L3 Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician Standards Apprenticeship | Furness College

L3 Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician Standards Apprenticeship

Technicians will undertake installation, testing, servicing, removal, replacement, maintenance and repair of a range of equipment, sometimes complex, as part of planned preventative and reactive maintenance programmes. They may also undertake decommissioning activities when plant is being removed from service.

Plant Operation Technicians will undertake the safe and efficient operation of complex integrated energy conversion and production plant and systems. These activities could include plant commissioning, isolation and testing, plant preparation, plant start-up and shut down, monitoring and controlling plant and dealing with critical operational problems.

They will be responsible for the quality of their own work, possibly others’ and ensuring the work is completed safely, meets stakeholder quality, time and budget requirements, whilst maintaining the efficient running of plant and equipment.

Course Content

What Modules will you Study?

Core Knowledge:
A Technician will understand:

first principles relating to the operation and maintenance of appropriate plant and equipment
relevant industry health and safety standards, regulations, and environmental and regulatory requirements
maintenance and operational practices, processes and procedures covering a range of plant and equipment
the relevant engineering theories and principles relative to their occupation

Core Skills:

A Technician will apply their knowledge of plant and systems to safely perform maintenance and operational activities with minimum supervision. This will require them to:

comply with industry health, safety and environmental working practices and regulations
locate, and rectify faults on plant and equipment
communicate with and provide information to stakeholders in line with personal role and responsibilities
read, understand and interpret information and work in compliance with technical specifications and supporting documentation
prepare work areas to undertake work related activities and reinstate those areas after the completion of the work related activities
inspect and maintain appropriate plant and equipment to meet operational requirements
assess and test the performance and condition of plant and equipment
communicate, handover and confirm that the appropriate engineering process has been completed to specification

Where will I learn?

Channelside Campus

How much will this course cost?

There are no course fees for apprentices.

Apprentices will receive a wage from their employer.

Entry Requirements

What are the entry requirements?

Employers will set their own criteria, but will typically require 3 GCSEs at grade 4 or higher including mathematics, English and science, or equivalent or relevant experience.