Carry out routine and reactive maintenance to ensure safety and efficiency on equipment.
Overview
The utilities engineering technician was approved for delivery on 24/09/2015. This Advanced apprenticeship standard awards you with a level 3, qualification when completed. The usual duration of this apprenticeship is 48 months, but this does not include the End-Point Assessment Period.
What the course covers
This apprenticeship houses three main occupations including electrical, mechanical and instrumentation control and automation. There are core requirements relating to technical knowledge, skills and behaviours across all three, with more specific requirements relating to each area.
The core requirements of this standard include the application of technical knowledge to carry out monitoring, inspections, reporting and maintenance on a range of waste and water systems, compliance with health and safety and workplace regulations and the use of machinery to modify and repair equipment.
You will be required to communicate with contractors, colleagues and suppliers related to your role and responsibilities alongside performing handovers and confirmation after completing any engineering activities.
Within the electrical occupation, you will monitor, inspect, repair and maintain any electrical equipment using your knowledge of current, voltage and earth resistance. You will be required to interpret electrical drawings to install and connect cables, circuit breakers, transformers, switchgear and any other relevant equipment.
Within the mechanical occupation you will inspect, repair monitor and maintain mechanical equipment and components, using your knowledge to successfully install and maintain the likes of gearboxes, pumps, motors and replacement of lubricants.
Within the instrumentation control and automation occupation you will repair, monitor, maintain and inspect instrumentation and control circuits and equipment, involving the possible dismantling of controllers, instruments, probes, cabling, meters and display units.
Careers and jobs associated
- Utilities Engineering Technician
- Utilities Engineering Specialist
- Mechanical Engineer
- Electrical Engineer
- Instrumentation Control and Automation Engineer.
If you would like to find out more about the utilities engineering technician apprenticeship standard, skills, learnt, assessment methods and duties of the role, visit the Institute for Apprenticeships.
