Fire Alarm Apprentice

Summary

Fire Alarm apprentice to work within an established Fire Protection Company. Work will be completed at various customer sites across the UK so a valid UK driving licence will be required. Company Van will be provided.

Annual wage: £18,000 a year
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Training course: Fire emergency and security systems technician (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 5pm
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Saturday 1 March
Duration: 3 years
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Working alongside various engineers learning new skills and assisting where required.

Working on various customer sites maintaining fire alarm life systems.

Learning how to fault analyse on fire alarm systems to determine equipment or repair is diagnosed.

Where you’ll work

UNIT 3

PEAR TREE LANE

DUDLEY

WEST MIDLANDS

DY2 0QU

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

SKILLS FOR SECURITY LIMITED

Your training course

Fire emergency and security systems technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Comply with safety legislation, codes of practice, risk assessments, method statements, safe systems of work and apply control measures.
Complete functionality tests of systems and components during commissioning systems.
Apply and implement system design, planning and installations including additional components to existing systems.
Carry out takeover procedure, diagnose and repair faults.
Operate ICT equipment and systems to store, retrieve, manipulate, transmit or receive digital data and electronic information.
Comply with environmental and sustainability, regulations and standards.
Complete functionality tests of systems and components during handover of systems.
Carries out risk assessments.
Communicate with others verbally for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers using sector specific terminology.
Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, as part of a team. Consult and engage with occupants or others who are or could be affected by work (for example vulnerable, older, and disabled people) and respond appropriately.
Communicate with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology through written means.
Plan and install systems cabling.
Carry out maintenance activities on fire detection and alarm systems and their components.
Carry out maintenance activities on intrusion alarm, access control, video surveillance (CCTV) and their components.
Comply with safety legislation, codes of practice, risk assessments, method statements, safe systems of work and apply control measures.
Complete functionality tests of systems and components during commissioning systems.
Apply and implement system design, planning and installations including additional components to existing systems.
Carry out takeover procedure, diagnose and repair faults.
Operate ICT equipment and systems to store, retrieve, manipulate, transmit or receive digital data and electronic information.
Comply with environmental and sustainability, regulations and standards.
Complete functionality tests of systems and components during handover of systems.
Carries out risk assessments.
Communicate with others verbally for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers using sector specific terminology.
Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, as part of a team. Consult and engage with occupants or others who are or could be affected by work (for example vulnerable, older, and disabled people) and respond appropriately.
Communicate with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology through written means.
Plan and install systems cabling.
Carry out maintenance activities on fire detection and alarm systems and their components.
Carry out maintenance activities on intrusion alarm, access control, video surveillance (CCTV) and their components.

Your training plan

Day to day training will completed at various customer locations throughout the UK. Apprenticeship training is completed at Skills for Security at the James Watt Campus in Birmingham - Set weeks are booked in the diary for the apprentice to attend.

Qualification gained will be a Level 3 Fire emergency and security systems technician apprenticeship standard.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade 9-4)
Maths (grade 9-4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Patience
Physical fitness

Other requirements

Could be some outdoor working and working at heights. Driving licence is required as driving to and from customer sites is required.

About this company

Bryland Fire Protection have been engineering fire protection solutions for over 50 years. We have the experience to design, install and manage the ongoing service and maintenance of fire protection, detection, and suppression systems. We are a leading fire protection company of directly employed staff that can deliver the complete turnkey solution of services from initial site survey, in-house design, installation, service and on-going maintenance.

http://www.Brylandfire.com (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Fire Alarm Technician.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BRYLAND FIRE PROTECTION LTD

Lisa Clark

lisaclark@brylandfire.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000297226.

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Closes on Friday 28 February

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