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Fire and Security Engineer Apprenticeship
Working on electronic fire and security equipment. We maintain, design, install, and commission CCTV systems, intruder alarms, fire alarms, emergency lighting, access control systems, and fire extinguishers.
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Fault finding
- Maintenance
- Installation
Where you'll work
Unit 3, Malton Enterprise Park
13 Cherry Farm Close
MALTON
MALTON
YO17 6FA
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BRADFORD COLLEGE
Training course
Fire emergency and security systems technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Comply with safety legislation, codes of practice, risk assessments, method statements, safe systems of work, and apply control measures.
- Complete functionality tests of systems and components during commissioning systems.
- Apply and implement system design, planning, and installations including additional components to existing systems.
- Carry out takeover procedure, diagnose, and repair faults.
- Operate ICT equipment and systems to store, retrieve, manipulate, transmit, or receive digital data and electronic information.
- Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations and standards.
- Complete functionality tests of systems and components during handover of systems.
- Carries out risk assessments.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers using sector-specific terminology.
- Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, as part of a team. Consult and engage with occupants or others who are or could be affected by work (for example, vulnerable, older, and disabled people) and respond appropriately.
- Communicate with internal and external stakeholders using sector-specific terminology through written means.
- Plan and install systems cabling.
- Carry out maintenance activities on fire detection and alarm systems and their components.
- Carry out maintenance activities on intrusion alarm, access control, video surveillance (CCTV), and their components.
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Training schedule
- Fire Emergency and Security Systems Technician Qualification level 3, equivalent to A level
- Functional Skills in English and maths if required
- You will be on block release in Bradford one week in six
Desirable qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 and above)
- Math (grade 4 and above)
- Science (grade 4 and above)
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Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
The position is site-based working in factories, offices, nursing homes, domestic homes, and building sites.
At Derventio Fire and Security Ltd, we provide intruder alarms, CCTV, fire alarms, door access systems, fire extinguishers, and emergency lighting. Duties include installation, repairs, and servicing of the systems we supply. Sites include large factories, office buildings, shops, industrial units, schools, fire stations, police stations, ambulance stations, assisted living centers, museums, as well as domestic houses.
https://derventiofireandsecurity.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
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Once qualified, if there is availability, we would look to offer a full-time position to the right candidate with options to do further courses.
Contact for this apprenticeship
DERVENTIO FIRE AND SECURITY LIMITED
Niki Johnson
info@derventiofireandsecurity.co.uk
01653 696861
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000032390.
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