Apprentice Floorlayer

Summary

The successful candidate will start off with basic roles in the flooring trade and work their way up learning how to fit all types of flooring.

Wage

Competitive

Competitive wage offered

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£500 per week

Training course

Floorlayer (level 2)

Hours

Monday - Friday, but may include Saturdays/evening work.

40 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 July 2025

Duration

2 years 6 months

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

The successful candidate will be working with a Senior Fitter to gain knowledge of prepping and fitting of carpets, LVT and woodfloors.

The successful candidate will also need to attend a flooring college in Walthamstow at least 1 day a month every month..

Where you'll work

London and Hertfordshire

Training

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

College or training organisation

FLOORTRAIN (GB) LIMITED

Your training course

Floorlayer (level 2)

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What you'll learn

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

The successful candidate will be enrolled onto a work-based learning qualification where they will be learning on the job as well as completing a course that requires theory and practical training.

More training information

The successful candidate will be enrolled onto the Level 2 Floorlayer Apprenticeshop with Floortrain (GB) Ltd.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade Garde 4-9)
Maths (grade Grade 4-9)

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
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Team working
Initiative
Patience

Other requirements

Bare in mind that this is a physical job role and the successful candidate must be willing to complete theory work and attend college in Walthamstow as part of the apprenticeship programme.

About this company

Flooring Retailer

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

After this apprenticeship

Senior Floor Fitter once the candidate has successfully completed the apprenticeship and gain their qualification.

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