Bricklayer Apprentice

POPLARS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

Bedfordshire (MK45 2BB)

Closes in 18 days (Monday 20 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 2 October 2025

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Summary

Build your future in construction! Gain hands-on site experience, learn bricklaying skills, and work alongside skilled trades on real projects.

Wage

£15,704 a year

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Annual Leave

Training course
Bricklayer (level 2)
Hours
Monday- Friday- 07.30- 16:00

40 hours a week

Start date

Thursday 6 November 2025

Duration

2 years 3 months

Positions available

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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

You’ll be part of a supportive team, collaborating with other trades on a variety of projects.

What You’ll Learn:

  • Using spirit levels and plumb lines to check alignment Shaping and trimming bricks and blocks with hand tools
  • Preparing and applying mortar with trowels Installing damp-proof materials to meet design specs
  • Following Health & Safety regulations Supporting sustainability through waste and recycling practices

Where you'll work

Glenmere Barn
78 Water End
Maulden
Bedfordshire
MK45 2BB

Training

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

Training provider

MILTON KEYNES 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

Bricklayer Apprenticeship

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • Maths (grade 9-3)
  • English (grade 9-3)

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

Skills

  • Team player
  • goal-driven
  • motivated
  • trustworthy
  • reliable
  • independent worker
  • common sense
  • bricklaying interest
  • industry passion
  • good with hands.

Other requirements

Ideally the candidate will have their own transport and will be able to get to site locations in Milton Keynes and surrounding areas. Opportunities to team up with existing staff will be available but dependent on candidate locations.

About this employer

Poplars Construction Ltd is a trusted name in multi-dwelling projects, offering expert services from groundworks to specialist joinery and decorating. Established in 2015, we’ve expanded across the Southern Midlands, Eastern Counties, and London, delivering quality work backed by industry accreditations like CHAS, SMAS, and Constructionline.

After this apprenticeship

  • On successful completion of the apprenticeship, you may be offered a full time position with the employer
  • The opportunity to progress onto Gang Leader / Site Supervisor

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MILTON KEYNES COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000339579.

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Closes in 18 days (Monday 20 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

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