Apprentice Service and Repair Engineer
Job outline
Although you will be working as part of a team, as a Service Engineer you will be field-based, starting from home or a collection point in the morning and largely organising your own day. You therefore need to be self-reliant, self-motivated and trustworthy, in order that you may be counted on to do the best job possible, every time.
The rewards for this level of responsibility and dedication are high. Key to the job is an ability to plan and prioritise your workload, thinking on your feet to solve problems and anticipate difficulties, and acting on sales opportunities.
Technical Engineers on the Service stream carry out the annual servicing of our customers’ central heating systems and appliances, plus system maintenance. They also control and design system upgrades to improve efficiency and flexibility. Technical Engineers are provided with a DVD laptop computer, enabling cutting-edge fault diagnostics, instant parts ordering, work history and access to a vast technical reference library.
Requirements
You must have the following as a minimum:
You must obtain a full manual driving licence, valid for use within the UK prior to the completion of your training
4 GCSEs or Scottish Standard Grades (minimum Grade C/3) or equivalent, or a relevant Engineering NVQ (minimum Level 2) or be expecting to have achieved these prior to start date.
The Apprenticeship is available for all to apply. Successful candidates are responsible for up to £16,000 of funding payable on commencement of the Apprenticeship toward the cost of their training. Government Funding will cover this cost for eligible candidates between the ages of 16 -18* and the cost for all current Centrica and British Gas employees will also be covered. Other candidates will have to find other funding sources or fund this cost themselves. For candidates who will be funding the £16,000 themselves this must be paid in full before your start date.
I know not everyone thinks the proposed increases are a terrible idea but check the above, lifted from British Gas website. Since when do apprentices have to pay for their own training■■?