Apprentice Electrician
MK WIRED LTD
MILTON KEYNES (MK8 0DH)
Closes in 16 days (Friday 4 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 17 June 2025
Contents
Summary
As our apprentice, you won’t just be running cables—you’ll be powering up your future. You’ll get hands-on experience across a wide range of electrical services.
- Wage
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£16,500 a year
- Training course
- Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, shifts to be confirmed.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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3 years 6 months
- Positions available
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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
As an apprentice with us, you’ll gain hands-on experience and learn valuable skills that will set you up for a successful career in the electrical industry.
Here’s what you’ll be doing:
- Health & Safety First: Learn the key legislation and safe working practices that keep everyone protected on site.
- Wiring & Installation: Get stuck into preparing and installing wiring systems in real-world environments.
- Connections That Matter: Learn how to terminate and connect cables, conductors, and cords the right way.
- Testing & Certification: Be part of the inspection, testing, and commissioning process to ensure everything runs smoothly and safely.
- Modern Tech: Gain experience installing cutting-edge systems like heat pumps and electric vehicle chargers.
- Problem Solving: Learn how to diagnose and fix electrical faults like a pro.
You’ll be supported every step of the way by experienced electricians who are passionate about helping you grow.
Where you'll work
1 REDDING GROVE
CROWNHILL
MILTON KEYNES
MK8 0DH
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
MILTON KEYNES COLLEGE
Your training course
Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Maintain the safety of self and others by applying statutory health and safety policies, procedures, and regulations when conducting electrical work.
- 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.
- Use verbal and written communication techniques suitable for the context, adapting style and use of terminology to suit the audience. Uses industry terminology.
- Apply customer service principles and techniques to deliver customer or client service in industrial, commercial and communal residential environments.
- 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.
- Maintain the safety of self and others by applying statutory health and safety policies, procedures, and regulations when conducting electrical work.
- 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.
- Use verbal and written communication techniques suitable for the context, adapting style and use of terminology to suit the audience. Uses industry terminology.
- Apply customer service principles and techniques to deliver customer or client service in industrial, commercial and communal residential environments.
- 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.
Your training plan
Installation and Maintenance Electrician Apprenticeship Standard.
One day a week attendance to Milton Keynes College.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
- Science (grade 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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Ideally having a driving license as you may be required to travel to customers homes and other locations. Ideally based in Milton Keynes. To be eligible for this apprenticeship, you must meet the following residency criteria: You must have lived in the UK, the British Overseas Territories, or Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least three years prior to the start of the apprenticeship.
About this company
We are a friendly and knowledgeable team of electrical contractors who’ve served both domestic and commercial customers for over 25 years. From a simple light switch change to a full house rewire, we pride ourselves on being adaptable to any of our customers’ needs. With our experience, we not only guide our customers through any problem but provide an honest, thorough, quick and affordable solution. We are a Full Scope Contractor with NAPIT. Our NAPIT accreditation reflects our emphasis on safety as well as the continued training of our employees. For your safety all our engineers are fully qualified to City & Guilds and all our work conforms to the latest British Standard 7671 The Wiring Regulations 18th Edition. Due to our expansion, we are now looking to recruit an electrical apprentice to join our team.
After this apprenticeship
There is opportunity to progress a full-time position after successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
MILTON KEYNES COLLEGE
apprenticeships@mkcollege.ac.uk
01908 637056
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000326539.
Apply now
Closes in 16 days (Friday 4 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
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