Painting and Decorating Apprentice

Summary

We Paint It Ltd are looking for an Apprentice to join our growing team. You will be learning all aspects of painting and decorating whilst working towards a Level 2 Painter and Decorator Apprenticeship.

Wage

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

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Pay will be reviewed after successful completion of your probation.

Training course

Painter and decorator (level 2)

Hours

Monday to Friday - 8am to 4pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 July 2025

Duration

2 years

Positions available

2

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

Duties and Responsibilities:

Working with clients to ensure they complete the work according to the requirements.
Measuring the work area to calculate the time and materials required to complete the project.
Preparing the surrounding area, including covering fixtures and furniture to prevent messes.
Preparing painting surfaces, including removing old paint, filling holes and cracks, and washing walls.
Choosing the tools to complete the job.
Mixing and matching paints and colours to meet the texture and look required form the project.
Applying paint, varnishing and other finishes, hanging wallpapers and other decorative products.
Cleaning up painting tools and supplies, replacing fixtures and rearranging furniture after completing the project.
Collaborating with painters on larger jobs.
Working with other construction professionals such as carpenters, electricians and plumbers when necessary.

Where you'll work

OFFICE 1-2
FIRST FLOOR
SPENCER HOUSE
51 TYBURN ROAD
B24 8NP

Training

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

College or training organisation

WALSALL 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

You will be attending Walsall College's Green Lane Campus once per week and will be working with We Paint It 4 days per week.
If you are required to complete your Functional Skills alongside the apprenticeship you will be required in college 2 days per week and 3 days with We Paint It.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English and Math's (grade 4-9 or C-A*)

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

Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Physical fitness

Other requirements

Please note that although the vacancy is advertised in Birmingham. This is the company head office, you will be required to travel to and attend sites across the West Midlands, a drivers license would be desirable.

About this company

We Paint It Ltd is a company based in Birmingham with over thirty years’ experience in the painting and decorating industry. We specialise in mainly commercial work, but also cover residential.

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

After this apprenticeship

A full-time position will be offered upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WALSALL COLLEGE

Samantha Loverock

sloverock@walsallcollege.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000322236.

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Closes in 28 days (Friday 20 June 2025 at 11:59pm)

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