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Engineering and maintenance | Home services
Handypersons carry out minor repairs and small jobs in people's homes and businesses.
You can take a short course in DIY skills at college. This can be a good starting point and useful when applying for jobs. There are no set Entry requirements for this route.
Volunteering
You can volunteer to help out with DIY jobs for a housing association or a charity. This can give you the chance to pick up skills and make contacts, which may lead to paid work.
You'll need:
Your day-to-day duties may include:
With experience, you could become a team leader or jobs coordinator with a service and repair company. You could also move into related areas of work like caretaking. With formal qualifications you could become a qualified tradesperson, like a carpenter or plumber.
Engineering maintenance technicians service and repair equipment in industries like manufacturing, production and transport.
Community transport drivers provide a door-to-door service for people who can't easily use public transport.
Technical brewers are in charge of the whole process of beer production and packaging.
Electrical engineering technicians install, repair and maintain electrical equipment, systems and controls.
Engineering operatives use hand and machine tools to do jobs across different industries.
Motor vehicle fitters repair and replace worn or damaged tyres, exhausts, batteries and parts.
Your apprenticeship will last 48 months, and successful apprentices will achieve a Utilities Engineering Technician, Level: 3 (electrical) standard, endorsed by the Institute for Apprenticeships.
Your apprenticeship will last 48 months, and successful apprentices will achieve a Utilities Engineering Technician, Level: 3 standard, endorsed by the Institute for Apprenticeships.
Your apprenticeship will last 48 months, and successful apprentices will achieve a Utilities Engineering Technician, Level: 3 standard, endorsed by the Institute for Apprenticeships.Were looking for someone keen to gain hands-on experience, develop practical skills, and achieve the standards needed to succeed in this role.
Your apprenticeship will last 18 months, and successful apprentices will achieve a Large Goods Vehicle (LGV) Driver C E, Level: 2 standard, endorsed by the Institute for Apprenticeships.
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Roles available in following locations:LiverpoolWorkingtonCarlisleLancasterYour apprenticeship will last 48 months, and successful apprentices will achieve a Utilities Engineering Technician, Level: 3 standard, endorsed by the Institute for Apprenticeships.Were looking for someone keen to gain hands-on experience, develop practical skills, and achieve the standards needed to succeed in this role.
Your apprenticeship will last 60 months, and successful apprentices will achieve an Environmental Practitioner (degree), Level: 6 standard, endorsed by the Institute for Apprenticeships.We are looking for someone who is keen to learn new skills in environmental management and develop a career in the water industry.
Not only will your organisation (or the Government) pay for all of your training, but you’ll be paid to do it. That means you could actually get paid to get your degree and have no debt!
There are over 625 different apprenticeships to choose from, in a range of industries. Whether you’re interested in law, marketing, construction, or engineering, you’ll find something up your street!
As an apprentice, the minimum you’ll earn is £6.20 an hour, but we’ve seen apprentices earn a starting salary of up to £30,000 a year! You could also get other employee benefits like gym memberships, paid holiday, and sick pay.
Employers think apprentices are 15% more employable than those with other qualifications. In fact, many large employers train their graduates and apprentices together!
There’s only so much you can learn when you just do a qualification. As an apprentice, you’ll also get to learn on the job – whether that’s designing amazing graphics, chopping vegetables, or building engines!
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