Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Department: Electrical
• Reports to: Site Foreman
• Work Schedule: 39 hours per week & overtime when requested
• The Apprenticeships are governed by SOLAS and is Standards Based. During your apprenticeship, you will be required to follow a specific course of training and undergo a series of assessments to confirm that you’ve reached the required standard
• The electrical apprenticeship consists of 7 phases: 3 off-the-job and 4 on-the-job. SOLAS and the Department of Education and Science have responsibility for providing the off-the-job training, whilst your on-the-job training will take place on site with Cobec Engineering.
• While attending off the job training, the apprentice will be required to complete a portfolio & series of exams, both theory & practical.
• All apprentice rates are in line with the electrical sectoral employment orders.

Qualification Criteria

• Must be 17 years of age or over
• Qualified to Leaving Certificate or equivalent standard
• Must have five passes in the Leaving Certificate (Maths and English must be two of these)
• Must have an O6 – O1 in Leaving Certificate Maths
• A copy/picture of your Leaving cert results to be included with your application.
• Submit an Ishihara colour vision test – Form available from Cobec Engineering or SOLAS
• Have a valid Safe Pass card
• Have a Manual Handling Certificate
• Subject to interview and reference checks
• All applicants who are called to interview will be required to complete a maths test.