Port Operative
Working with cargo and passenger ships in ports and harbours.
Summary of this apprenticeship standard
- Level
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2 (equivalent to GCSEs at grades A* to C)
- Typical length
- 12 months
- Current funding band
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Up to £8,000 per apprentice.
More information about funding - Entry requirements
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Set by employer.
- What apprentices will learn
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- cargo handling
- mooring large ships such as ferries and oil tankers
- operating specialist machinery such as cargo cranes
- directing port traffic
- health and safety practices
- Qualifications
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Before taking their end-point assessment apprentices must have:
- apprentices must have achieved level 1 English and maths (equivalent to GCSE grades 3 to 1 or D to G)
- taken level 2 English and maths (equivalent to GCSE grades 9 to 4 or A* to C)
- Professional registration
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None specified.
- How apprentices are assessed
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A government-approved organisation must assess apprentices towards the end of their apprenticeship.
This end-point assessment ensures apprentices achieve the skills, training and any qualifications necessary to complete their apprenticeship.
You can download the assessment plan from the Institute for Apprenticeships. There are no end-point assessment organisations for this apprenticeship yet. Please email apprentice.assessment@education.gov.uk if you urgently need an end-point assessment organisation. - More Information
The Institute for Apprenticeships has more detailed information about this apprenticeship.