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Role Overview
You will be using computer-aided design software to produce detailed drawings, both in 2D and 3D software. This is an office-based role, and will involve communicating with customers, clients and other staff via email and telephone.
Day-to-Day Tasks
- Preparing detailed designs for projects using 2D and 3D CAD
- Communicating designs to the design team and customers
- Preparing initial design briefs
- Assessing and reporting on quality standards of the projects via the digital environment
For the right person, there is the opportunity to develop skills in design and drawing techniques within a fast-paced, busy workplace. On completion of your apprenticeship, you will be able to produce drawings and designs to industry standards and regulations.
Apprenticeship Details
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Course Contents
- Apply health and safety procedures and safe systems of work in compliance with regulations and standards.
- Work in accordance with the design process, company management systems, policies and procedures.
- Review and interpret technical information and requirements from different sources such as specifications, engineering drawings, concepts, stakeholders.
- Identify and assess factors that affect designs such as materials, application, location, risk and environment.
- Select materials and parts.
- Propose and evaluate ideas for sustainable engineering concepts to solve engineering challenges.
- Develop solutions that can be manufactured or built, and proven, operated and maintained during their operational life and decommissioned or recycled at the end of their operational life.
- Provide feedback on engineering designs.
- Apply quality assurance procedures to engineering drawings or models, including own designs and those of peers.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Produce written documents, schedules and reports.
- Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
- Identify inaccuracies or discrepancies in drawings and specifications and propose solutions.
- Incorporate changes to an existing design as a result of any modifications made during the as-built implementation.
- Create concepts for system layouts and associated components.
- Read, interpret and establish design intent.
- Determine the correct tolerances for components of the design.
- Follow equality, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Perform simple calculations to use in design drawings.
- Use measuring techniques for reverse engineering.
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Options
Option 1: Electrical Power
- Produce general arrangements of electrical power.
- Produce detailed drawings of electrical power components such as wires connection, voltage, capacity, main switches.
- Identify cable types and application.
- Use digital tools such as CAD and BIM to produce electrical power project deliverables such as output drawings and electrical designs.
Option 2: Control and Instrumentation
- Produce general arrangements of control and instrumentation designs.
- Produce detailed drawings of control and instrumentation components such as cable numbers, wire colours, junction block numbers and panel identification.
- Identify different cable types and appropriate application.
- Use digital tools such as CAD to produce control and instrumentation project deliverables.
Option 3: Mechanical Designs
- Produce general arrangements of mechanical designs.
- Produce detailed drawings of mechanical components such as part dimensions, shape and manufacture.
- Use digital tools such as CAD to produce mechanical project deliverables.
Option 4: Piping Design
- Produce general arrangements of piping design.
- Produce detailed drawings of piping components such as pipework, ducts and fittings and including supports and skids.
- Use digital tools such as CAD or Plant Design Management Systems to produce piping design project deliverables.
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Option 5: Structures
- Produce general arrangements of structures showing multiple materials such as steel, concrete, masonry, timber.
- Produce detailed drawings for multiple materials such as steel, concrete, timber or masonry.
- Use digital tools such as CAD and BIM to produce structural project deliverables.
Training Schedule
- Engineering Design and Draughtsperson Level 3.
- Remote sessions for the BTEC qualification would be undertaken during the academic year.
- Assessments would take place in the workplace every 8 weeks.
- Two examinations would need to be undertaken at the Training Provider's site in Barnsley. You would also need to attend a surveying course in Barnsley for a week as well.
Essential Qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Mathematics (grade 4)
- Science (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
About Broxap
Broxap is a family-owned business, founded in 1946, specialising in the design and manufacture of high-specification street furniture, all types of shelters, design & build projects and playground/outdoor fitness equipment. Based in Staffordshire, Broxap’s purpose is to supply high-specification products which will endure a long, safe life. Our goal is to supply these products to every city, town, village and rural area throughout the UK.
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Once you have completed your apprenticeship, you will have the chance to work as a qualified CAD Technician, which in turn can lead on to senior level roles within the organisation, or open opportunities for progression outside of the business.
Contact Information
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
T3 TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LTD
Abi Hodgkinson
training@t3-training.com
0330 232 0284
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000049995.
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