NORTHAMPTON, UK — The new standard for the ‘Non-Destructive Testing Engineering Technician’ apprenticeship received formal approval July 6, 2015 and is now officially published on the government’s apprenticeships website at www.gov.uk/government/collections/apprenticeship-standards. Once the assessment plan and costing model have been approved, employers can sign up to offer the apprenticeship. In the meantime, employers are being encouraged to indicate their intention to put people through the NDT Engineering Technician apprenticeship by emailing [email protected].
Roger Lyon, Phase 3 Trailblazer Apprenticeships project manager for BINDT, commented: “This has been an immense effort by the Employers’ Development Group and our success has been achieved against a background of significant rejection of other Trailblazer apprenticeship standards. Approval of the standard was the major hurdle, but now we have achieved this we can press on with the assessment plan, costing model and other appropriate documentation. As part of BINDT’s strategic plan, NDT Apprenticeships will help to address the ageing profile of NDT technicians, it will encourage employers to take on new staff at reduced training costs and it will enable school leavers to embark on a worthwhile career in NDT."