Groundworks Apprenticeship

T & A GROUNDWORKS LTD

St. Austell (2 available locations)

Closes in 14 days (Friday 22 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 8 August 2025

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Summary

An industry-standard Level 2 Groundworker Apprenticeship equips you with the hands-on skills and knowledge needed to work effectively on construction sites. You’ll split your time between practical on-site training and structured learning with Greenlight Training

Wage

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

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Training course
Groundworker (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday 7.00am - 4.00pm

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 22 September 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

3

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 and setting out construction sites, interpreting design drawings and specifications
  • Excavating trenches, installing drainage systems, ducting, and ironworks (e.g., gully grates, access covers)
  • Mixing, pouring, and finishing concrete; constructing kerbs, patios, and paving
  • Installing stabilisation systems like geo-membranes; providing temporary works and excavation support
  • Restoring surfaces, laying pathways, and supporting vehicle and machinery movement on site
  • Complying with health, safety, and environmental procedures (e.g., hazard identification, PPE use, and risk assessments)

Where you'll work

You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

  • Pentewan Road, St. Austell, PL25 5BU
  • 63 Trevarthian Road, St. Austell, PL25 4BY

Training

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

Training provider

GREENLIGHT TRAINING LIMITED

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

Training schedule

Workplace: With employers in and around Cornwall 
Training: Delivered at our Plympton, Plymouth training centre
(Attendance is required for 2 days every 2 weeks – employer transport support may be available.)

Requirements

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Customer care skills
  • Logical
  • Initiative
  • Physical fitness

About this employer

T & A Groundworks Ltd, founded in February 2023, is a family-run groundworks specialist based in Liskeard, Cornwall. We deliver end-to-end groundworks solutions across Cornwall, with a broad service offering that includes: Site preparation, excavation, earthmoving, footings, drainage, and demolition Driveways, patios, garden paths, landscaping, and walls Fencing, hard landscaping, septic tank installation, foundations, and more

After this apprenticeship

Completing the apprenticeship opens the door to roles such as groundworker or civil engineering operative, with further advancement possible into:

Plant operative roles (with additional training and licensing)
Site leadership like supervisor or foreman
Technical or managerial positions such as site manager, civil technician, or construction manager

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

GREENLIGHT TRAINING LIMITED

Owen Wilcox

owilcox@greenlightsc.co.uk

01752 604713

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000336282.

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Closes in 14 days (Friday 22 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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