Bricklayer Apprenticeship

CSJTA LIMITED

Hinckley, NUNEATON

Closes in 16 days (Sunday 31 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 15 August 2025

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Summary

An opportunity to learn the bricklaying trade on a busy new build housing site with an established experienced gang of Bricklayers

Wage

£13,741 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Will be reviewed depending on age and experience

Training course
Bricklayer (level 2)
Hours
7am - 3pm Monday - Friday.

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 29 September 2025

Duration

2 years

Positions available

4

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

  • Labouring – general labouring and tidying
  • Keeping the site clean and tidy
  • Laying bricks and block
  • Construction of cavity walls and garden walls
  • Keeping tools clean

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:

  • 1A, Dodwells Road, Hinckley, LE10 3BZ
  • 8 LORDS AVENUE, NUNEATON, CV11 7AS

Training

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

Training provider

NORTH WARWICKSHIRE AND SOUTH LEICESTERSHIRE COLLEGE

Training course

Bricklayer (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Comply with industry regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Read and interpret information from drawings and specifications.
  • Estimate and select required resources: For example, the quantity of bricks and blocks, mortar, wall ties and insulation.
  • Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
  • Select and use hand tools.
  • Maintain and store hand tools.
  • Set out brick and block cavity wall to given tolerances, including an opening.
  • Construct a stretcher bond brick and block cavity wall with return and opening to given tolerances, including installing a lintel with soldiers, brick and edge sill, closure around opening, insulation, fire stopping, cavity tray, damp proof course (DPC) and weep holes.
  • Apply joint finishes: For example, half round, flush, weather struck and recessed.
  • Set out and construct a simple brick solid wall with capping.
  • Gauge and hand mix mortar to ratio.
  • Measure and cut bricks and blocks using hand tools, to given tolerances.
  • Carry out a simple repair: For example, replacing damaged bricks.
  • Protect materials and finished work.
  • Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.
  • Follow equity, diversity and inclusion guidance.
  • Applies team working principles to their own and the wider build team.
  • Identifies well-being support available to self and others.
  • Construct a brick wall with raking cut. For example, gable end wall or garden wall with raking cut.
  • Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Comply with industry regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Read and interpret information from drawings and specifications.
  • Estimate and select required resources: For example, the quantity of bricks and blocks, mortar, wall ties and insulation.
  • Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
  • Select and use hand tools.
  • Maintain and store hand tools.
  • Set out brick and block cavity wall to given tolerances, including an opening.
  • Construct a stretcher bond brick and block cavity wall with return and opening to given tolerances, including installing a lintel with soldiers, brick and edge sill, closure around opening, insulation, fire stopping, cavity tray, damp proof course (DPC) and weep holes.
  • Apply joint finishes: For example, half round, flush, weather struck and recessed.
  • Set out and construct a simple brick solid wall with capping.
  • Gauge and hand mix mortar to ratio.
  • Measure and cut bricks and blocks using hand tools, to given tolerances.
  • Carry out a simple repair: For example, replacing damaged bricks.
  • Protect materials and finished work.
  • Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.
  • Follow equity, diversity and inclusion guidance.
  • Applies team working principles to their own and the wider build team.
  • Identifies well-being support available to self and others.
  • Construct a brick wall with raking cut. For example, gable end wall or garden wall with raking cut.

Training schedule

Block release to North Warwickshire & South Leicestershire College - Harrowbrook Campus, Hinckley, Leicestershire.

Monday - Thursday every 6 week learning cycles 

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4 or above)
  • Maths (grade 4)

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Patience

Other requirements

Ideally have a driving licence to be able to get to different sites - travel expenses paid Possibility of pick up from McDonalds on the A5 in Hinckley

About this employer

Small gang of Bricklayers working on large new build housing sites currently working around the Nottingham area

After this apprenticeship

To be a qualified Bricklayer.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NORTH WARWICKSHIRE AND SOUTH LEICESTERSHIRE COLLEGE

Gaynor Catlow

gaynor.catlow@nwslc.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000337410.

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Closes in 16 days (Sunday 31 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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