Installation Electrician / Maintenance Electrician - Advanced Apprenticeship

Assessment Methods

Electricians will use engineering knowledge and understanding to apply their technical and practical skills. They will contribute to the design, development, manufacture, construction, commissioning, operation or maintenance of products, equipment, processes, systems or services. Electricians must:

• Understand and apply the principles, practices and legislation for the termination and connection of conductors, cables and cords in electrical systems
• Understand and apply the practices and procedures for the preparation and installation of wiring systems and electrotechnical equipment in buildings, structures and the environment
• Understand and apply the principles, practices and legislation for the inspection, testing, commissioning and certification of electrotechnical systems and equipment in buildings, structures and the environment
• Understand and apply the principles, practices and legislation for diagnosing and correcting electrical faults in electrotechnical systems and equipment in buildings, structures and the environment
• Understand and apply the electrical principles associated with the design, building, installation and maintenance of electrical equipment and systems 
• Oversee and organise the work environment.

In addition, 

Installation Electricians must: 

• Understand and apply the principles of planning and selection for the installation of electrotechnical equipment and systems in buildings, structures and the environment.

Maintenance Electricians must:

• Understand and apply the practices and procedures for planning and preparing to maintain electrotechnical systems and equipment.

In all of these activities, Electricians must understand and apply health and safety and environmental regulations, guidance notes and relevant codes of practice; and the requirements of the current edition of the Wiring Regulations.

Knowledge learning outcomes will be assessed via on-screen assessments, externally set and marked by the awarding organisations and a range of assignments, projects and written assessments covering theory and practical skills, externally set by the awarding organisation.

For performance learning outcomes (‘skills’ and ‘behaviours’), the apprentice will complete a portfolio of evidence to show this.

The majority of assessments will be graded pass/fail. The exception is the theory assessments (onscreen and written) which forms part of ‘6k Electrical scientific principles and technologies’ unit. This unit allows apprentices to demonstrate a greater breadth and level of understanding with sufficient marks available to differentiate between pass, merit and distinction.

1-2-1 assessment and support to build this portfolio and evidence the behaviours, skill and knowledge elements will take place in your workplace, at mutually convenient times and dates with your Skills Coach.

All apprentices are required to allocate 20% of their weekly working hours towards the completion of the apprenticeship programme