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Groundworks Apprenticeship LVL2
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As an apprentice, you’ll work and get hands-on experience.
You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced groundworkers.
Wage
£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Training course
Groundworker (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, shifts TBC. 40 hours a week
Start date
Thursday 15 October 2026
Duration
1 year 3 months
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
- Work on construction and civil engineering sites from start to finish
- Prepare groundworks: drainage, concreting, paving, roads & utilities
- Follow health, safety and environmental rules at all times
- Use hand tools, power tools and basic setting-out equipment
- Work as part of a team with supervisors and other trades
- Learn practical groundwork skills on live sites
Where you'll work
St.Pauls Church
High Street
Honiton
EX14 1PE
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
GREENLIGHT TRAINING LIMITED
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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Training schedule
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Skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Team working
- Patience
Other requirements
The successful applicant will get a company van & fuel card.
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Ongoing career development
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
GREENLIGHT TRAINING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000054226.
Closes in 19 days (Wednesday 7 October 2026 at 11:59pm)
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