Groundworker Apprentice

MORCOM CONSTRUCTION LTD

Sites across Cornwall. (TR15 3RD)

Closes in 14 days (Friday 12 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 29 August 2025

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Summary

Morcom Construction Ltd are offering an exciting opportunity to join their dynamic team as a Groundworker apprentice! Gain the knowledge, skills and behaviours to kickstart your career as a Groundworker.

Wage

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

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Potential increase depending on age.

Training course
Groundworker (level 2)
Hours
Monday-Friday. May include evenings and weekends. 16-18 year olds would be a maximum of an 8 hour shift and maximum 40 hours a week. 18+ range from 40-50 hours.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 15 September 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

10

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

  • Laying slabs and kerbs
  • Drainage
  • Concreting
  • Setting out
  • Constructing roads

Where you'll work

Sites across Cornwall.
TR15 3RD

Training

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

Training provider

CORNWALL COLLEGE

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

  • You will be working towards a Level 2 Groundworker Apprenticeship Standard
  • You will receive on and off-the-job training and support from an assessor and an Apprenticeship advisor
  • You will be required to attend Cornwall College Camborne on a weekly basis as part of the apprenticeship training

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade Level 1)
  • Maths (grade Level 1)

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
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Hand skills

Other requirements

The company have over 45 vans and may be able to pick up applicants in the morning.

About this employer

Morcom Construction are a Groundworks, Earthworks, Civil & Infrastructure contractor. The company was founded in 1995 and has grown steadily to become one of the largest groundwork contractors in the region. Employing approximately 90 operatives Morcom Construction Ltd has built a great reputation for quality, integrity, reliability and strong project management capabilities.

http://www.morcom-construction.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Potential to stay on within the company with progression opportunities

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CORNWALL COLLEGE

Apprenticeship Recruitment Team

0330 123 4785

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000339552.

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Closes in 14 days (Friday 12 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

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