Construction Apprenticeship
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Dudley (DY1 1HZ)
Closes in 12 days (Thursday 19 June 2025)
Posted on 5 June 2025
Contents
Summary
The apprentice will follow the National Apprenticeship Standard, which will include: Main trade qualification to level 2: either carpentry, roofing, plastering, Key Skills Application of Number and Communication for level 2 (if required).
- Wage
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£14,526.20 to £23,492.04, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Craft plasterer (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday between 9am to 5pm.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 1 October 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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7
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
- Work experience will be carried out working with fully qualified trades personnel based at various depots within the Dudley Borough. Throughout the training programme, the performance of all trainees will be regularly assessed and monitored.
- Vocational education will be undertaken on a semi-block release or day release basis, based at a local college.
- Whilst engaged on the Construction Apprenticeship, you will work towards attainment of NVQ Level 2 in your initial trade discipline and may further progress to Level 2 in a secondary trade
- Electrical and mechanical programmes will work to an equivalent of a level 3 qualification.
- Mobility is a condition of employment as successful applicants will be expected to travel to different area depots within the Dudley Borough Boundaries.
- Work activity will depend on area location, but will normally consist of the following range:
Mini Modernisations
Void Properties/Occupied Dwellings
General Repair and Maintenance
External Improvement Works
Sheltered Housing Schemes - Ensure full compliance with Council Policies and Procedures.
- Ensure that all legislative requirements are maintained, with particular emphasis being given to Health and Safety, Asbestos, Housing Legislation and Building Regulations.
- Ability to effectively communicate with customers and maintain high levels of customer care at all times.
- To be responsible for the safety and security of Council assets within your control, taking particular care to prevent children from interfering with equipment and tools whilst onsite.
- The post holder must be in general good health, able to work outside in all weathers and also be able to work at heights. (Safety equipment and training will be provided). The post holder will also be required to participate in medical health surveillance (i.e. hearing tests) as required.
- Due to the diverse nature of the post, working in filth and cramped awkward conditions will be commonplace. The post holder should also be physically able to handle large, heavy objects (whilst complying with Manual Handling Legislation, Risk Assessments and Method Statements) as required.
- To carry out any reasonable task, as instructed within the individual’s skill and competency, to a pre-agreed standard, using reasonable skill and care.
- The above information relating to job functions is not meant to limit the scope of work, as the Directorate is continually striving towards total multi-skilling of the entire workforce in an attempt to deliver a better service to its customers.
- Undertake regular training as required.
- Any other duties commensurate with the nature of this post.
Where you'll work
3-5 St James's Road
Dudley
DY1 1HZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
DUDLEY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Your training course
Craft plasterer (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Use safety control equipment for example, RPE, dust suppression and PPE.
- Implement and monitor safe systems of work and control measures.
- Apply environmental and sustainable principles in compliance with environmental regulations standards and systems.
- Apply quality assurance principles and techniques.
- Monitor, obtain and check stock and supplies.
- Interpret and extract information using paper based or digital techniques from drawings, specifications and provide work instructions.
- Calculate resource and cost quantities from site measurements.
- Apply planning, work scheduling and time management techniques to identify and agree production plan targets.
- Check, use and store power tools.
- Complete documentation - paper based and digital. For example, job sheets, time sheets, risk assessments, method statements, equipment service records, handover documents, work sheets, checklists, incident reports, requisition sheets and quality records.
- Communicate and report issues against the production plan and contribute to the solutions.
- Communicate in written form.
- Set out for concave and convex plaster curved surfaces.
- Form concave and convex plastered curved surfaces, including floating coat and finishing coat.
- Prepare composite and non-standard backgrounds, for example existing rib lath metal, textured back grounds and lime based.
- Fix insulated plasterboard to solid backgrounds.
- Form non- standard (non 90 degree obtuse and acute angles), in plaster and render.
- Set out and apply beads for plaster or render to multiple piers and beams.
- Machine apply plaster and render.
- Apply polymer based thin coat render systems to EWI and cement particle board background surface,
- Form complex render finishes for example, Plain ashlar, raised ashlar, dry dash, wet dash, rough casting, cottage, scraped texture, pebble dashing and tyrolean.
- Install complex plastering components, including plastic trims, expanded metal lath and (EML) rib lath.
- Set out curved and stepped arch components.
- Form curved and stepped fibrous arch components using positive mould.
- Use centre points, for example gig sticks, trammel, plasters oval and peg mould.
- Fix fibrous components, using complex techniques for example, wad and wire, metal reinforcement, fibre strands and tie wires.
- Prepare bench for positive mould.
- Prepare positive mould for cold pour components.
- Mix and gauge cold pour compounds.
- Core out and muffle fibrous moulds.
- Produce complex decorative fibrous plaster components. For example uplighters, panel mouldings niches, column capitals, brackets and corbels.
- Construct ridged and flexible complex plaster reverse moulds. For example turning mould, double hinged moulds, twin slippered mould, rebated mould, piece mould and waste mould.
- Repair complex fibrous plaster components including in situ moulding (take a squeeze) and pattern match.
- Produce an enriched cornice model and enriched cornicing.
- Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Use safety control equipment for example, RPE, dust suppression and PPE.
- Implement and monitor safe systems of work and control measures.
- Apply environmental and sustainable principles in compliance with environmental regulations standards and systems.
- Apply quality assurance principles and techniques.
- Monitor, obtain and check stock and supplies.
- Interpret and extract information using paper based or digital techniques from drawings, specifications and provide work instructions.
- Calculate resource and cost quantities from site measurements.
- Apply planning, work scheduling and time management techniques to identify and agree production plan targets.
- Check, use and store power tools.
- Complete documentation - paper based and digital. For example, job sheets, time sheets, risk assessments, method statements, equipment service records, handover documents, work sheets, checklists, incident reports, requisition sheets and quality records.
- Communicate and report issues against the production plan and contribute to the solutions.
- Communicate in written form.
Your training plan
Apprentices will be released from the workplace to attend college, usually one day per week, although from time to time they may attend extra days or for block weeks (roofing).
Fixed Term contract is dependent on trade qualifications agreed and qualifications already achieved which can be accredited to the apprenticeship standard.
More training information
The apprentice will follow the National Apprenticeship Standard which will include:
Main trade qualification to level 2: either carpentry, roofing, plastering.
Key Skills Application of Number and Communication for level 2 (if required).
In some cases we may offer:
An extension to the level 2 apprenticeship to complete a second complimentary trade qualification to level 2 (approximately an additional two years).
Additional employer requirements training to include mandatory training such as:
- Health and Safety-related training
- Infection Control
- Moving and Manual Handling
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 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
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
About this company
It’s an incredibly exciting time to work in Dudley Council as we embark on numerous multi-million pound regeneration schemes which will be real game changers for the borough. In addition to the exciting schemes such as the Midland Metro we also have the ongoing and very serious challenges of ensuring vulnerable people across the borough receive the services they deserve. At Dudley Council we have a ‘one council’ ethos that builds an effective and dynamic organisation which grows the economy and creates jobs, creating a cleaner and greener place and supports stronger and safer communities. We are rightly proud to be the historic capital of the Black Country and, working with our partners Dudley Council is also committed to looking forward and helping to deliver our borough vision of ‘Forge a Future for all’ www.dudleyboroughvision2030.org.uk. We ensure communities influence council decisions and are committed to delivering services in partnership with communities. We provide flexible and responsive service in partnership and help communities help themselves. We want to leave a legacy of a better future for the borough that reflects Dudley borough’s potential and harnesses the ambitions of the people we serve. For more information see our Council Plan www.dudley.gov.uk/council-community/plan-policies-and-strategies/council-plan, Dudley Borough Vision for 2030, Forging a Future for All www.dudleyboroughvision2030.org.uk and key information about the borough and its communities at All about Dudley Borough www.allaboutdudley.info.
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Career in Housing Construction.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Diane Awkati
diane.awkati@dudley.gov.uk
01384 814038
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000324641.
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Closes in 12 days (Thursday 19 June 2025)
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