Bricklayer Apprenticeship Level 2

The construction sector is the driving force behind the UK economy, employing three million people. Bricklaying is a core function within the construction sector, particularly the house building sector. The Government has a target to build significantly more new homes over the coming years and therefore the demand for bricklayers has never been higher.

This apprenticeship will give you the knowledge skills and behaviours required to work as a Bricklayer and will include the following:

• Health and safety to include Control of Substances Hazardous to Health, Manual Handling and Working at Height Regulations, use of PPE etc.
  

• Understand the principles of high quality customer service and communication to enable you to gain and keep a valued reputation in industry with clients, colleagues and industry representatives such as suppliers and manufacturers
• Understand the different eras, types of construction methods, insulation considerations, sustainability, facilities management, fire, moisture and air protection, fireplaces and chimneys, damp proof courses and the use of brick ties
• Set out and build brickwork, including complex arches and surrounding brickwork, curved on plan, concave and convex brickwork and battered brickwork
• 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.
• Select materials and resources to be able to set out and lay concrete, drainage and other substructure materials

Bricklayer apprentices attend College on block release which is for 2 weeks at a time (14 weeks over the academic year) and work for their employer for the rest of the time. If required Functional Skills are delivered as a separate block release.

Continual assessment will take place throughout the duration of the apprenticeship. If required, the Functional Skills are assessed through on-line tests

The End-Point Assessment (EPA) will comprise of a 60-minute computer-based knowledge test of 40 questions, a 12-hour practical test split over 2 days and a 35-minute interview based on your portfolio of evidence.