Painting & Decorating apprenticeship

Thomas Bateman

PETERSFIELD, GU32 3BD

Closes on Friday 20 December

Posted on 21 October 2024

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Summary

A role within a well established family owned painting and decorating company based in Hampshire and Surrey.

Annual wage
£16,000 a year

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Salary increases are possible based on progression and experience

Training course
Painter and decorator (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 4.00pm.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Saturday 4 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

  • Preparing surfaces prior to painting
  • Basic brush and roller work
  • Help clean and keep working areas tidy
  • Covering and protecting surfaces
  • Working in a team

Where you’ll work

2 QUEENS ROAD

PETERSFIELD

GU32 3BD

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

EAST SURREY COLLEGE

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.

    • Your training plan

    This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

    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

    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Customer care skills
    • Logical
    • Team working
    • Creative
    • Initiative
    • Physical fitness
    • Punctual
    • Trustworthy

    Other requirements

    Involving working inside and out. A decent level of fitness including lifting ladders etc. Working on steps and ladders will be part of the day to day tasks. No two days are the same however the basic skills that become repetitive are the most important.

    About this company

    A painting & decorating business covering all aspects of interior and exterior painting and decorating. Once a father and son ran company, Thomas (son) is now director.

    After this apprenticeship

    • To develop skills and to be able to undertake more advanced roles applying those skills

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    Thomas Bateman

    Thomas Bateman

    Info@mbatemanandson.co.uk

    07502302918

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000283186.

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    Closes on Friday 20 December

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