Painting and Decorating apprenticeship

Summary

We are looking for an apprentice to join our growing business in the Coventry area. Having trained apprentices in the past we believe we can offer the expertise and patience required to make your apprenticeship a great experience. We are a family run business and have been trading for over 20 years. We mainly work in the commercial sector.

Wage: £15,704 a year
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Training course: Painter and decorator (level 2)
Hours: Monday to Friday 7.30 am- 4.30 pm.
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Wednesday 2 April
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

Prepare surfaces for painting
Apply a wide range of coatings to various surfaces.
Hang various types of wall covering
Learn the art of spray painting
Work on exterior and interior painting projects

Where you’ll work

65 RUTHERGLEN AVENUE
COVENTRY
CV3 4DH

Training

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

College or training organisation

SOLIHULL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CENTRE

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

Training will be at Solihull Colledge. (until city college Coventry regain their status to offer apprenticeships).

A Bus service is available from Coventry to Solihull.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 2)
Maths (grade 2)

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
Customer care skills
Team working
Creative
Non judgemental
Patience
Physical fitness

Other requirements

This position would also suit someone with some experience in painting and decorating. We would require our candidates to be hardworking and honest. Take pride in what they do and work to the highest standards they are capable of. We have great team of decorators that pass on there many years of experience and expertise to you.

About this company

We are leading Painting and decorating contractor in the Coventry area that work mainly business to business working on many interesting projects in the Coventry area and further afield.

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

Company benefits

Tools and overalls provided. All PPE and safety footwear.

After this apprenticeship

The progression forward to site supervisor with the business.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SUPREME FINISHES COVENTRY LIMITED

John Fitzharris

John@supremefinishescoventry.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000304150.

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Closes in 19 days (Tuesday 1 April at 11:59pm)

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