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Telford College Partnership with JN Bentley
Telford College are partnering with JN Bentley to offer a Groundworker apprenticeship which will involve a variety of training to support skill and knowledge development over the duration of the apprenticeship.
This opportunity will have opportunities to further progress as the apprentice journey moves forwards.
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working.
You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Comply with all Health and Safety legislation
- Keeping the work area clean and tidy
- General laboring duties
- Assisting in clearing and preparing site for construction work to commence
- Learning how to lay, level and finishing concrete for foundations and floors
- Excavation and reinstatement
- Drainage tasks
Where you'll work
1 Bull Ring
Shepshed
Loughborough
LE12 9PZ
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TELFORD COLLEGE
Training course
Groundworker (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Work safely and securely in compliance with given information, organisational policies and procedures, and current health, safety and welfare legislation including following the procedures for working in contaminated ground
- Conform with productive working practices and completing the work in accordance with the programme of work
- Interpret and follow verbal and written work instructions from supervisors and site managers
- Access, interpret and use drawings and specifications
- Select the required resources including tools and fixtures
- Move, handle and store resources complying with relevant legislation & guidance
- Use and maintain power tools and equipment (including; compactor plates, boning rods, portable power tools, levels, straight edges, lines, pins and laser equipment)
- Gauge and mix mortars and concrete by hand and by mixer
- Select and use basic setting out equipment including tape measures, levels, straight edges, lines and pins, boning rods and laser equipment under guidance of the supervisor
- Install, maintain and remove temporary protection and safety arrangements for the work area relating to barriers and temporary structures, including protection, safety notices and safety lighting
- Install and test basic drainage and ducting
- Measure, mark, cut and install geo-membranes to stabilise soil for re-instatement and excavations
- Transport and place, then compact and finish concrete to slabs/bases, footing oversights, paths, form slab edgings including positioning reinforcement and kerbs
- Set out and lay flags, paviours and edging to paths, driveways and other areas
- Install ironworks relating to access covers and frames, and gully grates and frames including preparatory brickwork
- Locate and excavate to expose buried utility services using electronic location instruments
- Provide and remove temporary works including shallow excavation support (up to 1.2 metres)
- Form and reinstate excavations and surfaces to sub-grades, sub-bases and road bases
- Prepare to, then direct and guide the movement of vehicles, plant or machinery
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- 3 day block release at Telford College
- Onsite training with mentors at JN Bentley
- Onsite visits from Telford College assessors
Desirable qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 / C)
- Maths (grade 4 / C)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Team working
- Initiative
JN Bentley
JN Bentley delivers civil engineering contracting services, together with mechanical and electrical expertise. Founded in 1972, the company has grown largely from repeat work, maintaining a focus on providing construction services with an open and honest approach.
The JN Bentley team numbers close to 2,000 colleagues. We pride ourselves on our large, directly employed construction workforce, a team that gives us and our clients added assurances for safety and quality.
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Opportunities to progress within a variety of areas depending on strengths and interests
Contact for this apprenticeship
TELFORD COLLEGE
Chris Field
chris.field@telfordcollege.ac.uk
07545926228
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000045782.
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