Summary
The Level 2 Apprenticeship includes; Level 2 Property Maintenance Operative Standard Apprenticeship, CSCS Test, and Functional Skills maths and English.
Wage
£15,704 to £25,396.80, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
Training course
Property maintenance operative (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, between 9.00am to 5.00pm, shifts, may work evenings and weekends.
40 hours a week
Start date
Monday 28 April 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
As a Property Maintenance Apprentice, you will:
* Assist with general repairs and maintenance tasks within the school premises
* Understand the basic maintenance work and the use of associated tools and equipment
* Have knowledge of Health and Safety at Work act 1974 including COSHH Regulations
* Have experience of carrying out administrative processes relevant to the job
* Be able to work independently and to manage own time efficiently
* Learn to use specialised tools, machinery, and power tools
* Engage in manual lifting tasks
* Collaborating with qualified team members for hands-on learning
* Developing proficiency in property maintenance techniques and practices
Where you’ll work
2 Derriford Park
Derriford Business Park
Derriford
Plymouth
PL6 5QZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
SKILLS TO GROUP LIMITED
Your training course
Property maintenance operative (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Course contents
* Plan the sequence of work required to carry out routine property maintenance operations.
* Identify and select the appropriate materials and components for property maintenance tasks, ensuring these are compliant with relevant regulatory requirements and manufacturer's specifications.
* Comply with statutory health and safety regulations and requirements.
* Comply with risk assessments, and organise the workplace, to safeguard themselves and the property.
* Comply with key regulatory and legislative requirements, including building regulations.
* Uses safe working practices when carrying out property maintenance tasks including the use of PPE, signage, barriers, access equipment and ensuring work area is prepared and reinstated.
* Select, and use work tools and equipment for property maintenance tasks, applying all safeguards, and ensuring the correct functioning of equipment.
* Safely isolate and secure electrical or electronic supplies prior to performing property maintenance operations.
* Apply and implement routine emergency system checks, testing and routine maintenance, identifying and reporting faults as required.
* Perform maintenance and repairs to plumbing systems, including fault identification, safe isolation of supply, replacing components and clearing blockages.
* Perform maintenance and repairs to external drainage systems, including clearing blockages and replacing components.
* Perform maintenance and repairs to environmental and energy management systems, including fault identification, safe isolation of supply, replacing components.
* Use carpentry and joinery skills to perform repairs to windows, doors and glazing units, and their associated fittings.
* Perform repairs to plastered surfaces, including surface preparation, fixing and mixing materials and compounds.
* Use painting and decorating skills to prepare surfaces for decoration, apply paint using brushes and rollers, and complete sealing activities using gun appliances.
* Perform tiling repairs, including setting out, surface preparation and cutting around obstacles.
* Perform flooring repairs, including setting out, surface preparation and cutting around obstacles.
* Perform planned, responsive or temporary repairs to buildings or their immediate surroundings, attending to minor defects within either masonry, roofing, fencing or railing, groundwork or landscaping.
* Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data to address property maintenance problems.
* Record and report information, using digital and written techniques.
* Inspect own work, ensuring it is delivered to the given specifications.
* Comply with environmental regulations and procedures. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
* Use and adapt communication methods for different situations and when, working with colleagues and stakeholders, using industry terminology as appropriate.
* Provide customer feedback whilst maintaining customer service.
* Escalates issues beyond their level of competence and authority.
* Plan the sequence of work required to carry out routine property maintenance operations.
* Identify and select the appropriate materials and components for property maintenance tasks, ensuring these are compliant with relevant regulatory requirements and manufacturer's specifications.
* Comply with statutory health and safety regulations and requirements.
* Comply with risk assessments, and organise the workplace, to safeguard themselves and the property.
* Comply with key regulatory and legislative requirements, including building regulations.
* Uses safe working practices when carrying out property maintenance tasks including the use of PPE, signage, barriers, access equipment and ensuring work area is prepared and reinstated.
* Select, and use work tools and equipment for property maintenance tasks, applying all safeguards, and ensuring the correct functioning of equipment.
* Safely isolate and secure electrical or electronic supplies prior to performing property maintenance operations.
* Apply and implement routine emergency system checks, testing and routine maintenance, identifying and reporting faults as required.
* Perform maintenance and repairs to plumbing systems, including fault identification, safe isolation of supply, replacing components and clearing blockages.
* Perform maintenance and repairs to external drainage systems, including clearing blockages and replacing components.
* Perform maintenance and repairs to environmental and energy management systems, including fault identification, safe isolation of supply, replacing components.
* Use carpentry and joinery skills to perform repairs to windows, doors and glazing units, and their associated fittings.
* Perform repairs to plastered surfaces, including surface preparation, fixing and mixing materials and compounds.
* Use painting and decorating skills to prepare surfaces for decoration, apply paint using brushes and rollers, and complete sealing activities using gun appliances.
* Perform tiling repairs, including setting out, surface preparation and cutting around obstacles.
* Perform flooring repairs, including setting out, surface preparation and cutting around obstacles.
* Perform planned, responsive or temporary repairs to buildings or their immediate surroundings, attending to minor defects within either masonry, roofing, fencing or railing, groundwork or landscaping.
* Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data to address property maintenance problems.
* Record and report information, using digital and written techniques.
* Inspect own work, ensuring it is delivered to the given specifications.
* Comply with environmental regulations and procedures. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
* Use and adapt communication methods for different situations and when, working with colleagues and stakeholders, using industry terminology as appropriate.
* Provide customer feedback whilst maintaining customer service.
* Escalates issues beyond their level of competence and authority.
Your training plan
* The working hours will be around 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, Hours may vary slightly depending on workload and travel time (to be confirmed)
* You will be required to attend Skills Group once a week for your off-the-job training
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
* Maths and English (grade 1-9)
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
* Organisation skills
* Problem solving skills
* Team working
* Initiative