Summary
Construction is a fantastic field for a hands-on career with plenty of growth and adventure. As an apprentice, you'll be learning valuable skills that can take you far – Getting an apprenticeship within construction and at Jelson is a chance for you to step into a career that gets you out in the field, building real things that last.
Wage
£15,311.40 a year
Training course
Bricklayer (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8am to 4.30pm.
39 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 1 September
Duration
2 years
Positions available
3
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
* 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
* Apply joint finishes
* 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
* 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
Where you’ll work
370 Loughborough Rd
Leicester
LE4 5PR
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
LEICESTER COLLEGE
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
Apprentices will attend Freemen's park campus on a block release.
More training information
* L2 Bricklayer Apprenticeship Standard
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade 2/D)
* Maths (grade 2/D)
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
* Team working
* Initiative