Apprenticeship Standard - Level 3 Domestic Electrician

This Three-year programme develops the knowledge, skills and competency required for an domestic Electrician in the Electro technical sector. This occupation is found in the domestic dwelling construction, engineering and social housing installation and maintenance electrician industries. Domestic electricians work in domestic properties such as homes, dwellings, or individual units in e.g. care homes, apartment buildings and student accommodation, rather than in their communal areas, or on commercial or industrial building sites. Industrial and Commercial Electrician work is not undertaken by a Domestic Electrician.

The scope of a domestic electrician will include design, installation and testing of systems which provide traditional heating, power, and lighting plus the installation of new and emerging technologies. The new technologies will include enhanced connectivity for domestic use and comfort and convenience technologies. Domestic electricians will help make homes highly efficient and near-zero-carbon, in cooperation with other trades. Domestic electricians may be required to provide out of hours emergency repairs and services. A driving licence may be a requirement for some employers. In their daily work, a worker in this occupation interacts with:

Their customers who are usually the end user of the services.

the team leader or area manager as well as personnel responsible for materials storage and supply if they work in an organisation.

building materials suppliers, merchants, small business support, accountants, and others if they are self-employed.

A domestic electrician will sometimes work within a team or may often be accompanied an apprentice.

An employee in this occupation will be responsible for completing their own work to specification, with minimal, if any, supervision, ensuring they meet set deadlines. This role is for people who like to work independently most of the time, but it also involves interacting with customers, colleagues, and others.

Domestic Electricians will be responsible for meeting quality requirements and working in accordance with industry-defined health, safety and environmental considerations, as well as building and wiring regulations.

They may be solely responsible for company property such as tools, work vehicles for transporting materials such as company vans.

Key requirements for successful domestic electricians include professionalism and high regard for customer service throughout the job from responding to enquiries, proposing solutions, providing quotations, undertaking work, and handing completed work back to the customer.

• By external assessment, City & Guilds multi-choice and written examinations.

• By College staff on the worksite for practical skills and two Functional Skills.

• By external end test assessment at an EPA centre

4 GCSEs at A*-C (or new grade 9-4), including Maths and English

AND Be employed by an Electrical contractor.

Successful completion of this course permits progression to the Level 4 HNC Construction and the Built Environment available at Wakefield College. Alternatively, the Level 4 Higher Apprenticeship in Construction and the Built Environment.