Drylining Apprentice Level 2

BURNHAM PLASTERING & DRY LINING LTD

WESTON SUPER MARE (BS24 9AY)

Closes in 26 days (Thursday 10 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 11 June 2025

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Summary

Offering a Level 2 Apprenticeship in Drylining, you should apply if you're looking for a long-term career in this chosen trade.

Wage

£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Interior systems installer (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm, shifts.

30 hours a week

Start date

Sunday 10 August 2025

Duration

2 years 3 months

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

  • Preparing surfaces and spaces before fixing boards
  • Creating partitions, false ceilings, or feature walls
  • Ensuring framework is level, plumb, and secure
  • Sanding down filled areas for a smooth finish
  • Ensuring boards meet specific building regulations (e.g., fire-rated or soundproof boards)
  • Keeping area clean & tidy
  • wearing correct PPE

Where you'll work

UNIT 23
BRIDGWATER COURT
OLDMIXON CRESCENT
WESTON SUPER MARE
BS24 9AY

Training

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

College or training organisation

GREENLIGHT TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Interior systems installer (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Measure and set out from drawings provided and check vertical and horizontal datum
  • Select the appropriate materials, tools and equipment in accordance with the specification requirements and or manufacturer specific instructions
  • Safely and correctly operate tools and equipment, plant and machinery appropriate for use. (e.g. scaffold, MEWPS, nail gun, circular saw, lasers
  • Apply fire and acoustic mastic seals in accordance with specification, designs details and manufacturers recommendations
  • Accurately measure and cut components (e.g. metal sections, plasterboard, insulation, timber and plywood)
  • Appropriately fix all components according to specifications and/or drawings
  • Effectively protect surround surfaces and segregate work areas and cutting areas
  • Install dry lining systems to metal and stud partitions framed wall linings, framed and frameless beam and column encasements
  • Clearly communicate with management, customers and colleagues including other trades onsite
  • Maintain a clean and tidy environment, appropriately disposing of waste according to site procedures
  • Identify and select appropriate PPE for the task
  • Install pattresses
  • Install insulation
  • Form service penetrations through partitions
  • Install primary channels or main runners to line and level. Cut to length
  • Frame and fit access panels
  • install drylining and plasterboard linings eg panels, plasterboards, metal sections, timber battens, wallboards, thermal boards, glass reinforced gypsum board, fixings and fittings
  • Select the appropriate materials, tools and equipment for installing drylining and plasterboard linings
  • Install and remove drylining systems according to manufacturers guidelines eg British Gypsum, Knauf, Siniat
  • Form openings and junctions in accordance with drawing specifications
  • Carry out repairs to dry lining and plasterboard walls and ceilings in accordance with design details, specification and manufacturers recommendations
  • Form and Fix standard deflection heads in accordance with manufactures standard details
  • Accurately measure and cut components
  • Appropriately fix all components according to specification/drawings.
  • Install different types of drylining systems eg Twin walls, Staggered studs, Service shaft partitions, Curved walls, Walls over 3 metres high
  • Cut and fix tracks at appropriate centres according to Specification & manufactures instructions
  • Apply wall coverings according to Specification & manufactures instructions
  • Install door and window frames in accordance with drawings.
  • Fit cover trims and skirtings in accordance with Specification & manufactures instructions
  • Install glazing, blinds and manifestations to meet customer requirements
  • Hang door leaf complete with ironmongery including cutting and fitting of door furniture (eg hinges, levers, locks, closers and signage).
  • Cut and fix hangers in accordance with specification, manufacturers recommendations and FIS best practice guidlines
  • Install ceiling perimeter trim to level. Ensure trims are cut to length and form internal and external corner mitres.
  • Install subgrid eg hangers and heavy gauge channel to bridge services, heavy gauge channel between roof purlins
  • Fix secondary grid / cross tees ensuring grid is square and following manufacturers recommended installation. Form upstand using cross tee and appropriate trims or channels
  • Cut and install service tiles and pattresses e.g. form square and circular service cut outs through mineral tiles with plywood pattress or metal tiles and insulation pad
  • Complete tiling including: Perimeter tile cuts to mineral and metal tile; tegular tile edges to mineral tile; perimeter wedges for cut metal tiles; tile clips to back of mineral ceiling tiles; insulation pads to back of metal ceiling
  • Remove sections of ceiling and replace damaged grid & tile
  • Measure and set out from drawings provided and check vertical and horizontal datum
  • Select the appropriate materials, tools and equipment in accordance with the specification requirements and or manufacturer specific instructions
  • Safely and correctly operate tools and equipment, plant and machinery appropriate for use. (e.g. scaffold, MEWPS, nail gun, circular saw, lasers
  • Apply fire and acoustic mastic seals in accordance with specification, designs details and manufacturers recommendations
  • Accurately measure and cut components (e.g. metal sections, plasterboard, insulation, timber and plywood)
  • Appropriately fix all components according to specifications and/or drawings
  • Effectively protect surround surfaces and segregate work areas and cutting areas
  • Install dry lining systems to metal and stud partitions framed wall linings, framed and frameless beam and column encasements
  • Clearly communicate with management, customers and colleagues including other trades onsite
  • Maintain a clean and tidy environment, appropriately disposing of waste according to site procedures
  • Identify and select appropriate PPE for the task
  • Install pattresses
  • Install insulation
  • Form service penetrations through partitions
  • Install primary channels or main runners to line and level. Cut to length
  • Frame and fit access panels

Your training plan

  • Interior Systems Installer Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard
  • Training will take place on-site with the employer and in college 4 days a month

Requirements

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Initiative
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

this job will require heavy lifting and be physically demanding.

About this company

We’re a family business formed in 1997 and since then have grown beyond recognition. We have a large portfolio of clients and work with national and regional house builders, offering a wide range of services for commercial and residential customers across the South West. We have a dedicated customer care team for after sales, as well as an accredited training centre through CSkills and CITB. We recently launched our own training centre ‘Burnham Training‘ offering apprenticeships as well as a variety of short courses, enabling us to provide the best training, ensuring we are industry leaders for our loyal customers and employees.

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After this apprenticeship

  • Self Employed Sub-Contractor
  • Full Time Employment
  • Start your own business

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

GREENLIGHT TRAINING LIMITED

Alice

learning@greenlightsc.co.uk

01752 604713

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000325522.

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Closes in 26 days (Thursday 10 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

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