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Engineering and manufacturing foundation apprenticeship (level 2)

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Information about Engineering and manufacturing foundation apprenticeship (level 2)

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Foundation apprenticeships introduce skills for a range of jobs in a sector, and provide general skills for work. After a foundation, apprentices can specialise and do a standard level 2 or 3 apprenticeship.

Employers get an incentive payment for foundation apprenticeships, as well as government funding for training and assessment costs.

Foundation apprenticeship incentive payment
£2,000
Employers get this incentive payment in 3 stages linked to retention and progression
Who can do a foundation apprenticeship
Who can do a foundation apprenticeship
At the start of the apprenticeship, they must be:
  • aged between 16 to 21 (or 15 if their 16th birthday is between the last Friday of June and 31 August)
  • aged between 22 to 24 and
    • have an education, health and care plan (EHC)
    • be in care or a care leaver
    • be a prisoner or a prison leaver
Knowledge, skills and behaviours
View knowledge, skills and behaviours

Technical knowledge

  • Engineering principles.

Technical skills

  • Operate machinery.

Employability skills and behaviours

  • Safe working.
Apprenticeship category (sector)
Engineering and manufacturing
Qualification level
2
Equal to GCSE
Course duration
8 months
Funding
£4,500
Maximum government funding for
apprenticeship training and assessment costs.
Course apprentices can progress to
Course apprentices can progress to
Foundation apprenticeships cover some knowledge and skills from these courses. If the apprentice progresses to one of these, what theyv'e learnt will be taken off the assessment. They could finish the course in a shorter time.

  • Legal technician - conveyancing technician or probate technician (level 4)

View more information about Engineering and manufacturing foundation apprenticeship (level 2) from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.