Apprenticeships and NVQs - England

Apprenticeships

The apprenticeship schemes on offer are respected by employers and include the Apprenticeship leading to a NVQ Level 2 or an Advanced Apprenticeship leading to a NVQ Level 3. Both are designed to ensure that when you are qualified, you will have all the skills needed to do a professional and highly skilled work that will be expected of you on site.

Both apprenticeship programmes also include 'key skills' and a 'technical certificate', which are designed to ensure that you receive all the underpinning knowledge that you will require in the workplace. You must be employed to enter into the industry on any of the apprenticeship schemes.

It is important that you are prepared for your career in building services engineering and the training you will receive. You will be expected to have a good level of education, at least three GCSEs grade C or above, or the new Higher Diploma in Construction and Built Environment or Engineering.

National Vocational Qualifications

If you are unable to do an apprenticeship, you should still be looking to gain a National Vocational Qualification (NVQ).

In the careers information section you can download England fact sheets for each the various industries