Electrical Installation - Apprenticeship Level 3

Essentials

Duration: 4 Years Full-time
Start date: 2nd September 2024
End date: 24th August 2028

Attendance at an information session is required.

Course fee: FREE (Eligibility criteria may apply)

What is an Apprenticeship?

As an apprenticeship you are employed as full-time members of staff and typically work for an employer three to four days a week. One or two days a week is spent at college, studying for nationally-recognised qualifications in the same profession as the apprenticeship.

• You must find your own employer.
• Some employers may require GCSEs on entry.
• It might be possible to do an apprenticeship with a current employer.
• You work all year round, but your College classes run from September to July.

Employers pay for the day the apprentice is in college, meaning you will receive a full-time wage at least  in accordance with the national minimum wage

Details and restrictions

• Apprentices must be aged 16 or above. There is no upper age limit, which means you can start an apprenticeship at any stage of your career.
• Potential apprentices can be existing or new employees including graduates or about to take up a permanent paid employment offer. An existing employee must be in a new job that requires a substantial amount of learning and skills development.  You must be employed by a company that has a base in Northern Ireland and is registered as an employer with HMRC and be contracted to work a minimum of 21 hours per week with one employer.

Course Content

Electrical Installation is offered under the Apprenticeship scheme. 

ApprenticeshipNI Level 3 City & Guilds Electrotechnical Qualification (Installation) and City & Guilds Level 3 Award in the Fundamental Principles and Requirements of Environmental Technology Systems combines the practical hands-on experience of the workplace with the knowledge, skills and understanding gained in the College classroom and workshops enabling you to become a fully qualified electrician on completion of the AM2S end-point assessment.

Subjects include:  

• Apply Health, Safety and Environmental Considerations
• Electrical Scientific Principles and Technologies
• Understand Design and Installation Practices and Procedures
• Understand How to Plan and Oversee Electrical Work Activities
• Understand Inspection, Testing and Commissioning
• Inspect, Test and Commission Electrical Systems  
• Understand Fault Diagnosis and Rectification 
• Apply Fault Diagnosis and Rectification  
• 18th Edition of the IEE Wiring Regulations

You must be aged 16 years of age or above.

You must have attained 4 GCSEs (grades A*-C) with a minimum total of 24 points, derived from all GCSE results, inclusive of a minimum of:
GCSE Grade C qualification in English/English Literature or Essential Skills Level 2 in Communication/Literacy; and
GCSE Grade C qualification in a science-related sujbect; and
GCSE Grade C qualification in Mathematics or Essential Skills Level 2 in Numeracy/Application of Number

GCSE Grade A/A*or GCSE  Grades 9/8/7          Points  Attributed 10
GCSE Grade B or -GCSE Grade 6                     Points Attributed 8
GCSE Grade C/C* or GCSE Grade 5/4              Points Attributed 6
GCSE Grade D or GCSE Grade 3                      Points Attributed 4
GCSE Grade E OR GCSE Grade 2                    Points Attributed 2

You must meet all necessary health requirements, have no colour vision defects, be physically fit, and be able to work at heights in confined spaces. Verification of vision requirements must be obtained from your optician. Your optician will be asked to sign, date and apply the practice/surgery stamp to your verification.  The vision verification form can be downloaded from our Apprenticeship page.

You must attend one of the scheduled information sessions.

In addition if you are an existing employee you must:

• Be in permanent remunerative employment with a Northern Ireland-based company from day one of the apprenticeship;
• Be contracted to work a minimum of 21 hours per week (including day release/off-the-job training) with one employer; and
• Meet all the other eligibility criteria as set out above.

All relevant paperwork should be uploaded to the admissions portal prior to being considered for an apprenticeship, this should include your:

• Employer response form
• Vision verification form (Electrical Installation only)
• One form of official photographic ID
• Official proof of your National Insurance number eg Letter from HMRC

To access the forms and for further details visit our Apprenticeship page 

Following successful completion of the Level 3 ApprenticeshipsNI you may be able to progress to higher education:

• Level 4 Award in the Design and Verification of Electrical Installations
• HNC/D Electrical & Electronic Engineering
• HNC/D Building Services
• Foundation Degree or Higher Level Apprenticeship (requires accreditation of prior learning assessment) .

Over 90% of students who completed this course in the last three years have successfully become fully qualified Electricians.