Summary
As a Floorlayer apprenticeship, you will learn to install a variety types of flooring products such as; carpet, carpet tiles, luxury vinyl tiles/planks, vinyl, linoleum and rubber (sheet or tile) flooring.
Wage
£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
Training course
Floorlayer (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4:30pm.
40 hours a week
Start date
Thursday 1 May 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
* Prepare subfloors by cleaning, leveling, and applying adhesives.
* Measure flooring areas accurately to determine material requirements.
* Learn how to calculate and cut flooring materials to fit designated spaces.
* Install carpets, vinyl, and other flooring products.
* Use hand and power tools safely.
* Work alongside experienced floor layers to learn best practices.
Where you’ll work
THE CHAPEL
CHAPEL ROAD
TUCKINGMILL
CAMBORNE
TR14 8QX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
FLOORTRAIN (GB) LIMITED
Your training course
Floorlayer (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Course contents
* Comply with health and safety regulations, standard and guidance.
* Select and safety control equipment, use personal protective equipment (PPE) and respiratory protective equipment (RPE).
* Verbally communicate with others: For example, employers, colleagues, clients, other trades.
* Use written or digital methods to communicate with others.
* Calculate material quantities, qualities and select required resources.
* Remove and dispose of existing floorcovering.
* Isolate, protect and prepare the work area.
* Test the subfloor condition prior to the application of the smoothing compound and fabricated underlayment: for example, remove surface contaminants and laitance, mix and apply moisture control systems, apply of primers.
* Prepare the sub floor for the floorcovering: for example, installation of fabricated underlayments, mixing and application of smoothing compounds, installation of sheet membranes.
* Interpret and use information from drawings, specifications, work instructions.
* Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
* Carry out pre-user checks, use and maintain plant and equipment. Escalate defects or faults.
* Store tools, materials and equipment.
* Measures, marks and sets out floorcoverings.
* Resolves problems with timber subflooring prior to a flooring installation.
* Select and use textile and resilient floorcovering tools and equipment.
* Carry out remedial works on textile and resilient flooring.
* Use of tools and equipment required for the preparation and installation of resilient and textile floorcovering including setting out, stretching, cutting, adhesives, joining and finishing.
* Determine correct textile pile direction for the installation area.
* Carry out pattern matching for textile or resilient floorcovering.
* Apply installation techniques for underlayments for textile floorcoverings.
* Applies installation technique for resilient sheet for example tiled, flat fit, site formed (cap and cove) and joins.
* Applies installation techniques for textile floorcovering, for example woven secondary backed, broadloom sheet.
* Applies installation techniques for finishing accessories for example, thresholds, skirtings, profiles, stair nosings and trims.
* Set out horizontal, inclined, stepped and shaped or coved surface, patterned and non-patterned materials.
* Use and maintenance of hand tools used in the preparation and installation of wood-based floorcoverings.
* Use wood-based floorcovering power tools and equipment.
* Use local exhaust ventilation (LEV) equipment.
* Determine correct expansion gaps in wood-based floorcoverings considering; temperature, relative humidity (RH), manufacturer guidelines, area and wood type.
* Apply installation techniques for underlayments for wood-based floorcoverings.
* Apply techniques for setting out, cutting, and matching wood-based floorcoverings.
* Select fixing method for the wood-based floorcovering installation for example nail down, glue down, floating.
* Use sanding equipment on installed or refurbished wood-based floorcovering.
* Use finishing techniques and products for example: hard wax, oil, stains and sealants.
* Apply installation techniques for finishing accessories for example, thresholds, skirtings, profiles, stair nosings and trims.
* Carry out remedial work on wood-based floorcoverings.
* Apply installation techniques for floating and fixed wood-based floorcoverings.
* Comply with health and safety regulations, standard and guidance.
* Select and safety control equipment, use personal protective equipment (PPE) and respiratory protective equipment (RPE).
* Verbally communicate with others: For example, employers, colleagues, clients, other trades.
* Use written or digital methods to communicate with others.
* Calculate material quantities, qualities and select required resources.
* Remove and dispose of existing floorcovering.
* Isolate, protect and prepare the work area.
* Test the subfloor condition prior to the application of the smoothing compound and fabricated underlayment: for example, remove surface contaminants and laitance, mix and apply moisture control systems, apply of primers.
* Prepare the sub floor for the floorcovering: for example, installation of fabricated underlayments, mixing and application of smoothing compounds, installation of sheet membranes.
* Interpret and use information from drawings, specifications, work instructions.
* Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
* Carry out pre-user checks, use and maintain plant and equipment. Escalate defects or faults.
* Store tools, materials and equipment.
* Measures, marks and sets out floorcoverings.
* Resolves problems with timber subflooring prior to a flooring installation.
Your training plan
* The apprentice will train alongside their workplace mentor on a daily basis.
* The apprentice will train with a tutor from Floortrain on a monthly basis in the workplace and at a training centre.
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
* Communication skills
* Attention to detail
* Customer care skills
* Number skills
* Team working
* Physical fitness