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Level 3 Apprenticeship in Metal Fabricator

89MST3/MER-2223
  1. CampusMedway
  2. Course Length
  3. Type of CourseApprenticeship
  4. Week CommencingFlexible
  5. Annual FeeTo Be Confirmed

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Applications for this programme are now closed for 22/23. If you would like any advice or guidance, please contact our Careers team on 01634 383636.

Future Prospects

On completion of the apprenticeship the apprentice will have satisfied the requirements for registration as an Engineering Technician by the relevant professional engineering institution in accordance with the requirements of the Engineering Council as the registration body.
Subject to suitable completion of this apprenticeship, you could progress onto a further level 4 higher or Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship. Further training will ultimately lead to achieving Icorporated Engineer or Chartered Engineer status.

Entry Requirements

Applicants should have:

  • Employment within the sector with a contract of employment for at least 30 hours per week
  • 5 GCSEs including Maths and English at minimum grade D or 3 and above (Candidates who completed study overseas and are now working in the UK may also be eligible. Please contact us to discuss your application.)
  • Satisfactory completion of the college initial assessment

    Plus
  • A satisfactory college interview

    Why Choose MidKent College?

  • We provide some of the finest teaching and learning environments you’ll find in a further education college in the country, having built a brand-new campus in Gillingham in 2009 and refurbished our Maidstone Campus in a redevelopment programme completed in 2016.
  • Both of our campuses are fully-equipped with workshops that simulate real working environments, equipment that replicates the latest technology students will find in the workplace, and commercial facilities that are open to the public.
  • The University Centre Maidstone (UCM) building at our Oakwood Park campus is a dedicated campus for university-level courses and professional training.
  • Our career advisers booked 1105 careers interviews in 2020-2021! They'll be able to give you impartial guidance as to the range of education, training and employment opportunities available to you.

    • What our students say...

      Jake Havenhand

      I’m currently studying the Level 3 Diploma in Engineering (welding/fabrication). I came to MidKent College as I wanted to get some more experience in the engineering world and felt like that would best the way to get into engineering instead of going straight into an engineering job. I started my Level 2 in Engineering straight after ...