Electrical Apprenticeship

SMY ELECTRICAL LTD

NUNEHAM COURTENAY (OX44 9PU)

Closes on Monday 12 May 2025

Posted on 12 March 2025


Summary

A great opportunity to join a well established company and acquire your Electrical Qualification. We encourage progression and development throughout the company. We are a friendly team and encourage those looking for an exciting opportunity to apply.

Wage
£15,704 to £25,396.80 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Competitive rates of pay for the right applicants

Training course
Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday 07:30 to 16:30

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Tuesday 2 September

Duration

4 years

Positions available

2

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

Established for more than 25 years Here at SMY we really believe in providing the best possible service to our customers. Whether its installing or testing, we make sure every job is done to the highest quality. We can help you with almost every aspect of industrial or commercial electrical installations and have a wealth of experience to call upon.

  • You will learn the trade both at college and on site where you will always work with a qualified Electrician
  • Your days will be Monday to Friday 07:30-16:30 with two half hour breaks
  • You will generally work in the Oxford area

Where you’ll work

THE FORAGE BARN
BARCLAY FARMS
NUNEHAM COURTENAY
OX44 9PU

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

JTL

Your training course

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents
  • Maintain the safety of self and others by applying statutory health and safety policies, procedures, and regulations when conducting electrical work.
  • Comply with all relevant legislation including environmental, regulations, codes of practice and other relevant information and guidance when planning and performing electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
  • Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE) that should be used when undertaking electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
  • Carry out work in a tidy and safe manner, including restoration of the work area on completion of work.
  • Use verbal and written communication techniques suitable for the context, adapting style and use of terminology to suit the audience. Uses industry terminology.
  • Apply customer service principles and techniques to deliver customer or client service in industrial, commercial and communal residential environments.
  • Apply relevant legislation; Building Regulations; industry guidance notes; relevant codes of practice, the requirements of the current edition of the Wiring Regulations (BS7671) and other relevant standards while carrying out work.
  • Understand and apply the practices and procedures for planning and preparing to maintain electrotechnical systems and equipment.
  • Apply and use necessary mathematical and scientific techniques, formulae, and calculations that underpin an electrician’s work.
  • Use a range of tools, materials, equipment, and components, including prefabricated, relevant to performing electrical work in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
  • Design, plan, set up, and install electrical and related electronic systems including terminating and connecting cables in electrical wiring systems, installations, and equipment in commercial, industrial, and residential installations.
  • Inspect and test new and where applicable existing electrical Installations in industrial, commercial and residential environments using test equipment.
  • Apply diagnostic and problem-solving techniques to identify, assess and resolve electrical faults in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
  • Install electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
  • Maintain electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
  • Carry out and manage own work ensuring work is compliant to the standards required of an electrician working in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
  • Record work including the completion and maintenance of work documentation, recording of test results and preparation of appropriate certification.
  • Use relevant digital learning platforms and business communication and collaboration applications.
  • Maintain the safety of self and others by applying statutory health and safety policies, procedures, and regulations when conducting electrical work.
  • Comply with all relevant legislation including environmental, regulations, codes of practice and other relevant information and guidance when planning and performing electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
  • Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE) that should be used when undertaking electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
  • Carry out work in a tidy and safe manner, including restoration of the work area on completion of work.
  • Use verbal and written communication techniques suitable for the context, adapting style and use of terminology to suit the audience. Uses industry terminology.
  • Apply customer service principles and techniques to deliver customer or client service in industrial, commercial and communal residential environments.
  • Apply relevant legislation; Building Regulations; industry guidance notes; relevant codes of practice, the requirements of the current edition of the Wiring Regulations (BS7671) and other relevant standards while carrying out work.
  • Understand and apply the practices and procedures for planning and preparing to maintain electrotechnical systems and equipment.
  • Apply and use necessary mathematical and scientific techniques, formulae, and calculations that underpin an electrician’s work.
  • Use a range of tools, materials, equipment, and components, including prefabricated, relevant to performing electrical work in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
  • Design, plan, set up, and install electrical and related electronic systems including terminating and connecting cables in electrical wiring systems, installations, and equipment in commercial, industrial, and residential installations.
  • Inspect and test new and where applicable existing electrical Installations in industrial, commercial and residential environments using test equipment.
  • Apply diagnostic and problem-solving techniques to identify, assess and resolve electrical faults in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
  • Install electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
  • Maintain electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
  • Carry out and manage own work ensuring work is compliant to the standards required of an electrician working in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
  • Record work including the completion and maintenance of work documentation, recording of test results and preparation of appropriate certification.
  • Use relevant digital learning platforms and business communication and collaboration applications.

Your training plan

  • EAL Level 3 qualification Electrotechnical
  • JTL Training Centre, Culham, Oxfordshire
  • Block release training

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • Maths, English, Science (grade Level 2)

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
  • Team working
  • Initiative

About this company

Established for more than 25 years Here at SMY we really believe in providing the best possible service to our customers. Whether its installing or testing, we make sure every job is done to the highest quality. We can help you with almost every aspect of industrial or commercial electrical installations and have a wealth of experience to call upon. Using the best available materials and labour, we ensure every job is completed to the highest standards and to qualify this, every installation is tested and certified by our own Quality Management Team.

http://www.smyelectrical.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Test Engineer
  • Site Supervisor
  • Site Manager
  • Director

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

JTL

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000309110.

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Closes on Monday 12 May 2025

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