Bricklaying Apprenticeship

Summary

Geo Houlton & Sons are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join their team as a bricklaying apprentice. This is an excellent opportunity for the right person to join a dynamic, successful and busy local company and gain a qualification in Bricklaying.

Wage

£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Bricklayer (level 2)

Hours

Monday - Friday (hours to be discussed at interview)

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 8 September 2025

Duration

2 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

Build single skin walls
Build cavity walls
Set out and build solid walls
Lay concrete/drainage
Brick arches
Set out and build curved brick walls
Set out and build battered brickwork

Where you’ll work

Houlton
Hyperion Street
Hull
East Yorkshire
HU9 1BD

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

KINGSTON UPON HULL CITY COUNCIL

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.
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

Bricklayer Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard
Training will be block release based at The Construction Centre, Nursery Grove, Hull, HU9 5X

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths & English (grade C/4 or above)

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
Presentation skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
attention to detail
Hardworking
Dedicated

About this company

The Houlton Company history charts the progress of this Hull based firm from its nineteenth century foundations to its present position as one of the best-known family owned construction companies in the region. Our position as a market leader is underscored by our commitment to our people. Typically we construct dwellings, schools, offices, factories and warehouses and high specification buildings in the hospital, pharmaceutical and food processing sectors. We are a YORbuild Principal Contractor. The ability to offer our services across a wide customer base is seen as the cornerstone of our business. Whatever the project, it will receive our commitment to its success. Houlton Project Teams are forward thinking, proactive professionals who take a pride in building on a heritage spanning three centuries in their pursuit of Construction Excellence

http://www.houlton.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Potential to move onto the advanced apprenticeship and possible full-time employment

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

KINGSTON UPON HULL CITY COUNCIL

Mike Jordan

mike.jordan@hullcc.gov.uk

01482 615238

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000315319.

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