Apprentice Bricklayer

DENNIS RYE LTD

DERBYSHIRE, DE55 5NF

Closes on Sunday 8 December

Posted on 5 November 2024

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Summary

An opportunity to join a well-established construction company, trading for over 50 years where you will learn all aspect of the bricklaying trade.

Annual wage
£13,182 a year

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Training course
Bricklayer (level 2)
Hours
Mon to Thurs 7am-4.30pm Fri 7am - 1.30pm

39 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 6 January

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

Set out and build brickwork, including complex arches and curved structures.
Mix mortar manually or with a mechanical mixer.
Lay bricks and apply mortar with a trowel.
Shape and trim bricks using hammers, chisels, and power tools.
Use levels and string lines to ensure courses are straight and laid to gauge.
Operate equipment on site safely.
Conform to general health, safety, and welfare standards in the workplace.

Where you’ll work

MANSFIELD RD

TIBSHELF

CHESTERFIELD

DERBYSHIRE

DE55 5NF

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

WEST NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COLLEGE

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

    Level 2 Bricklayer apprenticeship standard, including Functional Skills if required. Please note that minimum requirements for entry to programme must be met to be successful at interview.

    This programme is delivered via a day release delivery model which means that one day per week, your attendance is required at our Construction campus, NG17. This attendance is required during term time only.

    You will work with expert assessors to develop new knowledge, skills and behaviours within the profession.

    You will experience a blended learning model.

    You will gather learning evidence, journals and off-the-job records using your e-portfolio.

    At the end of the planned learning period, it will be agreed that you are ready to enter 'Gateway' and for your End Point Assessment to be arranged.

    Requirements

    Desirable qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • English (grade 9-4 / A*-C)
    • Maths (grade 9-4 / A*-C)

    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
    • Analytical skills
    • Logical
    • Team working
    • Initiative
    • Physical fitness

    About this company

    Dennis Rye Ltd has been trading for 54 years specialise in providing focused value added services, very specifically tailored to the individual needs of clients to maximise development potential and ensure the successful delivery of various Construction based projects.

    After this apprenticeship

    Potential for a full-time role for the right candidate upon completion of apprenticeship.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    WEST NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COLLEGE

    Leoni

    apprenticeships@wnc.ac.uk

    01623 900469

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000285712.

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    Closes on Sunday 8 December

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