Apprentice (Level 2) Engineering vacancy

Apprentice (Level 2): Engineering (Newtown College)

Are you looking for your first step in a career? Are you interested in engineering? This is a fantastic opportunity to gain employment, experience and qualifications within our Engineering Department at NPTC Group of Colleges.

About the role: To provide technical support and to prepare materials as required in the Engineering workshops.

Salary: £12,348 per annum or subject to provisions of National Minimum Wage (if applicable)              

37 hours per week (including evening work and occasional early mornings and weekends).

Contract: Full-time, fixed term until completion of the Apprenticeship Framework, including QCF (previously known as NVQ) and Essential Skills. 

The maximum duration for each QCF level is 66 weeks.

About you: The successful candidate must be willing to undertake a Level 2 NVQ and Performing Engineering Operations qualification (training will be provided).  Candidates must hold 4 GCSE’s including Maths and English.

About us: NPTC Group of Colleges is one of the largest Further Education providers in Wales, providing almost every conceivable vocational area of education and training including an exciting and varied programme of full and part-time courses stretching across locations from South to Mid Wales. 

NPTC Group of Colleges has been educating future generations for over 90 years, we believe that qualifications and training are key to many rewarding career paths, with our highly qualified teaching staff and their wealth of industry knowledge on hand we will open the door to a successful and rewarding future, students are at the heart of everything we do, and we want them to leave us having had more than just an education.

Why work for us?

As well as competitive salaries, our pension schemes are some of the best available. These are administered via the Local Government Pension Scheme or the Teacher’s Pension Scheme and provide pensions that are increased each year in line with inflation. We contribute over £20 into your pension, for every £100 you earn.

The holiday allowance is excellent right from year 1. You have 28 days per year of holiday (rising to 32 after 5 years’ service), and as we close the College for up to 5 days over Christmas, this means up to an additional 5 days of leave. With the 8 days of public/bank holidays on top of this, you could benefit from 41 days of annual leave as an Apprentice. This is work-life balance!

Sickness benefits here are generous, and staff are also provided with free access to independent occupational health, the Employee Support Helpline, a 24-hour life management and personal support helpline.

NPTC Group of Colleges offers far more than just good salaries!

For further information and to apply, visit our website - NPTC Group of Colleges Careers

Closing date: Wednesday, 19th February 2025.