Maintenance Apprentice

Summary

Our company can offer a long-term position, stability, continued access to training, career development, competitive pay, company benefits, being part of an established team, and primarily local work.

Wage

£20,800 a year

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Starting rate £10.00 per hour (minimum wage rate for mature applicants if applicable)

Training course

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Hours

Monday - Friday, between 07.30 - 16.00 (On Site Hours).

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 4 August 2025

Duration

3 years

Positions available

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

The role will include working in busy and varied environments, typically within the Oxfordshire area, working across a range of domestic and commercial/industrial building sites. This could be under the umbrella of a main contractor or working for the client direct.

Typical tasks include:

Installation work (e.g. installation of a replacement boiler or heat pump)
Planned maintenance (PPM in accordance with SFG20)
Call out / remedial works (calls vary extensively but could be for leaks, faulty pumps, boilers, etc.)
The role will be extremely varied and include Plumbing, Heating, Gas and Renewable natured works

Where you'll work

UNIT 10
GROVE TECH PARK
DOWNSVIEW ROAD
WANTAGE
OX12 9GN

Training

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

College or training organisation

ABINGDON AND WITNEY COLLEGE

Your training course

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Operate in a safe working manner by adhering to health and safety legislation, approved codes of practice and guidance and applying safe working practices.
Carry out and apply the common processes and techniques used in the installation and test of plumbing and domestic heating systems (cold water, hot water, central heating and sanitary appliances and pipework).
Carry out and apply the common processes and techniques used in the installation and test of rainwater systems.
Plan tasks within plumbing and domestic heating systems industry.
Identify and document hazards for the plumbing and domestic heating systems work. Apply control measures.
Carry out commission and handover procedures and techniques on plumbing and domestic heating systems (cold water, hot water, central heating, sanitary appliances, and rainwater).
Install, test, and commission, electrical and electrical control systems applicable to plumbing and domestic heating systems.
Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on the non-electrical components of plumbing and domestic heating systems.
Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on electrical and electrical control systems applicable to plumbing and domestic heating systems including industry safe isolation procedures.
Decommission plumbing and domestic heating systems.
Decommission electrical and electrical control systems applicable to plumbing and domestic heating systems.
Plan, size and select cold and hot systems to meet customer’s needs in accordance with manufacturers guidance, regulatory requirements and industry recognised standards and procedures.
Plan, size and select domestic heating and rainwater systems to meet customers' needs in accordance with manufacturers' guidance, regulatory requirements and industry recognised standards and procedures.
Carry out and apply the common installation processes and techniques used in the installation and maintenance of natural gas systems (up to 35mm R1¼) and natural gas fired hot water and central heating appliances (up to 70kW net heat input) in the workplace.
Install, purge, test, commission and handover low pressure natural gas systems (up to 35mm R1¼) and natural gas fired hot water and central heating appliances (up to 70kW net heat input).
Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on low pressure Natural Gas systems (up to 35mm R1¼) and Natural Gas fired hot water and central heating appliances (up to 70kW net heat input).
Decommission (including disconnection and dismantling) low pressure Natural Gas systems (up to 35mm R1¼) and Natural Gas fired hot water and central heating appliances (up to 70kW net heat input).
Plan, size and select low pressure Natural Gas systems (up to 35mm R1¼) and Natural Gas fired hot water and central heating appliances (up to 70kW net heat input).
Carry out and apply the common processes and techniques used in the installation of air source heat pump (non-refrigerant circuits) systems.
Carry out and apply the common processes and techniques used in the installation of solar thermal systems.
Test, commission and handover air source heat pump (non-refrigerant circuits) systems.
Test, commission and handover solar thermal systems.
Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on air source heat pump (non-refrigerant circuits) systems.
Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on solar thermal systems.
Decommission (including disconnection and dismantling) air source heat pump (non-refrigerant circuits) systems.
Decommission (including disconnection and dismantling) solar thermal systems.
Plan, size and select air source heat pump (non-refrigerant circuits) systems.
Plan, size and select solar thermal systems.
Carry out and apply the common processes and techniques used in the installation of plumbing (above 28mm) and non-domestic plumbing pipework.
Carry out and apply the common processes and techniques used in the installation of plumbing (above 28mm) and non-domestic plumbing systems and appliances (cold water systems, hot water systems, sanitary appliances and pipework systems and rainwater systems).
Test, commission and handover plumbing pipework (above 28mm) and non-domestic plumbing systems and appliances in the workplace. (cold water systems and sanitary appliances and pipework systems).
Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on plumbing (above 28mm) and non-domestic plumbing systems and appliances.
Decommission (including disconnection and dismantling) plumbing (above 28mm) and non-domestic plumbing systems and appliances.
Operate in a safe working manner by adhering to health and safety legislation, approved codes of practice and guidance and applying safe working practices.
Carry out and apply the common processes and techniques used in the installation and test of plumbing and domestic heating systems (cold water, hot water, central heating and sanitary appliances and pipework).
Carry out and apply the common processes and techniques used in the installation and test of rainwater systems.
Plan tasks within plumbing and domestic heating systems industry.
Identify and document hazards for the plumbing and domestic heating systems work. Apply control measures.
Carry out commission and handover procedures and techniques on plumbing and domestic heating systems (cold water, hot water, central heating, sanitary appliances, and rainwater).
Install, test, and commission, electrical and electrical control systems applicable to plumbing and domestic heating systems.
Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on the non-electrical components of plumbing and domestic heating systems.
Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on electrical and electrical control systems applicable to plumbing and domestic heating systems including industry safe isolation procedures.
Decommission plumbing and domestic heating systems.
Decommission electrical and electrical control systems applicable to plumbing and domestic heating systems.
Plan, size and select cold and hot systems to meet customer’s needs in accordance with manufacturers guidance, regulatory requirements and industry recognised standards and procedures.
Plan, size and select domestic heating and rainwater systems to meet customers' needs in accordance with manufacturers' guidance, regulatory requirements and industry recognised standards and procedures.

Your training plan

36 months practical training period, plus 3 months for End Point Assessment
Work-based training with your employer
Day release during term time (approximately 1 day a week for 3 years)
Regular meetings with your training coordinator to monitor progress and well-being
Approximately 5 on-site assessment visits per year
Off the job training will count for at least 6 hours a week of an apprentice’s time at work

Qualifications included:

City and Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Plumbing and Domestic Heating
Level 3 Plumbing and Domestic Heating Technician Apprenticeship

End Point Assessment:

Multiple choice test
Design project
Practical installation and application test
Professional discussion, based on a log book completed during the end point assessment period

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English and Maths (grade A* to C / Level 9 -4)

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
Customer care skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Patience
Physical fitness
Personable

Other requirements

The role involves active day-to-day tasks. Therefore, a can-do attitude, coupled with a good level of physical fitness is necessary for long-term success.

About this company

Lawton (BES) Ltd is a building engineering services company. We are capable of handling a wide variety of projects across an array of market sectors. We specialise in taking projects from inception through to detailed design, site construction, commissioning, in-life maintenance and performance optimisation. We operate throughout Oxfordshire, London, the Midlands and the Southwest of the UK. Following continued expansion, we are currently looking to recruit apprentices within the Oxfordshire area.

http://www.lawton-bes.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Regularly reviewed pay: your rate will be commensurate with experience, skill and value demonstrated by yourself.

After this apprenticeship

A competent and qualified tradesman who will experience a plethora of project work

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ABINGDON AND WITNEY COLLEGE

Imogen

apprenticeships@abingdon-witney.ac.uk

01235 216216

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000325202.

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