NATIONAL DIPLOMA APPRENTICESHIP

QUALIFICATION ENDORSED BY:

NuLine Utilities

NuLine Utilities have had the good fortune to be associated with the SRC Apprenticeships team since 2017, and have had the pleasure of working with five new entry Apprentices in HLA Digital Construction and Level 3 Civil Engineering. Each of these young people have been a huge success in terms of ability, commitment, attitude and achievement, they are a credit to their College and an asset to our Company.

We have watched them develop from bright eyed entrants, embarking on a new career, to becoming key Technicians and Supervisors within the team. This is true testament to the quality of the apprenticeship students and the professional support and welcoming atmosphere generated by the SRC Apprenticeship support team. We believe with the help of SRC, these young people have taken an excellent first step in their careers in Engineering and Construction. We have no hesitation in giving our strongest endorsement to the SRC HLA and Level 3 Apprenticeship Programme.

Overview

If you are employed or seeking employment as a Technician in civil engineering and wish to obtain a national qualification to enhance your career prospects, or to progress to higher education, then this course is for you.

Entry Requirements

To be eligible to enter ApprenticeshipsNI, applicants must meet all of the following criteria:

• Have attained the upper limit of compulsory school age (see Admission Criteria for full details)

• Be either an existing employee in a new job role that requires a substantial amount of learning and skills development, or a new employee in (or about to take up) a permanent paid employment offer, including a specific start date

• Be employed by a company that has a base in Northern Ireland and is registered as an employer with HMRC and be contracted to work a minimum of 21 hours per week (which includes day release/off-the-job directed training) with one employer. Directed training must be paid as part of the apprentice’s contracted hours

• Have the potential to successfully complete all the requirements of the appropriate Level 2/Level 3 apprenticeship framework

• Have achieved any necessary entry academic qualifications (e.g. GCSEs) determined by the relevant sector for the apprenticeship, in this case 4 GCSE’s Grade A-C including a Grade C in Mathematics

Accredited by: Pearson BTEC

Apprenticeship

(Essentials Skills will not be considered) and a Grade C in English or equivalent

• Meet any health requirements (e.g. colour vision) specific to the occupation of their choice

• Pass any entry tests specified by the relevant sector/ employer and approved by the Department

• Applicants with a previous level 2 or 3 qualification in the same occupational area may not be eligible for participation in a similar occupational area at the same level. This will require approval by the Department for the Economy

• A person aged 25+ at the date of registration on to the course is therefore defined by the Department for the Economy as an adult. Adult apprenticeships are restricted to a number of vocational areas that are supported by the Department for the Economy

Employers may apply their own criteria during recruitment. However, only those potential apprentices who are assessed as capable/committed to achieving the full requirements of an apprenticeship framework will be recruited.

What Will I Study?

Mandatory Units

• Construction Principles

• Construction Design

• Construction Technology

• Health and Safety in Construction

• Site Engineering for Construction

• Further Mathematics for Construction

• Construction in Civil Engineering

• Surveying in Construction

• Principles and Applications of Structural Mechanics

You will also be required to study two optional units.

How Will I Be Assessed?

Assessment will include externally devised exams, internally devised assignments and the production of a portfolio of evidence.

Further Study

This course is equivalent to 2 A-Levels. On successful completion of this course, you can progress to higher education or seek employment within the industry.

Contacts

FacultyBUTE@src.ac.uk

028 3025 9684