Technician Apprentice (HE Assistant Technician) 3D Workshops

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The opportunity

Unlock your potential with an Apprenticeship at UAL!

Are you passionate about making and teaching? UAL offers an exciting opportunity to launch your career as a Technician Apprentice in our dynamic 3D Workshops.

Gain valuable skills and earn a recognised qualification through the Education Technician Level 3 apprenticeship. This program will equip you with the expertise to excel in your role and open doors for future career growth. Subject to successful completion of your apprenticeship, you’ll have an opportunity to secure a permanent position within our team.

Our 3D workshops are a hub for a diverse range of fabrication processes, including wood, plastics, metal, ceramics, using traditional and digital methods of fabrication. Whether you’ve nurtured a lifelong hobby or excelled in related subjects like BTEC or A-level, we’re seeking individuals with a passion for creating, learning, and supporting others.

Our workshops serve students across Fine Art, Design and Performance. We’re keen to discover your making strengths, interests, and aspirations. What excites you? What are you skilled at? What do you want to learn next? Share your passion with us in your application!

About you

To be eligible for this apprenticeship, you do not need to have any prior Higher Education qualifications but a genuine interest in making and prototyping is essential. You must also meet the full apprenticeship eligibility criteria which can be found on the FAQ’s of our apprenticeships careers site including having been ordinarily resident in the UK for the last 3 years.

You’ll be required to hold a right to work in the UK for the duration of your apprenticeship. UAL cannot act as a sponsor for any visa applications. If you have good communication skills, coupled with strong planning, organising and teamwork skills, we encourage you to explore this role further.

Should you have any questions about the role, please contact Taylor Huggins, 3D Workshops Manager / taylor.huggins@arts.ac.uk

Should you have any questions about the application process or require reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Adrienne Marsh, Resourcing Advisor / jobs.ccw@arts.ac.uk

We are holding an online session for you to meet the team, find out more about the opportunity and ask any questions you may have on Thursday August 22nd at 12:00 noon. Please sign up via this link to the event page. We are also running an open morning at Camberwell College of Art for anyone interested in seeing the workshop. Places are limited so we encourage you to sign up here.  

Please note that the first interview will be conducted in person, in our workshop, where candidates will participate in a hands-on competency test to demonstrate their skills and proficiency in 3D workshop techniques. This is planned for the morning of September 6th.  

 Key Dates:  

Online Information Session: Thursday 22nd August 12:00 noon 

In-person workshop tour: 10:00 – 13:00 Friday 23rd August (drop in)  

Closing Date: Tuesday 27th August @ 23.55

In person competency test: Friday 6th September

Scheduled interview dates: Wednesday 18th September or Thursday 19th September 

Start date: Monday 21st October 2024  

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

Our culture

We have become one of the world’s most international Universities, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. And, as a global university, staff and students learn from different cultures and perspectives, which leads to new conversations and innovative work. At our very core, everything we do seeks to challenge the status quo by driving social purpose and standing up for what matters.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.

With our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are proud to be a Race Equality Charter (REC) member to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff, a Stonewall Diversity Champion to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work, a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and member of the Business Disability Forum which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.

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