Bricklaying Apprentice in Plymouth, United Kingdom

Summary

You will be working alongside other builders, so you will also pick up experience in other home improvement activities that are carried out. Level 2 Bricklayer apprenticeship.

Wage

£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

Training course

Bricklayer (level 2)

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 December 2026

Duration

2 years

Positions available

2

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

• Applying bricks, blocks and pavers in lines or following decorative patterns or designs
• Clearing up work space 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)

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.
• 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.

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
• Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date

Requirements

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.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Logical