Advanced Apprentice Summer School
- 8 day course
- 1 dates available
- In-person course
- Book online
Course Details
• 8 day course/ 4 days per week
• Starting Monday 1pm – Friday 1pm
• Candidates will receive a comprehensive set of course notes, light refreshments and certificate of attendance. Plus a CETOP Level 1 Competence Based Certificate for those who successfully pass this qualification
• The course has a high practical content
• The cut-off date to book onto this course is 7 days before the start date
About this course
This course covers 8 days of tuition, knowledge and skills development plus a written examination and ‘one-to-one’ practical assessment. The National Fluid Power Centre has some of the best practical training facilities in Europe and highly experienced Training Engineers able to provide outstanding tuition and training to your advanced apprentices in their final years and undergraduates. By investing in these young people, you are investing for your future and that of your company.
Candidates will complete the following as part of this programme:
• Introduction to Hydraulics
• Introduction to Electrical-Electronics
• Stage 1 Hydraulics
• CETOP level 1 Hydraulics Competence based qualification awarded by BFPA
Who should take this course?
This course is perfect for Advanced Apprentices and Undergraduates.
Course Objectives
Course Aims
- To ensure candidates have a better overall knowledge and understanding of hydraulic system components, their function, operation and how they form a working circuit including basic electrical control
- Improve communication levels as terminology is better understood, together with key aspects of health and safety, resulting in improved levels of safe working practices when working with and around hydraulic systems
Skills Based
During the practical section of this course candidates will engage in and apply the following skills:
- You will build working circuits, go through setting up procedures and safe working practices, investigate performance and record results
- You will gain knowledge and skills to improve your work-based performance
Knowledge Based
On completion of this course candidates will know:
- Fundamental hydraulic principles
- How to read and interpret Symbols and circuitry
- Component functions and their operation
- Types of Hydraulic fluids in use and the importance of following contamination control procedures
- The types of Hoses and couplings in common use
- The Maintenance procedures and safe working practice that should be followed
- How basic electrical systems are applied to Hydraulics
Entry requirements for this course
There are no entry requirements for this course.
Frequently asked questions
You should find helpful information on this course page on what the course includes and who should take this course, however we recommend you visit our FREE Online Self Assessments to check your current knowledge levels before booking any course with the NFPC. On completion of our free self-assessments, we will recommend the right course for you to attend.
Once your booking has been confirmed and our bookings & customer liaison team have confirmed receipt of payment for your course, course joining instructions will be provided to you and all attendees on email which contains everything you need to know before attending the course, including course start times, directions to the NFPC and any other important information.
The National Fluid Power Centre is based at Turner Road, Worksop, Nottinghamshire S81 7AE. You can get directions here, or download our map here which includes further details on how to get to the NFPC by car or train. For nearby hotel accommodation, we have also included some helpful information here.
No, lunch isn’t provided however we will be providing light refreshments on the day. There are a number of supermarkets nearby along with fast food outlets for lunch.
For our courses that are available to book online, you will have the option at checkout to pay by Debit or Credit Card using Opayo secure payment processing, or pay by bank transfer. For existing NFPC customers who have an account with us, there is also the option to pay using Purchase Order.
If you have already booked onto one of our courses at the NFPC and you created an online account during checkout, you can amend your booking by logging into your account here. From your bookings page you can request a cancellation or request your course to be rescheduled.
Alternatively you can speak to our bookings team on 01909 504539 to make changes to your booking.
Meet the training engineers
Bill Norwood
Systems Training Engineer | Project Manager for Accumulator Competence
Arran Teasel
Mobile Systems Manager | Systems Training Engineer
John Hill
Systems Training Engineer | Project Manager for Pumps & Controls
Andrew Walker
Training Engineer
Adrian Hudson
Deputy Director | Control Systems Manager
Daniel Collins
Systems Training Engineer | Electro-Hydraulics, Pneumatics & Control
David Slater
Industrial Systems Manager | Systems Training Engineer
Darren Davis
Systems Training Engineer | Project Manager for CETOP Level 3 | Centre Learning & Development
Graham Rowley
Training Engineer | Project Manager for Stage 1 Hydraulics & CETOP H1 | Contamination Management
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The training delivered at the NPFC is first class. High quality presentations from knowledgeable experts, complimented by a well-equipped facility to support the practical learning. This has helped me to develop my hydraulics and electrical knowledge throughout my career. Kawasaki continue to use the NFPC to train our Engineers and technical staff to support in the development of their core competencies.
I am extremely grateful for the support the NFPC provided us in ensuring that our Agile Maintenance L&D programme was implemented on time and in full. The training provided and the customer focus delivered was second to none and the feedback received from all the delegates (58 in total) who benefited from a range of pneumatics, hydraulics and PLC courses was very positive indeed.
Webtec have been supporters of the NFPC for many years and the NFPC remains the ‘go to’ place for hydraulic training in the UK. They have outstanding facilities and attending courses at the NFPC is a mandatory part of our training programme for those involved in the design, sales or marketing of our hydraulic measurement and control products.
Very grateful to have spent the last few days up at the National Fluid Power Centre Limited in Worksop completing their Stage 1 Hydraulics course. Would highly recommend it to anyone who wants further their knowledge of Hydraulics. Great facility with some fantastic equipment and staff, especially hydraulic guru Graham Rowley. Hope to be back to learn more soon!
As a technical trainer I visited the NFPC seeking a hydraulic qualification that would evidence a level of understanding and add value to my own training. Starting at Level 1, knowledgeable instructors and excellent facilities enticed me back time and time again, until I recently completed the CETOP Level 3 in Mobile Hydraulics. Each level of training has improved my knowledge, collectively adding confidence and clarity to every situation.
The service and delivery of training by the NFPC to our offshore wind turbine technician apprentices has been outstanding. The knowledge and practical experience they gain in fully equipped, hi-tech workshops enhances the apprentices’ ability to align themselves with an essential part of their job. We have worked closely with John Savage and his colleagues to fine tune the program to give our apprentices the best possible start to understanding turbine hydraulic systems, nothing has been too much trouble. Every apprentice has been fully engaged with the training given and their feedback has been exceptional such as “Best training I’ve ever done” and “I’ve learned so much on this course”. Our experience of The NFPC has been excellent and we look forward to continuing working with John and his team and to developing our relationship with The NFPC in the near future.
