Apprentice Roofer in Prescot, United Kingdom

Summary

Our apprenticeship combines practical site experience with expert tuition, covering essential skills for safe and professional roofing work. You’ll earn while you learn, gain industry-recognised certifications, and open doors to long-term career opportunities. Apply now to build a future in a growing trade.

Wage

£16,640 to £26,436.80, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

Training course

Roofer (level 2)

Hours

Between 8.00am - 5.00pm. Days to be confirmed.

40 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 December 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

5

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

• Follow safety procedures: Wear PPE, comply with health and safety regulations, and maintain a safe work area.
• Read and interpret plans: Understand drawings, specifications, and instructions from supervisors.
• Prepare materials and tools: Collect, move, and organise roofing materials; set up and check tools and equipment.
• Install roofing components: Fit underlay, battens, tiles, slates, flashings, and dry/wet fix products on verges, hips, ridges, and valleys.
• Measure and cut materials: Accurately mark out and cut tiles or slates to size.
• Apply insulation and ventilation: Install products for warm and cold roof construction.
• Maintain tools and equipment: Clean and store tools properly after use.

Where you'll work

14c Kings Business Park
Kings Drive
Prescot
L34 1PJ

Training

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

Training provider

SIMIAN RISK MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Training course

Roofer (level 2)

What you'll learn

Course contents

• Work safely and be aware of key health, safety and welfare issues
• Plan and carry out their work to commercial standards of quality and speed
• Move, handle and store resources, complying with relevant legislation and guidance
• Interpret and follow verbal and written work instructions from trade supervisors and site managers
• Select the required materials and resources to carry out the work
• Set up, check and operate plant and/or equipment
• Install related materials and components to a given specification
• Use, maintain and store hand tools, power tools and associated equipment
• Access, interpret and use drawings and specifications to carry out work
• Carry out a range of job tasks including measuring, marking out, fitting, finishing, positioning and securing
• Install plain tiles, interlocking tiles, natural slates and fibre-cement slates
• Install underlay, battens and related roofing components
• Install pre-formed lead and/or proprietary flashings
• Install dry and wet fixed products to verges, hips, ridge and valleys
• Install insulation and ventilation products for warm and cold roof construction
• Install roof windows and flashing kits
• Clean, dry and prepare surfaces for specified system
• Install vapour control layers to prevent vapour coming through the building to protect insulation
• Install mechanically fixed and/or adhered insulation as required by the given specification
• Install reinforced bitumen, single-ply and liquid applied waterproofing systems
• Terminate waterproofing systems at the perimeter upstands and/or open edges to the given specification
• Maintain and repair flat and/or pitched roofs (in excess of 10 degrees)
• Install perimeter details (edge trims, counter flashings termination bars)
• Work around outlets, pipes, soil and vent fittings, safety systems and roof lights
• Assess suitability of structure to receive cladding materials
• Install built-up, standing seam, secret fix, composite and fibre-cement systems and rainwater goods
• Maintain, repair and over-sheet existing roofs
• Install flashings, vents, fittings and components as appropriate to the specification.
• Work around penetrations and upstands

Training schedule

Block Release Training will take place at the SIMIAN Roofing Training Centre in Warrington Town Centre. Training in the centre will take place every 7 weeks for 5 days (Monday-Friday). 

More training information

Each apprentice will be supported in the centre by a qualified instructor and learning coach. 

Requirements

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Team working
• Initiative
• Physical fitness

Other requirements

• You must be comfortable working at heights and being outside.
• You should be physically fit.
• Live in or around Liverpool/Prescot.