Level 3 Building Services Engineering Service and Maintenance Engineer Course in Barking and Dagenham

Cost£18,000.00
Duration48 months
LevelLevel 3
DeliveryClassroom based
StartFlexible
Study modeFull-time
AttendanceDaytime
Awarding bodyCEPAC

About this course

Level 3 Building Services Engineering Service and Maintenance Engineer Course in Barking and Dagenham. Classes run at Choice Training. This is an apprenticeship, so you train while working in a service and maintenance role in commercial or industrial buildings. Over 48 months, you'll develop skills in heating, ventilation, water supply, drainage, and electrical isolation, as well as planned preventative maintenance and fault diagnosis. You'll work across settings such as offices, hotels, schools, and hospitals, often independently and with direct client contact. Most candidates will have Level 2 English and maths, or will achieve these by the end of the apprenticeship.

Who this course is for

Building Services Engineering Service & Maintenance Engineer

Working in Service & Maintenance, carrying out maintenance in buildings

Maintenance Engineers

Entry requirements

Individual employers will identify any relevant entry requirements in terms of previous qualifications, trainability tests, or other criteria. Typically, most candidates will have English and Mathematics at level 2.

All will have achieved English at level 2, Mathematics at level 2 by the end of the apprenticeship.

What you will learn

  • You'll carry out planned preventative maintenance on heating, ventilation, and water supply systems in commercial and industrial buildings.
  • You'll diagnose and repair faults in building services engineering systems, components, and equipment.
  • You'll perform electrical isolation, disconnection, reconnection, and reactivation safely.
  • You'll monitor and manage plant and equipment using building and energy management systems.
  • You'll ensure systems continue to operate to their original design specification.
  • You'll apply health and safety, environmental, and quality control requirements across your work.
  • You'll communicate with clients to minimise disruption during maintenance activities.
  • You'll work autonomously in both occupied and unoccupied buildings.

How you will learn

This is a work-based apprenticeship with classroom sessions at Choice Training in Barking and Dagenham. You'll learn through on-the-job experience alongside taught study. Assessment is through an End Point Assessment, which tests the knowledge, skills, and behaviours set out in the apprenticeship standard. Your employer will be involved in identifying entry requirements and supporting your development throughout the 48-month programme.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. Choice Training will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Building services maintenance engineer: servicing heating, ventilation, and water systems in commercial buildings.
  • HVAC engineer: maintaining heating, ventilation, and air conditioning across industrial sites.
  • Facilities maintenance engineer: keeping building systems running in offices, hospitals, or schools.
  • Building energy management technician: monitoring and optimising plant and equipment performance.
  • Mechanical services engineer: planned and reactive maintenance in large commercial properties.
  • Site services engineer: fault-finding and repair across multi-site facilities contracts.

What you could study next

After completing this Level 3 apprenticeship, you could move into a Higher Apprenticeship or a Level 4 qualification in building services engineering or facilities management. A Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Building Services Engineering is a common next step for those wanting to move into supervisory or design roles. Membership with the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) is a longer-term goal for engineers looking to advance professionally.

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