Engineering Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeship (Level 4)
Engineering Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeship (Level 4)
Why this apprenticeship?
A Level 4 Higher Apprenticeship involves work-based learning and vocational technical knowledge.
The broad purpose of the Engineering Manufacturing Technician is to provide specialist technical support for engineers. This will then enable organisations to develop, produce or test new/existing products, processes, or procedures. The outcome of this is that the customer specification will be met in terms of quality, cost and delivery, as efficiently and effectively as possible.
Engineering Manufacturing Technicians gather information and data from a range of sources and analyse the information/data.
Entry Requirements
- 5 GCSEs at Grade C (Grade 4/5 in the new numerical GCSE grading system) to include English and maths
- Level 3 Engineering qualification or relevant equivalent experience
- To ensure that the apprenticeship standard and pathway is appropriate for the job role, both the employer and yourself will have a consultation with the Engineering Centre tutors prior to enrolment. A bespoke training plan will be created for you
- You must be employed in a relevant role for a minimum of 30 hours per week and in a role that enables you to fulfil the criteria requirements of the end-point assessment
- You will be expected to complete an initial assessment in maths and English to ensure you are at a suitable level to work towards this qualification
Course Content
Our experienced tutors are here to support you all the way and by the end of your apprenticeship you will have the skills and knowledge in one or more of a wide variety of engineering manufacturing activities including:
- Making decisions
- Solving problems
- Producing and/or updating technical documentation, reports or specifications covering areas such as quality, reliability, production schedules/targets, costing or other technical documentation. This will be used to inform others, either internally or externally, what needs to be done such as how a product must be designed, manufactured, tested, modified, maintained, stored and/or transported.
What qualification will I achieve?
- The HNC in General Engineering (RQF) (a Level 4 qualification that’s equivalent to the first / second year of a degree)
- Level 4 Engineering Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeship
What can I do after this apprenticeship?
Here you will find some potential career pathways once you have completed your apprenticeship.
- Senior Production Technician
- Mechanical Systems Senior Technician
- Senior Quality Technician
- Senior Controls Technician