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What’s an Apprenticeship?
Apprenticeships are increasingly recognised as the gold standard for work-based training... Apprentices do real jobs for real employers, and are paid from day one. Apprentices can earn up to £200 per week, sometimes more. The vast majority remain with their firms and progress to more senior roles – they know the business, they know their colleagues and they have already proved themselves.
CIBSE Factsheet Apprenticeships in Building Services Engineering
You’ll work for an employer who not only trains you in the skills they want, but also opens up further career and learning opportunities. Afterwards you can carry on working, do more advanced training or go on to university.
The Built Environment sector
If you’ve ever watched a show like Grand Designs, you’ll know how much work goes into creating a single house. Now imagine what goes into making and maintaining every building in the country, from ancient castles to 21st-century skyscrapers, and you have some idea of the size and scope of the construction Want and built environment sector.
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Nearly half of all the carbon emissions that contribute to climate change come from buildings. It follows that people who design buildings and the services inside them – heat, light, ventilation and power systems – can make a bigger impact on mitigating the effects of climate change than anyone else.
Studying for A levels is one way to go when you’ve done GCSE or equivalent qualification, especially if you decide to take on a student loan to study full time at university. But there are other options. If you have good grades in maths, English and science, consider an Advanced Apprenticeship in building services engineering, and learn while you earn. We will need nearly 2 million new engineers by 2020, so there are huge opportunities there.
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Generally an Advanced Apprenticeship lasts 3 years, in which you will have time off to attend college. By the end you should have achieved important qualifications including »» an NVQ, »» a technical certificate »» a knowledge based qualification such as a BTEC certificate or diploma or a Foundation degree. Most importantly, if you choose to work in Building Services From here you might choose to Engineering you will be qualified specialise – for example you could to join CIBSE as a Licentiate become an expert on renewable member and put the letters energy sources, lighting design, EngTech LCIBSE after your name. building information modelling or project management – and progress to achieve What’s it like Registration as an to work in Incorporated or Chartered building services Engineer. UK Chartered Engineers can earn at engineering? least £70k a year and their Advanced Apprenticeships skills and knowledge are in are available in several demand all over the world. different areas – for example
Find out more
The National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) is a one-stop-shop for Apprentice information and vacancies in England, and contains links to the relevant websites serving Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Different arrangements exist outside the UK. You can register to be alerted when apprenticeship opportunities come up, and get advice and guidance: www.apprenticeships.org.uk
electrical engineering, gas engineering and plumbing. This would involve designing, installing and maintaining domestic and commercial lighting, heating and cooling systems and gas networks including renewable energy and other sustainable technologies. You’ll be involved in discussions with clients and architects and using sophisticated design software, working sometimes on site and other times in an office, as well as spending time at college.
For general news and information about building services engineering, go to www.cibse.org
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