Apprenticeship Description
Process automation engineer (degree) - Level 7 - Apprenticeship Standard
Entry requirements
Bachelor’s degree (BEng or BSc) at 2.2 Hons standard, or equivalent, in chemical or electrical engineering or other appropriate discipline such as physics. Companies will set their own entry requirements in terms of experience.
Qualifications
The apprenticeship requires completion of an MSc degree in process automation worth 180 UK credits (90 ECTS credits). The MSc degree must be accredited by at least two relevant Professional Engineering Institutions (PEI), such as IChemE, IET and InstMC, for further learning to Master’s level under the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC) for graduates with an accredited Bachelor’s degree.
What apprentices will learn
- analysing complex automation problems of a process nature
- developing qualitative and/or quantitative models and simulations of systems
- developing dynamic models based upon commercially available simulation packages
- adapting and applying control theory, related techniques, technology and knowhow to the solution of process automation problems
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Please note this training is specifically for employers in England looking to train apprentices, not individuals looking to achieve this qualification.