Groundworker Apprenticeship
MARNIC GROUNDWORK LTD
BLACKBURN (BB1 2DY)
Closes in 31 days (Sunday 15 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 15 May 2025
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Summary
As a Groundwork Apprentice, you will support experienced groundworkers in preparing construction sites for building work. You'll be involved in activities such as site preparation, trench digging, concreting, laying drainage, and kerb laying, gaining the skills and experience needed to build a successful career in the construction industry.
- Wage
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£15,311.40 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Groundworker (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday: 07:30 - 16:30
Friday: 07:30 - 15:30
39 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 July 2025
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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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 Groundwork Apprentice, you will support experienced groundworkers in preparing construction sites for building work. You'll be involved in activities such as:
- Site preparation
- Trench digging
- Concreting
- Laying drainage, and kerb laying, gaining the skills and experience needed to build a successful career in the construction industry
- Basic principles of Building Information Modelling (BIM), drawings, method statements, manufacturers’ information, work schedules and specifications
- Understanding the differences between modern and traditional construction methods and the physical and environmental factors when undertaking construction work and their potential impacts
- Establishing work area protection
- Understanding the principles of health, safety, welfare and environmentally responsible work practices and how they must be applied
- Measuring, marking, cutting and installing geo membranes to stabilise soil
- Understanding the techniques to handle and move loads manually and with mechanical assistance
- Conforming with productive working practices and completing the work in accordance with the programme of work
Where you'll work
18 HASLINGDEN OLD ROAD
BLACKBURN
BB1 2DY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
NELSON AND COLNE COLLEGE
Your training course
Groundworker (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Work safely and securely in compliance with given information, organisational policies and procedures, and current health, safety and welfare legislation including following the procedures for working in contaminated ground
- Conform with productive working practices and completing the work in accordance with the programme of work
- Interpret and follow verbal and written work instructions from supervisors and site managers
- Access, interpret and use drawings and specifications
- Select the required resources including tools and fixtures
- Move, handle and store resources complying with relevant legislation & guidance
- Use and maintain power tools and equipment (including;. compactor plates, boning rods, portable power tools, levels, straight edges, lines, pins and laser equipment)
- Gauge and mix mortars and concrete by hand and by mixer
- Select and use basic setting out equipment including tape measures, levels, straight edges, lines and pins, boning rods and laser equipment under guidance of the supervisor
- Install, maintain and remove temporary protection and safety arrangements for the work area relating to barriers and temporary structures, including protection, safety notices and safety lighting
- Install and test basic drainage and ducting
- Measure, mark, cut and install geo-membranes to stabilise soil for re-instatement and excavations
- Transport and place, then compact and finish concrete to slabs/bases, footing oversights, paths, form slab edgings including positioning reinforcement and kerbs
- Set out and lay flags, paviours and edging to paths, driveways and other areas
- Install ironworks relating to access covers and frames, and gully grates and frames including preparatory brickwork
- Locate and excavate to expose buried utility services using electronic location instruments
- Provide and remove temporary works including shallow excavation support (up to 1.2 metres)
- Form and reinstate excavations and surfaces to sub-grades, sub-bases and road bases
- Prepare to, then direct and guide the movement of vehicles, plant or machinery
Your training plan
Groundworker Level 2.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C or Equivalent/above)
- Maths (grade 4/C or Equivalent/above)
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
- Team working
- Physical fitness
About this company
We Are The Leading Ground Work Contractor In The North West, United Kingdom We use the latest technology on all our projects and with over 21 years experience, we are driven to deliver the best results for all of our customers. Our groundwork services include civil engineering, covering foundations and drainage. We have our own fleet of plant machinery, to ensure that we can more responsive to your project schedule.
After this apprenticeship
There may be the opportunity to progress on to a higher-level qualification or secure a full-time employment.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NELSON AND COLNE COLLEGE
Lauren Thomas
lauren.thomas@nelsongroup.ac.uk
01282440319
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000320883.
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Closes in 31 days (Sunday 15 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
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