Apprentice Education Technician
Level: 3
Employer: THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
Location: Oxford Road
The Technical Apprenticeship Programme will provide you with the ability to become the best version of yourself, taking your career with full support to the next level. We will provide you with strong knowledge and skills to support a wide range of laboratories and workshops across some of the world's leading research and teaching facilities.
Duration: 3 Years
Expected start date: 07/09/2026
Hours per week: 35 hours
Wage: (Annually)
Job role includes
As our apprentice you will receive detailed instruction, information, and training pivotal to the successful implementation of technical support within an educational setting. From dynamic workshops, a makerspace, research institutes, to elaborate laboratory areas across the Faculty of Science and Engineering. You will play a key part in supporting the setup and smooth running of teaching classes and workshops.
Day to day duties will include, but not limited to the following:
- Setting equipment out in a safe and timely manner for laboratory and workshop classes
- Maintain and support the management of stock levels
- Maintain a clean safe working environment for users of the areas
- Support the development of class materials and equipment as required
- Follow defined procedures and instructions as directed by your line manager
- Demonstrate how to safely perform basic processes and procedures
- Assist with the induction and training of staff, students, and visitors so that they can work safely in controlled and sometimes hazardous environments
- Solve problems, conduct inspections, and perform basic repairs and planned preventative maintenance to equipment
- Report equipment that is faulty to minimise disruption to teaching.
- Take responsibility of resources required for your own work and those of others e.g., maintaining stocks of chemicals, consumables and materials
- Be responsive, agile, and flexible based on service need e.g., learn new techniques, maintain mandatory training, and seek additional training where appropriate
About employer
One of the world’s leading universities built on research and teaching practices, coupled with one of the most respected apprenticeship programmes in the UK. Our programme builds its success’s year-on-year and continues to develop, matching the needs of the university and our community. We are proud of our strong reputation, supporting each of our apprentices with individualised training, specialised projects, and targeted development to build a future career at the cutting edge of technology.
In addition to your level 3 apprenticeship qualification, we offer a unique 3 year apprenticeship programme filled to the brim with a wide range of certified qualifications such as, Producing Components Using Hand Fitting Techniques, Assembling and Testing Electronic Circuits, Electrical Safety and Fundamentals, Test Equipment and Fault Diagnosis, Soldering, Maintaining Mechanical Devices and Equipment. In addition to Safety courses such as, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), Chemicals of Substance Hazardous to Health (COSHH), Safe use of Hand and Power tools, Manual Handling, Portable Appliance Testing.
The initial training is deliberately broad to teach a wide range of technical competencies allowing you time to learn and discover the variety of careers within an everchanging Science and Engineering environment.
Later in your programme you will learn to undertake many key workshop procedures, supporting research, teaching, and infrastructure requirements, independently and competently to support the university.
You will spend a mixture of time working within the university with our technical specialists and attending Elevated Knowledge for block training courses. All to support developing technical skills required to carry out your duties as a Higher Education Technician.
We will provide you with all the necessary tools, IT, and equipment, uniforms, and an exciting, robust training programme to make this the apprenticeship of your choice.
Upon completion of the apprenticeship in 3 years’ time, you will have a portfolio of key science and engineering skills and a wealth of varied, relevant experience
Most apprentices are successful in securing a role with the university or choose to continue their academic studies.
Opportunities to progress onto a higher apprenticeship or degree apprenticeship exist for high-performing candidates upon completion of their first apprenticeship with us. Whilst we cannot guarantee a permanent position at the University of Manchester, we endeavour to match apprentices with appropriate vacancies and support them through the entire application process.
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Strong work-ethic
- Independent working
- Interest in STEM subjects
- Desire to progress
- Passion for Science
- Passion for Engineering
- Passion for Electronics
