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Level 2 Bricklayer Apprenticeship
Wage
£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Hours
- Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 5.00pm. This may vary slightly depending on workload and travel time.
- 40 hours a week
Start date
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Duration
2 years
Positions available
2
About the Role
You will be working alongside other builders, so you will also pick up experience in other home improvement activities that are carried out.
What You'll Do at Work
- Applying bricks, blocks and pavers in lines or following decorative patterns or designs
- Clearing up workspace after each day
- Cleaning tools
- Mixing up
Due to the nature of the work, a CSCS card is required to be able to get onto the building site; training on this will be given if you pass the interview stage with Skills Group.
Where You'll Work
1 POWDERHAM ROAD
PLYMOUTH
PL3 5SF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training Provider
SKILLS TO GROUP LIMITED
Training Course
Bricklayer (level 2)
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What You'll Learn
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.
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Training Schedule
Bricklayer Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard:
- Level 2 Diploma in Bricklaying
- Functional Skills in maths and English (Level 1)
- Construction Skills Health, Safety and Environment test – CSCS Test
- Certified Health and Safety Course
- Internet Safety / Safeguarding
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Desirable Qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 1-9)
- Maths (grade 1-9)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
About the Role
Liam works on new build properties in the Devon and Cornwall area. Main duties will include applying and sealing foundations with materials that are damp-resistant. You will be spreading and removing excess mortar, inspecting vertical and horizontal brick alignment.
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
On completion of your Level 2 apprenticeship with the company, you will have the opportunity to progress onto the Level 3 in Bricklaying
Contact
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SKILLS TO GROUP LIMITED
Reference code for this apprenticeship: VAC2000033829
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