Best Apprenticeships
Fitter Advanced Apprentice – Worcester or Banbury
Best Apprenticeships, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
The apprenticeship programme takes approximately three years to complete, and you’ll spend your first 12 weeks being inducted onto the programme at one of our Training Centres.
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands‑on experience. What you’ll do at work
A Power Networks Fitter has responsibility for the safe construction, maintenance and repair of the electrical power network. You’ll work on distribution systems up to 66kV (or 132kV if in a Projects team). Fitters are fitting engineers who work in and around substations, using electrical knowledge and skills to install and maintain high voltage plant and apparatus including transformers, switchgear, and cable terminations. You will represent National Grid and carry out work handed down by other areas of the business. Join us, and we’ll see you participate in craft skills activities on the live LV network, on dead LV, HV and EHV circuits (live HV circuits if part of a Hot Glove team). You’ll help with network operations. You’ll also: Construct distribution substations, install plant Carry out routine inspection, maintenance and repairs of substation and protection equipment Install and terminate secondary wiring (small wiring) Record asset routes, details and positions Record plant details Test earthing, voltage, phasing and phase rotation Write outage requests and switching programmes for simple outages
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Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands‑on experience. What you’ll do at work
A Power Networks Fitter has responsibility for the safe construction, maintenance and repair of the electrical power network. You’ll work on distribution systems up to 66kV (or 132kV if in a Projects team). Fitters are fitting engineers who work in and around substations, using electrical knowledge and skills to install and maintain high voltage plant and apparatus including transformers, switchgear, and cable terminations. You will represent National Grid and carry out work handed down by other areas of the business. Join us, and we’ll see you participate in craft skills activities on the live LV network, on dead LV, HV and EHV circuits (live HV circuits if part of a Hot Glove team). You’ll help with network operations. You’ll also: Construct distribution substations, install plant Carry out routine inspection, maintenance and repairs of substation and protection equipment Install and terminate secondary wiring (small wiring) Record asset routes, details and positions Record plant details Test earthing, voltage, phasing and phase rotation Write outage requests and switching programmes for simple outages
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