Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technician - Apprenticeship - Level 3

Engineering and manufacturing support technicians are found in the engineering and manufacturing sector. This includes the advanced manufacturing fields of aerospace, automotive, maritime, defence and nuclear. Engineering and manufacturing support technicians support the work of engineers by the provision of technical support and expertise for areas of the engineering and manufacturing function. This typically could include, engineering drawing, computer aided design (CAD), quality control, computerized numerical control programming (CNC), robotics, additive manufacturing, engineering or manufacturing software development and process engineering.

You will need:

• A suitable employer who is available to start you as an apprentice
• 5 GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including maths, English and a science or;
• A relevant level 2 engineering qualification (such as our Engineering - Level 2 course) and a level 2 (or GCSEs at grade 4 or above) in functional skills in English and maths.

What qualification will I achieve?

After a period of foundation skills and technical knowledge development within a protected environment all apprentices will be required to achieve the following qualifications:

EAL Level 3 Diploma in Engineering and manufacturing support technologies.

How is my course assessed?

Work-based report with presentation and questioning

You will complete a work-based report. You will be asked to complete a presentation and questioning about the work-based report. The report, title and scope must be agreed with the EPAO at the gateway. The report should be a maximum of 3000 words (with a 10% tolerance).

You will have 20 weeks to complete the work-based report and submit to the EPAO.

You need to prepare and give a presentation to an independent assessor. Your presentation slides and any supporting materials should be submitted at the same time as the work-based report. The presentation with questions will last at least 50 minutes. The independent assessor will ask at least 6 questions about the work-based report with presentation.

Interview underpinned by a portfolio of evidence

You will have an interview with an independent assessor. It will last at least 70 minutes. They will ask you at least 6 questions. The questions will be about certain aspects of your occupation. You need to compile a portfolio of evidence before the EPA gateway. You can use it to help answer the questions.