installation of 110v lighting, generator connections, Towe crane and hoist installations and installing and maintain the site evacuation alarms., troubleshooting and reacting to emergency call outs, reading lighting and construction phase plan drawings, and ensuring strict adherence to safety codes in commercial and industrial settings, progressing from basic duties to complex electrical work under supervision. 

After this apprenticeship

Further career within Wingate Electrical. 

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BASINGSTOKE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000005644.

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Closes on Monday 20 July 2026

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