The apprenticeship will start with an Induction into Leonardo, followed by a team building event incorporating all Trainee starts. There will also be a Yeovil College Induction to ensure that apprenticeship requirements and expectations are fully established.
The structure of the Apprenticeship programme will be as follows:
• Year 1: Full time at Yeovil College to complete a Level 2 competence qualification in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (practical/workshop based) and start a BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (knowledge/classroom based) (this qualification includes mathematics to AS/A2 level). Post-Christmas, there is a possibility of working on-site in your placement at Leonardo Helicopters for 1 or more days per week.
• Year 2: Work placements at Leonardo Helicopters (4 days per week) and starting the Level 3 competence (work related) qualification in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (or equivalent qualification). Attend Yeovil College (1 day per week) to complete the BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering.
• Year 3: Work placements at Leonardo Helicopters (4 days per week) and continuing the Level 3 competence qualification in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (or equivalent qualification). Attend Yeovil College (1 day per week) to start the Level 4 Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Aeronautical Engineering.
• Year 4: Work placements at Leonardo Helicopters (4 days per week) and completing the Level 3 competence qualification in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (or equivalent qualification). Attend Yeovil College (1 day per
week) to complete the Level 4 HNC in Aeronautical Engineering.
Each Apprentice on this route will need to complete an End Point Assessment as defined in the Apprenticeship Standard, this will take place in the final months of the program. Throughout the apprenticeship apprentices may be placed in some or all of the following departmental areas: Structural Design, Rotor Design, Transmission Design, Materials Laboratory, Structural Mechanical Test and Evaluation Electrical Design, Avionics, Power Generation Systems, Electro-magnetic Environmental Effects, Systems Engineering, Electro-magnetic Environmental Effects and Manufacturing Engineering