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Engineering Manufacturing Technician – Level 4 Apprenticeship

Course Overview

Course Type:

Apprenticeship

Available at:

Available at CEMAST tagCEMAST

Course Area:

Engineering Maritime & Motor

Course Duration:

42-45 Months

Available at:

Available at CEMAST tagCEMAST

The Course in Detail

Are you an experienced in Engineering and Manufacturing, and ready to progress your career? Step up with our Level 4 Apprenticeship.

As an Engineering Manufacturing Technician, you will use your wealth of technical knowledge and skills to help organisations develop, produce and test new products or systems. You will gather information and data from a range of sources, analyse information and data, make decisions and solve problems.

Where applicable, you’ll update technical documentation, reports or specifications covering areas such as quality, reliability, production schedules and targets, or costing. You will also write documents to advise how a product must be designed, manufactured, tested, modified, maintained, stored, transported, commissioned or decommissioned.

This role can take place in many sectors, including Automotive, Aerospace and Airworthiness, Chemical Processing, Land Systems, Marine, Maritime Defence, Materials Manufacturers and more. You’ll be in in high demand, as research indicates that these sectors need to recruit approximately 124,000 engineers and technicians every year.

This apprenticeship standard covers the core skills, knowledge and behaviours to demonstrate competency of an Engineering Manufacturing Technician and covers key requirements to include:

  • Prepare product and process documentation by collecting, analysing, and summarising information and trends
  • Carry out new product introduction or existing product modifications within engineering or manufacturing by contributing to activities such as facilitation of quality activities (including any testing or commissioning requirements), supplier approvals, gate reviews
  • Deliver financial planning or costing analysis such as, estimation of costs for manufacture, supplying drawings or specification for quotations, obtaining manufacture quotes, calculating costs associated with quality problem or machine downtime
  • Develop new technology initiatives by contributing to activities such as, justifying capital investment equipment and system upgrades from purchase through to installation and commissioning
  • Produce and maintain reports measuring Key Performance Indicators for data management activities
  • Ensure processes and current methods of engineering and manufacturing are as efficient and cost effective, such as, utilising time and motion analysis, line balancing and flow to achieve the required level of production output
  • Produce engineering or manufacturing documentation such as, Build Manuals, Standard Operating Instructions and processes, Bill of Materials, to aid and ensure consistent, compliant and cost effective manufacturing processes

You will develop your skills, knowledge and behaviours through on and off-the-job training and are expected to attend College on a day release basis.

Entry Requirements & Progression

What You'll Need

You will need to have relevant employment, and entry is subject to interview and assessment.

You must have a Level 3 Technical Certificate in an Engineering discipline, and GCSE English and maths grade 4/C or above (or Level 2 functional skills) are preferred.

This Could Lead to

On successful completion of this apprenticeship, you will have the skills to work as an Engineering Manufacturing Technician and progress to further career opportunities in the sector. This could include managing a team or taking on further training to become an Engineer.

 

Assessment

Your progress will be continuously monitored and supported by a Professional Trainer.

Depending on the standard, we assess your competence through various methods, such as practical exams, assignments, interviews, project work, presentations or observations and we will also evaluate your portfolio of evidence, which documents your learning and progress throughout your apprenticeship with us.

The apprenticeship end-point assessment is the final evaluation stage of your apprenticeship programme. It's designed to determine whether you have achieved the knowledge, skills, and behaviours required to meet the apprenticeship standard and perform the job role independently.

Successful completion of the end-point assessment is required to receive certification.

Availability & Enrolment

College Life & Student Support Services

College is not just about your course – it’s an opportunity to have fun, meet new people and explore your interests! You can socialise with friends in the café and comfy seating areas, join a club or sports team or attend exciting events around the college. Many of our enrichment opportunities are also great on your CV or UCAS application to demonstrate your commitment and enthusiasm outside of your studies.

Your time at college can also be affected by life or health difficulties, and it’s okay to need support. Our specialist teams are here every day to listen and give advice, whether it’s about career planning, financial support, mental health, or something else. And if you have a long-term support need or medical condition, we’ll work with you on personalised learning support to help you achieve your full potential.

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