Apprentice Floorlayer

CARPET STYLE INTERIORS LTD

NOTTS (NG4 2HD)

Closes on Thursday 26 June 2025

Posted on 1 May 2025

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Summary

A Nottingham based domestic and commercial flooring company who operates across the East Midlands are expanding and looking for apprentice floor layers. This is a brilliant opportunity to join our friendly team and learn all aspects of floor laying and gain a trade. Installing carpets, vinyl, linoleum and rubber or laminate and wood flooring.

Wage

£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Floorlayer (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday 8 am - 4 pm

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 11 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

• Assist with preparing subfloors, including cleaning, levelling, and applying adhesives.
• Learn to measure, cut, and fit flooring materials such as carpets, vinyl, and rubber.
• Install underlays, trims, and finishes to achieve a high-quality result.
• Work safely with hand tools and cutting equipment.
• Follow site safety regulations and maintain a clean workspace.
• Develop knowledge of different flooring materials and their applications.
• Work as part of a team and communicate effectively with clients and colleagues.
• Attend college/training sessions as required to complete your apprenticeship standard.

Where you’ll work

1 GREAT NORTHERN WAY
VICTORIA ROAD
NETHERFIELD
NOTTS
NG4 2HD

Training

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

College or training organisation

WEBS TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Floorlayer (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents
  • Comply with health and safety regulations, standard and guidance.
  • Select and safety control equipment, use personal protective equipment (PPE) and respiratory protective equipment (RPE).
  • Verbally communicate with others: For example, employers, colleagues, clients, other trades.
  • Use written or digital methods to communicate with others.
  • Calculate material quantities, qualities and select required resources.
  • Remove and dispose of existing floorcovering.
  • Isolate, protect and prepare the work area.
  • Test the subfloor condition prior to the application of the smoothing compound and fabricated underlayment: for example, remove surface contaminants and laitance, mix and apply moisture control systems, apply of primers.
  • Prepare the sub floor for the floorcovering: for example, installation of fabricated underlayments, mixing and application of smoothing compounds, installation of sheet membranes.
  • Interpret and use information from drawings, specifications, work instructions.
  • Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Carry out pre-user checks, use and maintain plant and equipment. Escalate defects or faults.
  • Store tools, materials and equipment.
  • Measures, marks and sets out floorcoverings.
  • Resolves problems with timber subflooring prior to a flooring installation.
  • Select and use textile and resilient floorcovering tools and equipment.
  • Carry out remedial works on textile and resilient flooring.
  • Use of tools and equipment required for the preparation and installation of resilient and textile floorcovering including setting out, stretching, cutting, adhesives, joining and finishing.
  • Determine correct textile pile direction for the installation area.
  • Carry out pattern matching for textile or resilient floorcovering.
  • Apply installation techniques for underlayments for textile floorcoverings.
  • Applies installation technique for resilient sheet for example tiled, flat fit, site formed (cap and cove) and joins.
  • Applies installation techniques for textile floorcovering, for example woven secondary backed, broadloom sheet.
  • Applies installation techniques for finishing accessories for example, thresholds, skirtings, profiles, stair nosings and trims.
  • Set out horizontal, inclined, stepped and shaped or coved surface, patterned and non-patterned materials.
  • Use and maintenance of hand tools used in the preparation and installation of wood-based floorcoverings.
  • Use wood-based floorcovering power tools and equipment.
  • Use local exhaust ventilation (LEV) equipment.
  • Determine correct expansion gaps in wood-based floorcoverings considering; temperature, relative humidity (RH), manufacturer guidelines, area and wood type.
  • Apply installation techniques for underlayments for wood-based floorcoverings.
  • Apply techniques for setting out, cutting, and matching wood-based floorcoverings.
  • Select fixing method for the wood-based floorcovering installation for example nail down, glue down, floating.
  • Use sanding equipment on installed or refurbished wood-based floorcovering.
  • Use finishing techniques and products for example: hard wax, oil, stains and sealants.
  • Apply installation techniques for finishing accessories for example, thresholds, skirtings, profiles, stair nosings and trims.
  • Carry out remedial work on wood-based floorcoverings.
  • Apply installation techniques for floating and fixed wood-based floorcoverings.
  • Comply with health and safety regulations, standard and guidance.
  • Select and safety control equipment, use personal protective equipment (PPE) and respiratory protective equipment (RPE).
  • Verbally communicate with others: For example, employers, colleagues, clients, other trades.
  • Use written or digital methods to communicate with others.
  • Calculate material quantities, qualities and select required resources.
  • Remove and dispose of existing floorcovering.
  • Isolate, protect and prepare the work area.
  • Test the subfloor condition prior to the application of the smoothing compound and fabricated underlayment: for example, remove surface contaminants and laitance, mix and apply moisture control systems, apply of primers.
  • Prepare the sub floor for the floorcovering: for example, installation of fabricated underlayments, mixing and application of smoothing compounds, installation of sheet membranes.
  • Interpret and use information from drawings, specifications, work instructions.
  • Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Carry out pre-user checks, use and maintain plant and equipment. Escalate defects or faults.
  • Store tools, materials and equipment.
  • Measures, marks and sets out floorcoverings.
  • Resolves problems with timber subflooring prior to a flooring installation.

Your training plan

  • During your Floor laying Level 2 Apprenticeship programme you will receive training both off and, on the job
  • You will be required to train on a regular basis at FITA Training in Loughborough
  • You will learn the underpinning knowledge that runs alongside your practical elements of the training
  • You will use a wide range of techniques whilst you complete a practical project
  • Training will be provided in all areas of floor laying to ensure you can work to industry standard
  • If you have already achieved GCSE maths and English at Grade C/4 or above or have equivalent qualification you will be exempt from undertaking Functional Skills, however English and maths support will be provided for all apprentices throughout the length of their programme

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • English (grade C/4)
  • Math (grade C/4)

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

Have to be able to travel to the company location every morning and then leave to get to site.

About this company

Carpet Style are a leading supplier of every stage in the carpet service, representing a brand that has seen more than 40 years of experience throughout the East Midlands and Midland areas. Carpet Style has been the first choice for the commercial sector in a industry that has been ever-changing in recent years to meet the demands of the changing technological market. We continue to have a loyal client base and as a result allows us to operate effectively amongst a number of different sectors including education, warehousing, new builds, libraries, leisure and gaming, healthcare and residential.

https://www.carpet-style.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Possibility to progress within the company 

 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WEBS TRAINING LIMITED

Emma Dougan

e.dougan@webstraining.com

01159677771

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000318172.

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Closes on Thursday 26 June 2025

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