Apprentice Bricklayer

CHRISTOPHER DEELEY

Rotherham, S61 2FL

Closes in 8 days (Monday 30 September at 11:59pm)

Posted on 3 September 2024

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Summary

Summary of the apprenticeship Key tasks include, Learn all skills involved to become a bricklayer. PPE and health and safety. Loading out materials. Jointing and pointing. House keeping. Keeping workspace clean. Laying bricks and blocks to line. Setting out footings, levels. Building superstructure. Following NHBC standards.

Annual wage
£11,315.20 a year

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Training course
Bricklayer (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Thursday, 8.00am - 3.00pm. Friday, 8.00am - 2.00pm. Extra hours are available up to 40 hours per week.

34 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 7 October

Duration

2 Years

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

  • Planning work for the day
  • Loading out materials and setting up
  • Loading out mortar
  • Jointing up
  • Laying bricks and blocks 

Where you’ll work

1 Flitcroft

Thorpe Hesley

Rotherham

S61 2FL

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE

Your training course

Bricklayer (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents
  • Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Comply with industry regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Read and interpret information from drawings and specifications.
  • Estimate and select required resources: For example, the quantity of bricks and blocks, mortar, wall ties and insulation.
  • Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
  • Select and use hand tools.
  • Maintain and store hand tools.
  • Set out brick and block cavity wall to given tolerances, including an opening.
  • Construct a stretcher bond brick and block cavity wall with return and opening to given tolerances, including installing a lintel with soldiers, brick and edge sill, closure around opening, insulation, fire stopping, cavity tray, damp proof course (DPC) and weep holes.
  • Apply joint finishes: For example, half round, flush, weather struck and recessed.
  • Set out and construct a simple brick solid wall with capping.
  • Gauge and hand mix mortar to ratio.
  • Measure and cut bricks and blocks using hand tools, to given tolerances.
  • Carry out a simple repair: For example, replacing damaged bricks.
  • Protect materials and finished work.
  • Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.
  • Follow equity, diversity and inclusion guidance.
  • Applies team working principles to their own and the wider build team.
  • Identifies well-being support available to self and others.
  • Construct a brick wall with raking cut. For example, gable end wall or garden wall with raking cut.

    • Your training plan

    Training and qualification levels

    • Sheffield College, or chosen college 1 day a week
    • 27 hours a week, workplace training to be a bricklayer
    • Training for a level 2 brickwork qualification
    • Maths and English at college if required
    • NVQ level 2 qualification achieved at end of the course to be a qualified bricklayer

    Requirements

    Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

    Skills

    • Communication skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Number skills
    • Logical
    • Team working
    • Initiative
    • Physical fitness
    • Driving / Transport Desirable
    • CSCS card

    About this company

    We are a bricklaying team that work on new housing sites, there is 2-3 to people in the team and work in South Yorkshire. We work in a safe environment where health and safety is in place and PPE must be worn.

    Company benefits

    Holiday pay.

    After this apprenticeship

    Qualified bricklayer

    • House building
    • Apartment building
    • Self-employed

    Once qualified you can independently work on sites, or do building work for your own customers.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000274629.

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    Closes in 8 days (Monday 30 September at 11:59pm)

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