Drylining apprenticeship
MILLEN DRYWALL LTD
Exeter, TORQUAY
Closes in 14 days (Friday 22 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 8 August 2025
Contents
Summary
A Drylining Apprenticeship trains you to become a skilled tradesperson who installs and finishes internal walls and ceilings in buildings using plasterboard and metal framing systems. It plays a vital role in modern construction, shaping the internal structure and look of commercial and residential buildings.
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Interior systems installer (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday 7am - 4pm.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 22 September 2025
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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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
- Installing metal framework and plasterboard
- Creating partition walls, suspended ceilings, and boxed-in pipework
- Understanding acoustic, thermal, and fire safety requirements
- Using specialist tools for cutting, fixing, and finishing
- Working safely and efficiently in a team environment
- Reading construction drawings and following site instructions
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:
- 3 Palace Gate, Exeter, EX1 1JA
- 2 THE OLD BANK CHAMBERS, FORE STREET, ST MARYCHURCH, TORQUAY, TQ1 4PR
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
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
Training schedule
- Workplace: With employers in and around Exeter
- Training: Delivered at our Plympton, Plymouth training centre
(Attendance is required for 2 days every 2 weeks
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
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
About this employer
Millen Drywall Ltd is a family-run plastering and drywall specialist with over a decade of experience delivering high-quality finishes across Devon and the Southwest. Incorporated on 7 February 2011, the company is based in Torquay, Devon
After this apprenticeship
After completing the apprenticeship, you can progress into roles such as:
- Qualified Dryliner or Fixer
- Ceiling Fixer
- Interior Systems Specialist
- Site Supervisor or Team Leader (with further experience or qualifications)
- Self-employed contractor or move into construction management roles
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 VAC1000336296.
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Closes in 14 days (Friday 22 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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