Maintenance & Operations Engineering Technicians covers 7 roles:
Electrical Technicians; Mechanical Technicians; Control & Instrumentation
Technicians; Wind Turbine Technicians Electrical System and Process Control
Technicians; Electromechanical Technicians and Plant Operations Technicians
(refer to Annex).
They will maintain the safety, integrity and effective operation of plant and
equipment in one or more of the following Industries that are part of or have
activities that are part of the broader national infrastructure Engineering
Sector: the electricity generating environment, which may use a range of
different fuels including coal, gas, nuclear, wind and other renewable sources;
telecommunications power plants; oil and gas refining; nuclear waste
reprocessing; processing and production of chemicals; pharmaceuticals; human and
animal food; cosmetics; petrochemicals; sewerage and the exploration and
exploitation of oil and gas.
Electrical/Mechanical/Control and Instrumentation/Wind Turbine Technicians
will work on various types of plant and equipment commonly found throughout the
Engineering Industry sectors and the Technicians can be expected to migrate
through these sectors during the course of their careers. Dependent upon the
sector that they are employed in there may be subtle differences in terms of the
composition and application of the plant and equipment. However, the fundamental
principles of operation will be the same regardless of the engineering
sector.
To support the business and operational requirements of modern integrated
engineered production plant and services, Electrical Systems and Process Control
Technicians and Electromechanical Technicians will need to apply a range of
conventional skills and knowledge to undertake engineering activities on a
selection of electromechanical and process control plant, systems and
equipment.
These Technicians will undertake installation, testing, servicing, removal,
replacement, maintenance and repair of a range of equipment, sometimes complex,
as part of planned preventative and reactive maintenance programmes. They may
also undertake decommissioning activities when plant is being removed from
service.
Plant Operation Technicians will undertake the safe and efficient operation
of complex integrated energy conversion and production plant and systems. These
activities could include plant commissioning, isolation and testing, plant
preparation, plant start-up and shut down, monitoring and controlling plant and
dealing with critical operational problems.
They will be responsible for the quality of their own work, possibly others’
and ensuring the work is completed safely, meets stakeholder quality, time and
budget requirements, whilst maintaining the efficient running of plant and
equipment.
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.