Painting & Decorating Apprenticeship L2
SOUTH WEST DECORATING SERVICES LIMITED
Bristol (BS1 6XN)
Closes in 22 days (Friday 16 May 2025)
Posted on 23 April 2025
Contents
Summary
On Site Bristol have several local employers who are looking to appoint a Level 2 painting & decorating apprentice and are committed to recruit apprentices from the local area.
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Painter and decorator (level 2)
- Hours
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40-hours per week Monday to Friday. There may be opportunities of overtime for any apprentice over the age of 18. May also include shifts, working hours to be confirmed.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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3
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
- An average day would include preparing surfaces for decoration and applying paint by brush and roller wallpapering surfaces
- Tasks include keeping the work area clean and tidy, liaising with colleagues and customers
- The employer expects you to be committed to achieving the level 2 apprenticeship standard
Where you’ll work
The Create Centre
B Bond Warehouse
Smeaton Road
Bristol
BS1 6XN
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL
Your training course
Painter and decorator (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Course contents
- Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE), respiratory protective equipment (RPE) and dust suppression.
- Check and safely use working at height equipment for example steps, hop-ups, and podiums.
- Identify hazards and comply with risk assessments, method statements, control measures and safe systems of work and report to manager when required.
- Read and interpret information for example from drawings, specifications, work instructions, manufacturer’s safety data sheets and manufacturer’s information such as colour charts and notations.
- Ensure materials are used efficiently and sustainably including suitable disposal of waste.
- Prepare work area: remove and store furnishings, fixtures and equipment and reinstate.
- Protect and prepare a safe working area, surrounding surfaces and environment.
- Select and use hand tools and equipment.
- Maintain and store hand tools.
- Select, use, maintain and store power tools.
- Prepare internal and external untreated surfaces ready to receive finishing systems for example: trowelled finishes plaster or render, plasterboard, timber and timber sheet materials; metals (ferrous and non-ferrous).
- Prepare internal previously coated surfaces ready to receive finishing systems for example trowelled finishes plaster or render, plasterboard, timber and timber sheet materials.
- Prepare external previously coated surfaces ready to receive finishing systems for example trowelled finishes plaster or render, timber and timber sheet materials; metals (ferrous and non-ferrous).
- Prepare and apply surface coatings to untreated external surfaces for example brick, stone, render, wood, metal using a brush and roller.
- Apply solvent borne and water borne coating systems using brush and roller to ceilings, walls, linear work (skirting board and architrave) doors: flush and panelled and opening windows.
- Prepare and apply foundation paper: Cross lining around socket and switches, internal and external angles.
- Prepare and apply Wallcoverings: Free match or random match finishing papers, vertical hanging, around socket and switches, internal and external angle.
- Carry out minor repair for example third party damage or post application defect.
- Apply team working principles.
- Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.
- Communicate in writing with others for example, internal and external customers, colleagues.
- Follow equity, diversity and inclusion guidance.
- Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE), respiratory protective equipment (RPE) and dust suppression.
- Check and safely use working at height equipment for example steps, hop-ups, and podiums.
- Identify hazards and comply with risk assessments, method statements, control measures and safe systems of work and report to manager when required.
- Read and interpret information for example from drawings, specifications, work instructions, manufacturer’s safety data sheets and manufacturer’s information such as colour charts and notations.
- Ensure materials are used efficiently and sustainably including suitable disposal of waste.
- Prepare work area: remove and store furnishings, fixtures and equipment and reinstate.
- Protect and prepare a safe working area, surrounding surfaces and environment.
- Select and use hand tools and equipment.
- Maintain and store hand tools.
- Select, use, maintain and store power tools.
- Prepare internal and external untreated surfaces ready to receive finishing systems for example: trowelled finishes plaster or render, plasterboard, timber and timber sheet materials; metals (ferrous and non-ferrous).
- Prepare internal previously coated surfaces ready to receive finishing systems for example trowelled finishes plaster or render, plasterboard, timber and timber sheet materials.
- Prepare external previously coated surfaces ready to receive finishing systems for example trowelled finishes plaster or render, timber and timber sheet materials; metals (ferrous and non-ferrous).
- Prepare and apply surface coatings to untreated external surfaces for example brick, stone, render, wood, metal using a brush and roller.
- Apply solvent borne and water borne coating systems using brush and roller to ceilings, walls, linear work (skirting board and architrave) doors: flush and panelled and opening windows.
- Prepare and apply foundation paper: Cross lining around socket and switches, internal and external angles.
- Prepare and apply Wallcoverings: Free match or random match finishing papers, vertical hanging, around socket and switches, internal and external angle.
- Carry out minor repair for example third party damage or post application defect.
- Apply team working principles.
- Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.
- Communicate in writing with others for example, internal and external customers, colleagues.
- Follow equity, diversity and inclusion guidance.
Your training plan
You will obtain the Painting & Decorating Standard at Level 2.
You will be expected to attend training at our Bristol centre on a block week basis during college term time.
On Site Bristol (www.onsitebristol.co.uk) is a long-established training provider in Bristol and is part of Bristol City Council's Employment, Skills and Learning team providing a range of unique additional support to apprentices and their employers. You will have a dedicated Training Officer to support your progress towards this highly skilled career.
Apprentices without level 2 English and maths will need to attempt this level prior to taking the End-Point Assessment.
Functional Skills in maths and English, if required.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- Maths and English (grade 1 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
- Number skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
About this company
On Site Bristol have several employers looking to recruit P&D apprentices throughout the Bristol and surrounding areas.
After this apprenticeship
Once qualified painter & decorators have a range of sustainable career options open to them.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL
onsitebristol@bristol.gov.uk
0117 352 1960
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000315390.
Apply now
Closes in 22 days (Friday 16 May 2025)
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Company’s application instructions
Full instructions and guidance on the On Site Bristol application process are provided. Please take time to read them before you apply. By submitting this application you also have the option to be considered for other On Site Bristol sponsored opportunities. There is a short online application form to complete and you should confirm you are applying for the Dial Apprenticeship Scheme in the final 'Additional Information' box