Diploma in Electrotechnology

In the eyes of the Government, you are now considered a full adult and are no longer eligible for funding. To complete the full apprenticeship, you need to complete the list of qualifications below. As an adult, you will now be required to make a financial contribution to your training.

Adult Apprentice Framework

• City and Guilds 2357
• Employers Rights and Responsibilities ⁽¹⁾
• Personal Learning and Thinking Skills (PLTS) ⁽²⁾
• Functional Skills Maths Level 2 ⁽³⁾
• Functional Skills English Level 2 ⁽³⁾
• Functional Skills ICT Level 2 ⁽³⁾
• AM2

1. Although not formally studied, evidence is needed to claim your apprenticeship.

2. Although not formally studied, evidence is needed to claim your apprenticeship.

3. Provided you have a GCSE completed at grade C an A/AS Level at grades D/E you can be exempted from these parts of the framework. Please speak to your training provider for more in depth information.

Currently, the JIB will only recognise you as an electrician if you have completed your NVQ. It is assumed that this will remain the case with the 2357 and that you will have to have completed all of your knowledge and performance units plus the AM2 to get grading as an electrician and therefore your ECS Gold Card.

Possible adult routes

Retraining

If you are considering retraining as an electrician, then the 2357 can look a bit daunting due to the performance units. Perhaps the easiest way around this is to look at the qualification as you would the previous one, a seperate technical certificate and "on site" qualifications. This will enable you to complete the knowledge units within a training environment while looking for significant work experience (perhaps via an electrician's mate position) to complete the performance side of the qualification.

On the job training

At the moment, your best bet is to go for an apprenticeship. This may sound a bit odd, but an apprentice can be at any age and has the distinct advantage of being recognised by the JIB meaning that you get the full apprentice framework at the end of the course and can apply for full JIB registration and therefore an ECS Gold Card. This route will mean that you need to study all of the parts of the framework mentioned above.

C&G2357 route if you are not employed

If you didn't want to go the apprentice route, then the other option is the same as the retraining option above, gain your knowledge units at a training provider and complete your performance units at your own convenience.

As the 2357 is split into 3 parts, the knowledge units, performance units and the practical performance assessment (AM2), it is possible to complete the different units seperately from each other. For example:

• Go to college and complete the 2357 knowledge units 301-309 first
• Get employment (or suitable work experience) and get the performance units 311-318 next
• Complete the AM2 or equivalent PPA

This route is very similar to the original route of a separate technical certificate and accompanying NVQ. The only real difference is that you will claim unit credits that will build towards the C&G2357 rather than gaining individual qualifications along the way.