Apprentice Painter and Decorator

At Mitie, we believe exceptional things happen when places are cared for. As one of UK’s Top 100 Apprenticeship Employer, we’re shaping futures by shaping environments; empowering people, strengthening communities and helping society thrive. Ready to start making places work better every day?

Wage

• £16,224 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
• National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

Training course

• Painter and decorator (level 2)

Hours

• 39 hours per week Monday to Friday. Shifts TBC.

Start date

• Thursday 1 October 2026

Duration

• 2 years

Positions available

• 2

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Are you looking to learn a skilled trade while earning and gaining a recognised qualification? Mitie Property Services is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Apprentice Painter & Decorator to join our growing North West team.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop practical skills, gain valuable experience, and build a long-term career with one of the UK's leading property services companies. Working alongside experienced decorators, you'll receive full training in all aspects of painting and decorating across a variety of commercial, residential and public sector projects.

As an Apprentice Painter & Decorator, you will learn and assist with:

• Internal and external painting and decorating works.
• Surface preparation, including sanding, filling and minor repairs.
• Safe use and maintenance of painting and decorating tools, materials and equipment.
• Setting up and using access equipment following appropriate training.
• Maintaining stock levels and ensuring materials are available when needed.
• Delivering high-quality workmanship and excellent customer service.
• Working safely and complying with Health & Safety procedures at all times.
• Supporting project teams to ensure works are completed on time and to a high standard.

Where you'll work

Chorley Business & Technology Centre
East Terrace, Euxton Lane, Euxton
Chorley
PR7 6TE

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

Training provider

CITB

Training course

Painter and decorator (level 2)

What you'll learn

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.