Become an
OEM eNGINEERING Apprentice

To become an apprentice in Ireland you must be hired by an employer. Apprenticeship employers are formally approved by SOLAS in advance of employing apprentices. Apprentices get a formal contract of employment as part of their apprenticeship.

To find an apprenticeship, you can search apprenticeship vacancies on the Apprenticeship Jobs Portal. You can search for vacancies by location and by apprenticeship. Your local Education and Training Board may hold details of employers seeking to employ an apprentice. This apprenticeship is managed by Cavan and Monaghan ETB (CM ETB). If you are interested in an OEM Engineer Apprenticeship you should make contact with CMETB via email.

Full eligibility criteria for this apprenticeship are available in the OEM Engineering Apprenticeship brochure. Click here

Please note: To become an OEM engineering apprentice you must pass the Ishihara Colour Vision Test (24 Plate Edition). For further information, contact your local Education and Training Board.

Main Aims

The OEM Engineering Apprenticeship has two main aims:

  • To provide trained OEM Engineering Technicians, thereby bridging the skills gap for the OEM Industry.
  • To offer credible career paths and progression routes for these apprentices.

Why Choose this Career?

  • Gain a qualification that is academically robust and vocationally relevant. Equip the apprentice with the knowledge, skill and competence required to perform effectively as an OEM Engineering Technician.
  • Become a highly skilled employee who can work autonomously, contribute to a technical team, and take personal responsibility for completing projects to relevant quality standards in a timely manner.
  • Acquire a foundation of skills and knowledge which ensures that the apprentice can interact effectively with colleagues and customers in an industrial setting which is experiencing constant and progressive change.
  • To enable participants of the programme acquire a level of ability encompassing the underpinning knowledge, skills and competences relevant to their industry. Competency is demonstrated by the ability of the technician to apply their skills and knowledge in different contexts, and to exercise initiative and solve problems by determining possible solutions and judging the appropriateness of different approaches to challenges as they arise in the OEM workplace.
  • To develop levels of self‐awareness in their problem‐solving, critical‐thinking and communication skills linking their classroom learning with the challenges they face in the OEM industry.
  • To equip apprentices with the knowledge and skills required for progression in further education and/or specialist areas in the OEM industry.
  • To increase the apprentices personal and academic confidence through regular feedback and thus continuous improvement in a varied learning environment, thereby paving the way for lifelong learning.

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an OEM Engineering apprentice?

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SkillS

  • Assemble, install, test, commission and electronically control engine driven systems.
  • Assemble equipment using testing procedures, interpretation of technical drawings, schematics, data and relevant OEM standards in a manufacturing environment.
  • Install, use, test and troubleshoot hydraulic, electro-mechanical, pneumatic, electrical wiring and automated control systems in a manufacturing environment.
  • Interpret technical data and use calibration, torqueing, and testing instruments for effective product assembly, fault diagnosis and rectification.
  • Provide support to customers around the use and maintenance of the products you manufacture.
  • Diagnose faults and rectify them within OEM products across engine driven systems, electrical wiring systems, battery powered systems, hydraulics systems, pneumatic systems and control systems.

Career Prospects
& Progression
Opportunities

  • Engineering Operative
  • Field Service Technicians
  • General Engineering Maintenance Technician
  • OEM Maintenance Technician
  • Research and development team member
  • Customer Service Representative
  • Sales Representative
  • Training Instructor Supervisor (Junior Manager)
  • Team Leader

Useful lInks
and Information

Information Brochure
Module Descriptors and Indicative Content

WHAT OUR APPRENTICES
ARE SAYING

Interested in becoming an OEM apprentice? Apply now below and be a part of our growing network of upcoming apprentices.

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