Course Details

The Property Maintenance Operative Apprenticeship Standard is designed for anyone who works in the property maintenance sector. Completing this qualification will enable students to progress into roles associated with facilities & estates, property renovation and property care-taker job roles. The qualification covers the following trades; Painting & Decorating, Tiling, Plumbing, Joinery, Bricklaying, Groundworks, Basic Electrical and Plastering. Typical Job Roles: Maintenance assistant, Property engineer, Facilities assistant, Maintenance engineer, Maintenance manager, Maintenance technician, Caretaker, Janitor, Multi-skilled technician, Premises manager. 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 e-portfolio.

Before a candidate is offered a place on the Property Maintenance Apprenticeship, both the candidate and the employer will be assessed to make sure they’re suitable to undertake the apprenticeship. The apprentice will need to meet academic entry requirements and the employer must be able to offer the apprentice the range of work required to enable the candidate to gather sufficient evidence throughout the course. Once accepted onto the course, the apprentice will attend college one day per week, term time only. The remainder of the week will be spent with the employer. The apprentice will be assessed through practical work with their employer and at College. One to One support from a dedicated work-based assessor will be allocated to the learner for the duration of the programme. Review of progress and growth targets will be set every 4 – 10 weeks, depending on individual needs. End Point Assessment There will be an End Point Assessment (EPA) as the final stage of an Apprenticeship. The Apprentice must demonstrate their learning to an independent end point assessor and the overall grade available is distinction, pass or fail. Assessment events are: • Synoptic knowledge test: 90min multiple choice test. • Synoptic Practical Assessment. • Synoptic Interview: on skills not covered by the practical assessment as well as the behaviours using the portfolio of evidence as a basis for the discussion. Progression This apprenticeship provides an ideal entry into the construction industry and supports progression on to various different supervisory roles such as Facilities management. After successful completion of the Level 2 Standard, learners can also easily progress onto Level 3 qualifications in Construction.