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The People we need
Our four-year engineering programme offers you the chance to earn while you train and get a nationally recognised qualification at the end of the course.
Are you the type of person who can:
- Attend college regularly, work hard and ensure your assessments are completed to the highest standards?
- Work as part of a team?
- Take personal responsibility for working safely and follow the company’s health and safety policies at all times?
- Be flexible and helpful?
- Maintain high professional standards at all times?
What You will be doing
If you answered yes, here’s what you will be doing:
First year: Training full time at East Surrey College working through the BTEC and NVQ Level 2 Qualifications.
Second year: On-site training at the airport, spending three months at a time in different engineering departments. Continuing with BTEC Electrical Engineering and beginning NVQ Level 3 in Engineering Maintenance.
Third year: Ongoing training at engineering departments at the airport. Continuing NVQ Level 3 in Engineering Maintenance and one day a week at college to study HNC in Electrical Engineering.
Fourth year: Ongoing placements within engineering departments at the airport. One day a week at college to complete HNC in Electrical Engineering.
Gatwick Airport Ltd Apprenticeships
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Gatwick Airport is the single busiest runway in the world. Our engineers work round the clock 365 days a year, and are essential to the smooth running of the airport. This means having a well-trained, motivated team of technicians is essential.
Ambitious, hardworking and prepared to work in an environment where no two days are the same, our engineering apprentices are at the heart of that team. Find out more now.