Apprentice Electrician
EN:Able Futures CIC
Doncaster (DN9 3GF)
Closes in 20 days (Friday 10 April 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 20 March 2026
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Summary
Enable Futures, a multi-award-winning apprenticeship employer, is partnering with DJB Installs, a Yorkshire-based specialist in renewable and energy-saving solutions with installers across England, to recruit an Apprentice Electrician.
- Wage
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£17,524 a year
- Training course
- Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 08:00 - 16:30.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 13 April 2026
- 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
The apprentice will be expected to work away from home on occasions, approximately 50% of their time will be working away. Accommodation and all costs will be covered.
Assist qualified craft personnel, learn and acquire the skills necessary to complete the following duties:
- Carry out electrical installations and repairs to the current Institute of Electrical Engineers (IET) wiring requirements and BS 7671.
- Work from detailed electrical, specifications, design drawings and circuit diagrams.
- Testing and inspection of electrical installations to current IET requirements and take appropriate remedial action where required.
- Work with a wide range of electrical installations and specialist equipment.
- Learn to ensure that all electrical test certificates and reports are completed to specification and signed by the appropriate person ready for submission to Management for Verification.
- Carry out diagnostic fault finding on a wide range of installations, equipment, and apparatus.
- Comply with Health and Safety Method Statements derived from Risk Assessments and all Health and Safety legislation appropriate to your post ensuring a duty of care towards colleagues, customers, and the public.
- Learn to work with power and hand tools, able to work at heights either by ladder or scaffold when required and in confined spaces and recognise and use any necessary safety equipment.
- Undertake such other duties and responsibilities of an equivalent nature as may be determined by the postholder’s Supervisor.
Carry out other duties appropriate to the grade of the post as required by the host. - Promote continuous improvement and deliver demonstrable high-quality products and services which embrace quality standards.
Where you'll work
2 Fifth Avenue
Doncaster Finningley Airport
Doncaster
DN9 3GF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE
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
The successful candidate will work towards a Level 3 Installation and Maintenance Electrician qualification, which will take between 36 and 48 months (plus end point assessment) and will be delivered by Sheffield College.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
- Science (grade 4)
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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
Please note that this role will involve working away from home 50% of the working time, and will involve overnight stays. All expenses are paid.
About this employer
Enable Futures, award-winning Shared/Flexi Job apprenticeship service will support you through your apprenticeship journey and professional development. We employ our apprentices directly and are listed on the Flexi Job Apprenticeship Register. We work with hosts in Yorkshire and the North East to provide apprentices in the construction and civil engineering industry.
After this apprenticeship
Full time role.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
EN:Able Futures CIC
Daniel Simpkins
daniel.simpkins@enablefutures.org
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000022566.
Apply now
Closes in 20 days (Friday 10 April 2026 at 11:59pm)