Engineering Maintenance

Qualification: Modern Apprenticeship
Awards Body: EAL
SVQ Level: 3
SCQF Level: 6
Course Code: GL2M 23

Engineering covers a wide range of sectors and activities, and is a fast moving and diverse industry with many occupational routes including a significant number of roles at Technician level, Foundation Apprenticeships, Modern Apprenticeships and Graduate level Apprenticeships can be supportive in meeting the needs of the sector in many areas of engineering skills requirements.

The Level 3 qualification is work based but candidates are required to attend college to complete an NC or HNC and this can take between 12 and 24 months depending on the chosen route. The qualification structure requires the learner to complete common mandatory units within their chosen pathway followed by a number of optional units from a provided selection but additional units can be taken to meet a business’s needs. This qualification offers 11 separate pathways under this framework. The first 4 mandatory units apply to each pathway as listed below:

Full details of the qualification can be found on the SQA or EAL Website as appropriate using the following link: https://eal.org.uk/quals-finder/search-qualifications

Full details of the Modern Apprenticeship framework can be found on the Skills Development Scotland Website using this link: https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/media/44276/modern-apprenticeship-framework-engineering-at-scqf-6.pdf

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