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Apprentice Chandelier Technician
An Apprentice Chandelier Technician will learn to fabricate, assemble, wire, and finish bespoke luxury chandeliers. Working alongside skilled craftspeople, they will develop practical engineering, metalworking, and quality inspection skills while producing high-quality lighting to exacting standards.
What you'll do at work
This apprenticeship provides hands-on training in bespoke chandelier manufacture, metal fabrication, welding, machining, polishing, electrical wiring, crystal assembly, and restoration.
- Learn traditional and modern engineering techniques
- Use workshop machinery including lathes and milling machines
- Gain experience installing and maintaining luxury lighting on prestigious sites
- Develop the skills to become a highly versatile craftsperson across the UK and internationally
Where you'll work
10 Murdock Road
Bicester
OX26 4PP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
ENGINEERING TRUST TRAINING LIMITED
Training course
Metal fabricator (level 3)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Work safely at all times, comply with health & safety legislation, regulations, and organisational requirements.
- Comply with environmental legislation, regulations, and organisational requirements.
- Obtain, check, and use the appropriate documentation (such as job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation).
- Carry out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity.
- Undertake the work activity using the correct processes, procedures, and equipment.
- Carry out the required checks (such as quality, compliance, or testing) using the correct procedures, processes, and/or equipment.
- Deal promptly and effectively with problems within the limits of their responsibility using approved diagnostic methods and techniques and report those which cannot be resolved to the appropriate personnel.
- Complete any required documentation using the defined recording systems at the appropriate stages of the work activity.
- Restore the work area on completion of the activity and where applicable return any resources and consumables to the appropriate location.
- Identify and follow correct Metal work instructions, specifications, drawing, etc.
- Mark out using appropriate tools and techniques.
- Cut and form Metal for the production or maintenance of fabricated products.
- Produce and assemble Metal products to required specification and quality requirements.
- Identify and follow correct joining instructions, specifications, drawing, etc.
- Carry out the relevant preparation before starting the joining fabrication activity.
- Set up, check, adjust, and use joining and related equipment.
- Weld joints in accordance with approved welding procedures and quality requirements.
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Training schedule
Qualifications included:
- Metal Fabricator Apprenticeship Standard
- Company Training Plan & Assessment
- Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering- Development Knowledge (1 day per week for 2 years at college)
- Development Competence Qualification (workplace)
- Level 2 Functional Skills- maths (If required)
- Level 2 Functional Skills- English (If required)
- End Point Assessment at the end of the apprenticeship
Desirable qualifications
- GCSE in: (or equivalent) in Maths and English (grade 4-9 (C-A*))
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
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- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Time management
- Willingness to learn
- Manual dexterity
Other requirements
This is a practical, hands-on apprenticeship requiring enthusiasm, commitment, and attention to detail.
- You'll work in a busy workshop, learn specialist skills, and occasionally travel to prestigious sites.
- A genuine passion for making, engineering, and craftsmanship is essential.
About this employer
Madson Black is a British Royal Warrant Holder specialising in the design, manufacture, restoration, installation, and maintenance of bespoke decorative lighting. From our Oxfordshire workshop, we create exceptional chandeliers, lanterns, and architectural lighting for royal households, luxury hotels, historic buildings, superyachts, and prestigious private residences throughout the UK and around the world.
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
This apprenticeship offers excellent long-term career prospects.
- Successful apprentices can progress to become qualified chandelier technicians, skilled metal fabricators, and specialist craftspeople in bespoke lighting and architectural metalwork.
- With experience, there are opportunities to develop into expert restorers of heritage lighting, lead projects, supervise workshop teams, and build a rewarding career within one of the UK's leading bespoke lighting manufacturers.
Contact
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ENGINEERING TRUST TRAINING LIMITED
Sally Parr
s.parr@theengineeringtrust.org
07879 128768
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000045257.
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