Apprentice Painter & Decorator

Summary

We are seeking a hardworking and motivated P&D Apprentice to join our team. The successful applicant will train carrying out work on customer sites to the required high-quality finish, within the required timescales. You will attend City Skills College 1 day per week to gain a recognised qualification (paid).

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Salary is depends on experience

Training course

Painter and decorator (level 2)

Hours

Monday- Friday between 7am and 5pm

40 hours a week

Start date

Wednesday 20 August 2025

Duration

3 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

As a Painter and Decorator, your duties may include:

Applying paint or other materials such as stains, lacquer or varnish using brushes, rollers or spray equipment
Preparing and cleaning surfaces
Removing old wallpaper and paint
Repairing cracks and holes in walls
Mixing and thinning paint
Measuring, cutting and applying wallpaper or fabric to walls
Building and installing scaffolding
Advising customers on colour selection and choice of wall coverings
Providing cost estimates
Reading specifications to determine required materials

Where you'll work

OVERLEA
TOCKHOLES ROAD
DARWEN
BB3 1JY

Training

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

College or training organisation

SALFORD CITY COLLEGE

Your training course

Painter and decorator (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE), respiratory protective equipment (RPE) and dust suppression.
Check and safely use working at height equipment for example steps, hop-ups, and podiums.
Identify hazards and comply with risk assessments, method statements, control measures and safe systems of work and report to manager when required.
Read and interpret information for example from drawings, specifications, work instructions, manufacturer’s safety data sheets and manufacturer’s information such as colour charts and notations.
Ensure materials are used efficiently and sustainably including suitable disposal of waste.
Prepare work area: remove and store furnishings, fixtures and equipment and reinstate.
Protect and prepare a safe working area, surrounding surfaces and environment.
Select and use hand tools and equipment.
Maintain and store hand tools.
Select, use, maintain and store power tools.
Prepare internal and external untreated surfaces ready to receive finishing systems for example: trowelled finishes plaster or render, plasterboard, timber and timber sheet materials; metals (ferrous and non-ferrous).
Prepare internal previously coated surfaces ready to receive finishing systems for example trowelled finishes plaster or render, plasterboard, timber and timber sheet materials.
Prepare external previously coated surfaces ready to receive finishing systems for example trowelled finishes plaster or render, timber and timber sheet materials; metals (ferrous and non-ferrous).
Prepare and apply surface coatings to untreated external surfaces for example brick, stone, render, wood, metal using a brush and roller.
Apply solvent borne and water borne coating systems using brush and roller to ceilings, walls, linear work (skirting board and architrave) doors: flush and panelled and opening windows.
Prepare and apply foundation paper: Cross lining around socket and switches, internal and external angles.
Prepare and apply Wallcoverings: Free match or random match finishing papers, vertical hanging, around socket and switches, internal and external angle.
Carry out minor repair for example third party damage or post application defect.
Apply team working principles.
Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.
Communicate in writing with others for example, internal and external customers, colleagues.
Follow equity, diversity and inclusion guidance.
Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE), respiratory protective equipment (RPE) and dust suppression.
Check and safely use working at height equipment for example steps, hop-ups, and podiums.
Identify hazards and comply with risk assessments, method statements, control measures and safe systems of work and report to manager when required.
Read and interpret information for example from drawings, specifications, work instructions, manufacturer’s safety data sheets and manufacturer’s information such as colour charts and notations.
Ensure materials are used efficiently and sustainably including suitable disposal of waste.
Prepare work area: remove and store furnishings, fixtures and equipment and reinstate.
Protect and prepare a safe working area, surrounding surfaces and environment.
Select and use hand tools and equipment.
Maintain and store hand tools.
Select, use, maintain and store power tools.
Prepare internal and external untreated surfaces ready to receive finishing systems for example: trowelled finishes plaster or render, plasterboard, timber and timber sheet materials; metals (ferrous and non-ferrous).
Prepare internal previously coated surfaces ready to receive finishing systems for example trowelled finishes plaster or render, plasterboard, timber and timber sheet materials.
Prepare external previously coated surfaces ready to receive finishing systems for example trowelled finishes plaster or render, timber and timber sheet materials; metals (ferrous and non-ferrous).
Prepare and apply surface coatings to untreated external surfaces for example brick, stone, render, wood, metal using a brush and roller.
Apply solvent borne and water borne coating systems using brush and roller to ceilings, walls, linear work (skirting board and architrave) doors: flush and panelled and opening windows.
Prepare and apply foundation paper: Cross lining around socket and switches, internal and external angles.
Prepare and apply Wallcoverings: Free match or random match finishing papers, vertical hanging, around socket and switches, internal and external angle.
Carry out minor repair for example third party damage or post application defect.
Apply team working principles.
Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.
Communicate in writing with others for example, internal and external customers, colleagues.
Follow equity, diversity and inclusion guidance.

Your training plan

Level 2 Painter & Decorator Apprenticeship Standard
Functional Skills in maths & English (if required)
Earning whilst you learn and attending City Skills College 1 day per week for Apprenticeship Training

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English and Maths (grade 1/F)

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
Attention to detail
Customer care skills
Team working
Creative
Physical fitness
Flexible
Motivated
Punctual

About this company

We are a family run, fully insured and experienced decorating company who pride ourselves on the quality of our work and the value for money service that we offer. From providing advice on paint types and finishes in a living room, to preparing a large commercial building for repainting, our expertise and knowledge is second to none. With many years experience of providing quality decorating services to our residential, commercial and industrial clients, we are, of course, extremely proud of the reputation we have achieved and our continuing success is due to recommendations from both past and current clients. Choices Decorators Limited specialise in a range of interior and exterior decorating solutions for all of our customers in and around the North West of England, from large projects such as the Mall Shopping Centre in Blackburn, numerous High Street Chains, Multi National Superstores, Residential Homes and many Large Offices, to providing our domestic clients with a personal decorating service that ensures they achieve the overall result they are looking for. We consistently deliver superb levels of service and quality workmanship and strive to maintain the attention to detail that keeps our customers coming back time after time. Choices Decorators Ltd., are a fully insured member of the Painting and Decorating Association, an Approved Alcamus Safe Contractor and Constructionline verified.

https://www.choicesdecorators.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Progression into full-time position available upon completion of apprenticeship for the right person

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SALFORD CITY COLLEGE

apprenticeships@salfordcc.ac.uk

01616315555

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000318000.

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