Apprenticeship glossary
IMechE
What does IMechE mean?
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers, a professional body for engineers.
Related terms
- Income Tax
- Tax taken from your pay if you earn over a yearly tax-free amount. Apprentices pay Income Tax in the same way as other employees.
- Incorporated Engineer
- A professional engineering title. Balfour Beatty says its degree apprenticeships can lead to professional qualifications like Incorporated Engineer.
- Induction
- Your first days or weeks in a new job, when you learn how the organisation works and meet your team.
- Industrial placement
- A period working in industry as part of a university course, often a year. It's different from an apprenticeship, where you're employed from the start.
- Industry placement
- The time a T Level student spends working with an employer. It lasts at least 315 hours, about 45 days.
- Insight day
- A short, unpaid taster of what it's like to work somewhere, usually for students still in education. BAE Systems is one employer that runs them.
Definitions are our own plain-English summaries. Where we give figures, they come from the official sources listed on the linked guide or profile. Rules can change, so check the official source before you make decisions.