T Levels focus on vocational skills and can help students into skilled employment, higher study or apprenticeships. Each T Level includes an in-depth industry placement that lasts at least 45 days. Students get valuable experience in the workplace; employers get early sight of the new talent in their industry.
This occupation is found in a wide range of industries of national importance including but not limited to power and water infrastructure, petrochemical, oil and gas, nuclear, renewables, food and drink processing, defence, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. This is a core and options apprenticeship standard. Apprentices will be trained and assessed against the core and one option. There are five options:
• Electrical power design technician
• Control and instrumentation design technician
• Mechanical design technician
• Piping design technician
• Structural design technician
The broad purpose of the occupation is to contribute to the preparation of design solutions and produce designs, drawings or models for structures, piping, electrical systems, control and instrumentation systems or mechanical components. They must understand technical models, drawings and specifications and be able to create their own. They will identify factors likely to affect design decisions, produce Computer Aided Design (CAD) models and engineering drawings and be able to communicate design information to internal and external parties.
In their daily work, an employee in this occupation interacts with a range of internal and external stakeholders. They are usually based at office locations within project design teams and occasionally work at on-site locations. They are required to understand on-site hazards and health, safety and environmental requirements.
An employee in this occupation will be responsible for contributing to the design of engineering components, structures and systems. They will typically report to an engineering design manager for supervision, greater levels of technical guidance and support, review approvals and sign-off.
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Duty 1 Maintain working relationships, communicate and liaise effectively with own project team, customers, and internal and external stakeholders. |
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Duty 2 Work reliably, effectively, independently and as a member of a team, taking responsibility for their own work. |
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Duty 3 Meet requirements for health, safety, environmental, sustainability, professional development and ethics in engineering design practice. |
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Duty 4 Comply with relevant legislation, regulations, company policies and procedures, strategies and technical guidance. |
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Duty 5 Interpret technical information to establish customer design requirements. |
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Duty 6 Interpret, check and comment on design intent and make recommendations in line with industry standards where necessary. |
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Duty 7 Support the identification, analysis and evaluation of factors affecting technical designs. |
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Duty 8 Support the development of engineering concepts and design options to solve technical challenges. |
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Duty 9 Contribute to the evaluation of design options to determine the most appropriate solution. |
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Duty 10 Contribute to the production, review and distribution of the final design package. |
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Duty 11 Update designs to incorporate any changes made as built. |
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Duty 12 Update and maintain documentation and data according to the required change management process, including maintaining and issuing drawing registers. |
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Duty 13 Assist in the selection of materials and components for their application in designs. |
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Duty 14 Produce new, and update existing parts lists and bills of materials (BOMs) for associated designs. |
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Duty 15 Create designs that are suitable, technically feasible and constructable. |
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Duty 20 Produce detailed mechanical drawings or models (part and assembly level) to appropriate company and industry codes of practice, regulations, standards and procedures. |
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Duty 21 Use digital technologies and techniques such as Computer Aided Design (CAD) to produce detailed 3D models in surfaces or solids of mechanical components at part and assembly levels. |
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Awarding organisation: City & Guilds
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