At the end of your qualification, you will complete an EPA which comprises of:
An online knowledge test
A practical observation
A professional review
To view the End Point Assessment guide, click here.
Laboratory Technician Education Science (General) - Working with teachers, lecturers and university staff to develop apparatus, equipment and resources for school / college / university research and experimentation.
Laboratory Technician Education Science (Maintenance) - Developing and advising maintenance requirements for apparatus, resources and equipment to be used for experimental research.
Laboratory Technician Industry - Working with companies in many areas ranging from Pharmaceuticals, through to Concrete and Water. Responsibilities may include performing environmental monitoring, testing products to ensure compliance with specifications or undertaking research and development.
As an apprentice, you’ll be:
Entitled to at least the National Minimum Apprenticeship Wage. For more information, visit gov.uk here.
Paid for time for training or study as part of your apprenticeship
Entitled to holiday pay and other employee rights
At least six hours per week of your normal working hours must be spent on ‘off the job’ training. Your ‘off the job’ training might happen every week, every month or in a separate block of time.
You must be employed within a relevant job role to undertake the programme. Employers offer apprenticeship vacancies and will set job-specific entry requirements. We can also assist in finding you a suitable employer.
If you have a current Personal Learning Record (PLR)*, this will be used to establish your eligibility for this apprenticeship programme.
The entry requirements for this apprenticeship are:
English; GCSE Grade 4 or equivalent
Maths; GCSE Grade 4 or equivalent
You must be able to achieve a minimum of Level 2 in your Initial Diagnostic Assessment to be accepted onto this apprenticeship.
*PLR is a permanent online record of your qualifications, held by the Department for Education, launched in January 2009. If you achieved your qualifications prior to this date and no longer have your certificates or studied with an organisation based outside of the UK, a suitable assessment process will be undertaken to establish your eligibility for the programme.
Please contact the team at applyapprentice@newcollege.ac.uk
Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship you could progress on to higher level apprenticeships.
With experience, you could become:
A Lab Supervisor
Lab Manager
Specialise in complex analysis work
Laboratory Assistant
Laboratory Technician
If you have a question about this or any other apprenticeship course, email apprenticeships@newcollege.ac.uk or call 01793 611470 and select option 5 for apprenticeships.
