Level 3 Laboratory Technician

Code	Typical Length	Funding
ST0248	24 Months	£21000

This occupation is found in a wide range of organisations, including but not exclusively, chemical, primary and secondary pharmaceutical, biotechnology, formulated products, nuclear companies; and analytical science services, dental laboratories and educational establishments.

The broad purpose of the occupation is working at the forefront of technology to carry out both routine and one-off laboratory testing (and manufacturing where relevant) and perform a variety of technical support functions across the organisation.

In their daily work, an employee in this occupation interacts with the laboratory manager and colleagues, internal departments such as manufacturing, procurement and quality, internal customers such as medical staff, teaching staff and students, external suppliers and customers such as service engineers, delivery drivers, regulatory bodies and inspection teams e.g. HSE.

WHY ETA?

We start with the end in mind.

ETA Assessment believes a successful Apprenticeship programme needs to ensure the learner is fully aware of the End Point Assessment process, from the start.

To ensure this happens we:

Engage with you to learn more about the apprentices’ role and their employer
Provide regular calls/meetings to ensure you have the support you need at every step of the process
One-to-one onboarding for your staff to use our user-friendly EPA Quartz platform
Provide resources to guide your learner and employer through Gateway
Help you to prepare your learner for their EPA experience
Share EPA standard specific support material including guidance on grading
Train our expert IEPAs to help relax the learner to give them the best chance of success
Introduce your sector expert Independent End Point Assessor (IEPA)
Provide detailed feedback for the apprentice following their EPA
Arrange resits if necessary, using the feedback as a steer to further learning if needed
Claim for the overall Apprenticeship Certificate

We also provide a seamless process if you decide to change EPAO. We understand that this can sometimes be at short notice and so work hard to ensure the learners are fully equipped at whatever stage they are at.

With access to a named contact and direct line to an EPA Relationship Manager, we also provide unrivalled levels of operational and administrative support.