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Course overview
This Level 3 Building Services Engineering Technician Apprenticeship is available to anyone aged over 16.
A Building Services Engineering Technician provides assistance to Engineers and other construction professionals in the development of cost effective, technical and sustainable design solutions.
Duties of a Building Services Engineering Technician may include the production of three-dimensional models, calculations, specifications, reports and drawings.
Their work typically includes systems such as renewable technologies, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, drainage, lighting, power, controls and lifts.
The recommended qualifications for the achievement of the standard will be a Level 3 Diploma in Construction and the Built Environment (Building Services Engineering) and a Level 3 Diploma for Building Services Engineering Technicians.
The apprentice will complete an online portfolio of evidence which will be supervised by in-company mentors and LCB assessors.
Specific units within the Diploma include: Construction Principles, Construction Design, Construction Technology, Health & Safety, Provision of Primary Services and Building Services Science, plus 4 optional units.
Completion of the apprenticeship standard will be confirmed following the satisfactory conclusion of an End Point Assessment.
Information for employers
If you are considering taking on an apprentice and would like to find out more about the Level 3 Building Services Engineering Technician Apprenticeship please get in touch with the apprenticeship team.
They will be able to advise you on the course content, offer advice for levy and non-levy payers and provide details on the end point assessment (EPA).
You can find out more about this apprenticeship standard on the Institute for Apprenticeship site.
From 1st April 2021 all employers are required to use the government apprenticeship service to secure funding for any apprentices they wish to employ. Â Apprentices will be unable to start their course at college without reserving funding.
We can assist you with this process by providing informative emails, videos and telephone assistance, please get in touch to find out more.
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0113 222 6000
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Entry requirements
Typically an apprentice will be expected to have achieved at least 5 GCSEs at grades (9-4) A*-C including maths, English and science or their equivalent.
Apprentices without level 2 English and maths will need to have achieved this prior to taking the End Point Assessment.
Employers may specify additional entry requirements.
You can search for vacancies on the National Apprenticeship Service page –Â find an apprenticeship
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On completion of this course, apprentices will have learned the following:
- The different techniques and methods used to design building engineering services projects
- The appropriate scientific, technical and engineering principles relating to the design of building engineering services projects
- How to work effectively and contribute to engineering solutions by the correct use of resources and time
- How to communicate effectively using a range of techniques
- The code of conduct of relevant professional bodies and institutions including ethics and their application in design and delivery of projects
- Safe working practices and how to comply with the
- Sustainable development and their own contribution to economic, environmental and social wellbeing
- Sources of and approaches to Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
After completing this course there are a number of options available; depending on your final grade you could move onto a higher education course including a HNC/HND, higher apprenticeship or a degree at university, or you could seek employment.