Job opportunities and entry requirements for a Level 3 Building Services and Engineering Technician
All apprentices must have a level 3 English and maths before taking the EPA (end-point assessment).
Typically, building services engineering technicians are employed for different organisations small and big. They will conventionally work for clients, consultancies, contractors and suppliers that are seeking refurbishment or construction projects to be completed. Job titles which can be achieved from this apprenticeship includes:
- Assistant technician
- Building services engineering technician
- Contrition technician
- Design technician
- Electrical engineering technician
- Engineering technician
- Infrastructure technician
- Junior site technician
- Mechanical engineering technician
- Project management technician
- Public health engineering technician
- Site technician
Key responsibilities of a Building Services and Engineering Technician apprentice
The main role of a building services and engineering technician is to prepare, produce and present engineering diagrams to a high-quality standard to industry code of conduct, standards, and regulations. They will also be involved in assisting the development of building services engineering solutions by sourcing and reviewing data to then analyse the outputs. Digital technologies will be involved through the use of CAD (computer aided design) and BIM (Building Information Modelling) to aid engineering solutions. The apprentice must also comply with any environmental legislations and polices.
Level 3 Building Services and Engineering Technician apprentice competencies
During your job role you will need to fulfil the apprenticeship competencies, these can include:
- Using computer-based software to create and present technical information which is relevant to the job role
- Use methods of data and technical information collection, analysis and evaluation
- Considering customer needs to plan and carry out work
- Abide to health and safety regulations as well as company polices and procedures
- Apply principles of sustainable development
- Ensure quality assurance is met
- Consider diversity, equality and inclusion involved in the delivery of services and projects.
Building Services and Engineering Technician modules and assessments
- Using principles and regulations to evaluate methods and techniques proposed in technical projects
- Provide evidence of data analysis
- Evaluate industry standards in relation to their project solution
- Review how suitable different types of computer-aided processes are for their solutions
- Evaluate how quality assurance has an impact on improvements
- Analyse self-performance for improvement
Undertaking an apprenticeship for Level 3 Building Services and Engineering Technician is a great way to pursue a career in the building industry and will open up an abundance of job opportunities.
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