Course Details

A Civil Engineering Technician provides technical support to engineers and other construction professionals in the design, development, construction, commissioning, decommissioning, operation or maintenance of the built environment and infrastructure. On this apprenticeship you will be expected to learn a broad skills base to work in areas which include sustainable construction, structural integrity, geotechnics, materials, tunnelling, marine and coastal engineering, water, waste management, flood management, transportation and power. A technician's work involves; Design – assisting in the development of technical solutions by producing design models, calculations, reports and drawings, surveying a site, using appropriate analysis and relevant codes. Analysis – using appropriate software systems and other data gathering tools and tests to solve technical problems. Project delivery – contributing to planning, managing work schedules, budgets and deadlines, and ensuring outputs comply with client and industry specifications, standards and guidance. Site engineering - operating quality systems and Health, Safety and Risk Management procedures and checking specified technical aspects of site activities. Off the Job Training A key requirement of an Apprenticeship is Off-the-job training. This must make up at least 20% of the apprentice’s contracted hours, over the total duration of the apprentice’s planned training period. Off-the-job training must be directly relevant to the apprenticeship standard and must take place within the apprentice’s normal working hours. The new learning must be documented and reflected on through the Learner Journal on their e-portfolio.

Assessment Assessment is done through a combination of practical tasks, written assignments, oral discussions and online tests throughout the programme. To ensure that we can support you to meet these, we will complete an in-depth initial skills analysis to ensure that we can tailor our delivery to meet these unique requirements. We will then use the most relevant delivery methods to support your learners which include: • One to one coaching from a dedicated, professional assessor/instructor allocated to the learner for the duration of the programme. • Work based assignments and projects to be completed in an e-portfolio. • Job shadowing and mentoring. • Review of progress every 4 – 10 weeks. • Employer led in house training. • Independent learning and research as directed by the assessor/instructor.