SECOM Apprenticeship Offer:

Fire Emergency and Security Systems apprenticeship standard.

The SECOM apprenticeship has been designed to support your development:

• Into a multi-disciplined engineer
• Uphold our quality service provider ethos
• Drive progress within our company
• Develop a workforce that provides total security protections to our customer database

Provide a platform career pathway within the Security industry with a global Security company…

What are we looking for:

Desired skills:

• Strong attention to detail.
• A technical mind-set.
• Analytical in your methods.
• Ability to use initiative to think through problems and find solutions.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Excellent communication skills.
• The ability to think outside the box, be curious and innovative.

Personal qualities:

• We are looking for people who are focused, driven, and committed to the apprenticeship.
• They need to be smart, polite, well-spoken, and mannered with a positive can do attitude.
• Need to be punctual, conscientious, and hardworking with good attention to detail.
• The apprentices need to be able to work well alongside other people.
• All apprentices must have excellent communication skills and driven to provide first class

Qualifications required:

• Educated to a good basic standard with a minimum of 4 GCSEs or equivalent, at Level 2 or Grade A to C including English and Maths or the new grading as a grade between 4 to 9. see appendix 1
• A full clean UK driving Licence.
• Funding Eligibility:
• You must be at least 19 years of age.
• There is no upper age limit as this can support individuals who may be looking for a change in career paths.
• You must have lived in England for the last 3 years.
• Not already be in full time education at the point of enrolment.
• Not already hold a qualification at Level 3 or above in the Security field. If elements are already achieved, then this may affect the funding available. Analysis of content will be required.

What will the role entail:

As a Fire & Security Apprentice your training will include:

• Examine Fire and Security Systems to locate problems or issues along with recommendations in accordance with British Standards or regulations.
• Test and service backup batteries for fire and security systems and check programs and verify systems are functional.
• Diagnose system faults and respond where possible.
• Mount and fix and Terminate Fire alarm and security systems along with ancillary items.
• Maintain fire and security systems in accordance with the British Standards and Manufacturers regulations.
• Review and understand electrical drawings or building blueprints and follow design details
• Install electrical cables in accordance with the design drawings in all types of premises, including conduits, tray work and bracketry.
• Inspect installations by others; review install methods and suggest alternative install ideas.
• Read manuals and keep yourself up to date with the latest technology advances in the fire and security industry.
• Demonstrate systems for customers, answer technical questions and offer advice. Grow very strong customer focus skills to provide the Secom quality service provision.
• Program fire and security systems, reviewing and implementing the cause and effect process.
• Understand the consequences of programming systems and their effect on other building integrated life safety systems.
• Provide customers with a can-do attitude and actions.
• Communicate with customers to identify their needs and assess their risks for both fire and security systems.
• Provide out of hours cover along with working outside of normal working hours to maintain life safety and security system integrity.
• Maintain our customer as your number one priority, keeping integrity and customer satisfaction as your key objective.
• Provide team support to other engineers and colleagues when required.
• Develop a network of support to maintain the quality provision.

What can you expect from us:

SECOM’s commitment to you as an apprentice:

• A structured training program over a 2-3 year period to develop and provide you with the skills, knowledge and behaviours expected of our Secom engineers.
• All training will be completed within your contracted hours of employment.
• Ongoing progress assessments and guidance support /reviews, to meet the criteria standards and the On-the-job training and development.
• A support network of technical and experienced engineers, who mentor your development and support your learning, assessment, and continual progress.
• A quality assessment of your learning program and skills knowledge and behaviours as a Fire and Security engineer.
• A guaranteed offer of employment at the end of the apprenticeship.
• Access to a company vehicle (those who can meet our driver intelligence analysis.)
• A 360° awareness of how the Security industry works and career avenues open to those who wish to follow certain pathways.
• An above average pay structure that allows the apprentice to progress based on knowledge skills and behaviour development in multi-disciplined systems.
• A career pathway of continual professional development.
• A set of skills, knowledge and behaviours that make you stand out from the crowd.
• The opportunity to join the Engineering Technical Council as you will have met the necessary competence and commitment standards.

Other areas of research you may wish to look at:

• Official Sites : https://www.getingofar.gov.uk/
• Fire and Security apprenticeships: https://www.a4fs.org/
• IFSEC write up : https://www.ifsecglobal.com/trailblazer-apprenticeship-standard-launched-aim-plugging-growing-skills-gap-fire-security/
• Apprenticeship adverts site: https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/