Training 2000
Entry Requirements
A minimum of four GCSEs at grade 4 (C) or above including English and Maths. Other equivalent qualifications are acceptable.
Study Mode
Full time
Duration
- 3 – 4 years (depending on your employers needs)
- Year 1* – full time at Training 2000
- OR – x3 five week blocks and 1 day per week to complete the Technical Certificate (if required)
- Year 2 – 1 day per week
- Year 3/4 – assessment in your workplace
Timetable
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Engineering Fitters produce complex high value, low volume components or assemblies in full or part, using machines, equipment or systems, to the required specification.
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Overview
Fitters may typically have a mechanical, electrical, electronic, control systems, pipe fitting or instrumentation bias or operate across multiple disciplines depending on the type of assembly. They will produce or re-furbish components and will interpret drawings/specifications and plan their work, for example ensuring they have the right tools, equipment and resources to complete the task to the required specification. Fitters are required to check their work against quality standards and make adjustments as required based on their knowledge. On completion of the task a fitter will hand over the product and prepare the work area for the next task by checking equipment meets the standards required to operate.
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What will I study?
Pathways available:
- Electrical
- Mechanical
Interpreting drawings
Interpreting and following drawings or diagrams or specifications for required component or assemblyPlanning
Planning work activity, including resources, equipment and tooling.Producing components
Producing individual components, for example keys, pipework, threading, wiring looms, interfacing parts, motors, wiring cables.Re-furbishing components
Assembly
Assembling components to produce equipment, machine or system – in full or part.Quality control
Quality checking and adjusting components or assembly against required specification; for example testing and calibrating.Problem solving
Identifying and resolving problems with components or assembly; fault diagnosis.Completion of components
Handing over completed components or assembly, this may include storage and commissioning.Re-instating work area and equipment
Improvements
Contributing to continuous improvement in component production or assembly -
Where will I study?
- 3 – 4 years (depending on your employers needs)
- Year 1* – full time at Training 2000
- OR – x3 five week blocks and 1 day per week to complete the Technical Certificate (if required)
- Year 2 – 1 day per week
- Year 3/4 – assessment in your workplace
*Year 1 full time at Training 2000 could be for a minimum of 6 months to a maximum of 12 months. Year 1 blocks could take between 12 and 18 months to complete. Full time or block training to be decided by employer.
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English and Maths
You will only need to complete English and Maths Functional Skills if you are unable to provide evidence of your GCSE qualifications or if your existing grades are just below the required entry requirements.
Apprentices who began their apprenticeship training when aged 19+ will no longer be subject to the mandatory requirement to study towards and achieve English and maths. However, for apprentices aged 19+, the apprentice or their employer can still choose for the apprentice to study towards an English and maths qualification.
The Functional Skills programme runs as an addition to the time you are already required to spend doing your off-the-job training. Following a thorough assessment process, we will select a learning plan suitable for you, which will be either 2-weeks full-time or 12-weeks (one day per-week) each for English and/or maths.
If a subject needs re-sitting, this will be additional time in the classroom on top of your learning plan.
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Entry Requirements
A minimum of four GCSEs at grade 4 (C) or above including English and Maths. Other equivalent qualifications are acceptable.
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How will I be assessed?
At the end of your Apprenticeship you’ll go through an end-point assessment (EPA) and be graded based on a:
- Project report including evidence and questioning
- Multiple choice test
- Professional discussion with a portfolio of evidence
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What can I do next?
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