Apprentice Bricklayer Level 2

Summary

Bricklayer to complete general building duties. Laying bricks and mixing mortar, keeping the area we are working in tidy and safe. Working under the supervisor and being part of a team. This is an excellent opportunity for a smart, ambitious and self-motivated individual to join a friendly environment.

Wage

£15,311.40 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Bricklayer (level 2)

Hours

Monday - Thursday, 7.00am - 3.00pm and Friday, 7.00am-2.00pm.

39 hours a week

Start date

Friday 1 August 2025

Duration

2 years

Positions available

1

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

Planning work for the day
Loading out materials setting up
Loading out mortar
Jointing up
Laying bricks and blocks

Where you'll work

Darton Lane
Darton
S755AL

Training

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

College or training organisation

SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE

Your training course

Bricklayer (level 2)

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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.

Your training plan

Bricklayer Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard:

College 1 day a week
32 hours a week hours workplace training to be a bricklayer
Training for a level 2 brickwork qualification
Maths and English at college if required
NVQ level 2 qualification achieved at the end of the course to be a qualified bricklayer

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade 3)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Organisation skills
Number skills
Team working
Initiative
Non judgemental
Physical fitness
Driving / Transport Desirable

About this company

We are a bricklaying team that work on new housing sites, there is 2-3 to people in the team and work in South Yorkshire. We work in a safe environment where health and safety is in place and PPE must be worn.

After this apprenticeship

Qualified bricklayer
House building
apartment building
Self employed
Once qualified you can independently work on sites, or do building work for your own customers

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CD Brickwork

Christopher Deeley

deeley89@hotmail.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000185409.

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Closes on Thursday 31 July 2025

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