What modules are covered?

What does the apprenticeship cover?

• The apprenticeship is made up of Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours.
• Knowledge is taught within college, one day every week.
• Skills are taught within the workplace. You will need to generate a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate the following skills:
  • Preparation of materials: Determine quality and quantities of building material including mix ratios of mortar and concrete. Areas and volumes of materials and resources
  • Safe working: Adhere to relevant health and safety legislation, codes of practice and apply safe working practices, including when working at heights. Safe use of ‘disc cutters’ and power cutters.
  • Working area: Select appropriate tools, equipment and materials (eg trowel, levels, brick ties, DPC, insulation, mixers, lintels etc) for use when setting out and erecting masonry walling. Maintain a clean working environment.
  • Masonry structures: Interpret drawings and specifications. Measure the work area and set out level first courses of bricks to a plan, including bonds for openings and the damp course. Mix mortar by hand or with a mechanical mixer. Lay bricks to set dimensions and apply mortar with a trowel to completion. Shape and trim bricks/blocks using hammers, chisels and power tools. Use of laser levels, spirit levels, optical levels and string lines to check that courses are straight, horizontally and vertically, and laid to a gauge. Ensure thermal qualities, airtightness and ventilation are maintained. Remove waste materials. Repair and renew masonry structures.
  • Radial and battered brickwork: Set out and build brickwork, including simple arches and surrounding brickwork.
  • Feature and reinforced brickwork: Set out and build brickwork, including common decorative features such as oversailing courses and simple corbels.
  • Other brickwork: Block laying. Cavity walling to include openings, brick inspection chambers, joint finishes, set out a square, set out to a gauge rod and/or profiles.
  • Building technology: Select materials and resources to be able to set out and lay concrete, drainage and other substructure materials.
• You will be taught about expected behaviours for the industry and general employment.
• Functional Skills Level 1 in English and Maths and attempt at Level 2 (if required).
• End point assessment is the final stage of your apprenticeship and you must pass this to achieve your apprenticeship. It is the chance to show the skills, knowledge and behaviours you have gained throughout your apprenticeship.

Find out about the new standard, click on the link:

https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/bricklayer-v1-1

What Next?

What are the benefits?
Apprenticeships are a proven way of increasing staff retention and productivity. 92% of employers who employ apprentices believe that Apprenticeships lead to a more motivated and satisfied workforce. Apprenticeships enable employers to recruit and train the employees to meet the specific needs of their business.

On completion of this Apprenticeship, the apprentice will have satisfied the requirements to obtain a Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) Card at the appropriate level. 

Further information or to recruit an Apprentice, please contact our
Employer Hotline on 01252 407299.

What previous qualifications and experience will I need?

The entry criteria are staff aged 16 and over and will require GCSEs grade 9-3 or A*-D in Maths and English. GCSEs will be considered along with the results of an initial assessment.