Apprentice Painter & Decorator
ASLETTS LIMITED
East Sussex (TN38 9UH)
Closes in 18 days (Monday 29 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 11 September 2025
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Summary
Asletts Limited, are looking for a motivated and reliable Painting and Decorating apprentice to join our team, you will need to be living in Eastbourne and work locally in Eastbourne and surrounding areas.
- 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
- Painter and decorator (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 7.30am - 4.30pm (with a one hour lunch break).
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 6 October 2025
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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1
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
Some of the key tasks will include but are not limited to the following:
- Prepare surfaces (sanding, filling, cleaning)
- Apply paint, varnish, and wallpaper
- Mix paints and match colours
- Use brushes, rollers, and other tools safely
- Follow health and safety guidelines
- Keep work areas clean and tidy
- Assist experienced decorators on-site
- Attend training sessions and complete coursework.
Where you'll work
Unit 14, Innovation Centre
Highfield Drive
St. Leonards-On-Sea
East Sussex
TN38 9UH
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
EAST SUSSEX COLLEGE GROUP
Training course
Painter and decorator (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE), respiratory protective equipment (RPE) and dust suppression.
- Check and safely use working at height equipment for example steps, hop-ups, and podiums.
- Identify hazards and comply with risk assessments, method statements, control measures and safe systems of work and report to manager when required.
- Read and interpret information for example from drawings, specifications, work instructions, manufacturer’s safety data sheets and manufacturer’s information such as colour charts and notations.
- Ensure materials are used efficiently and sustainably including suitable disposal of waste.
- Prepare work area: remove and store furnishings, fixtures and equipment and reinstate.
- Protect and prepare a safe working area, surrounding surfaces and environment.
- Select and use hand tools and equipment.
- Maintain and store hand tools.
- Select, use, maintain and store power tools.
- Prepare internal and external untreated surfaces ready to receive finishing systems for example: trowelled finishes plaster or render, plasterboard, timber and timber sheet materials; metals (ferrous and non-ferrous).
- Prepare internal previously coated surfaces ready to receive finishing systems for example trowelled finishes plaster or render, plasterboard, timber and timber sheet materials.
- Prepare external previously coated surfaces ready to receive finishing systems for example trowelled finishes plaster or render, timber and timber sheet materials; metals (ferrous and non-ferrous).
- Prepare and apply surface coatings to untreated external surfaces for example brick, stone, render, wood, metal using a brush and roller.
- Apply solvent borne and water borne coating systems using brush and roller to ceilings, walls, linear work (skirting board and architrave) doors: flush and panelled and opening windows.
- Prepare and apply foundation paper: Cross lining around socket and switches, internal and external angles.
- Prepare and apply Wallcoverings: Free match or random match finishing papers, vertical hanging, around socket and switches, internal and external angle.
- Carry out minor repair for example third party damage or post application defect.
- Apply team working principles.
- Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.
- Communicate in writing with others for example, internal and external customers, colleagues.
- Follow equity, diversity and inclusion guidance.
- Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE), respiratory protective equipment (RPE) and dust suppression.
- Check and safely use working at height equipment for example steps, hop-ups, and podiums.
- Identify hazards and comply with risk assessments, method statements, control measures and safe systems of work and report to manager when required.
- Read and interpret information for example from drawings, specifications, work instructions, manufacturer’s safety data sheets and manufacturer’s information such as colour charts and notations.
- Ensure materials are used efficiently and sustainably including suitable disposal of waste.
- Prepare work area: remove and store furnishings, fixtures and equipment and reinstate.
- Protect and prepare a safe working area, surrounding surfaces and environment.
- Select and use hand tools and equipment.
- Maintain and store hand tools.
- Select, use, maintain and store power tools.
- Prepare internal and external untreated surfaces ready to receive finishing systems for example: trowelled finishes plaster or render, plasterboard, timber and timber sheet materials; metals (ferrous and non-ferrous).
- Prepare internal previously coated surfaces ready to receive finishing systems for example trowelled finishes plaster or render, plasterboard, timber and timber sheet materials.
- Prepare external previously coated surfaces ready to receive finishing systems for example trowelled finishes plaster or render, timber and timber sheet materials; metals (ferrous and non-ferrous).
- Prepare and apply surface coatings to untreated external surfaces for example brick, stone, render, wood, metal using a brush and roller.
- Apply solvent borne and water borne coating systems using brush and roller to ceilings, walls, linear work (skirting board and architrave) doors: flush and panelled and opening windows.
- Prepare and apply foundation paper: Cross lining around socket and switches, internal and external angles.
- Prepare and apply Wallcoverings: Free match or random match finishing papers, vertical hanging, around socket and switches, internal and external angle.
- Carry out minor repair for example third party damage or post application defect.
- Apply team working principles.
- Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.
- Communicate in writing with others for example, internal and external customers, colleagues.
- Follow equity, diversity and inclusion guidance.
Training schedule
- 6 of your contracted working hours per week will be spent on training
- Training will be covered by day release, as well as being in the workplace
- Common forms of training include completing written assignments, meetings with your assessor, being mentored and shadowing other members of staff
- Throughout your apprenticeship you will be required to keep an off-the-job training log for any training that you complete
- You will complete the Level 2 Painting and Decorating apprenticeship for which you will receive either a grade Pass or Distinction
- In addition if you don't have maths and English qualifications at grade C/4/Level 2 or equivalent you will be required to undertake Functional Skills alongside the apprenticeship, at Level 2 if you are 16-18 or if required by your employer if you are 19+
- Once per week, term time only you will be required to attend East Sussex College's, Eastbourne campus, for day-release
- In the college holidays you will go to the employer's instead unless you have booked Annual Leave.
Requirements
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Good attention to detail
- Able to follow instructions
- Basic maths for measuring
- Good hand-eye coordination
- Willing to learn
- Reliable and on time
- Positive attitude
- Hardworking
- Works well with others
- Takes pride in their work
Other requirements
Potential permanent full-time employment on successful completion of the apprenticeship.
About this employer
Asletts Ltd is a trusted team based in East Sussex, offering expert construction services across the South East. Specialising in new builds, house extensions, large renovations, and painting and decorating for both residential and commercial properties, we’ve been transforming homes and businesses since 2013. Serving Hastings, St Leonards, Battle, Eastbourne, Bexhill, Tunbridge Wells, and Lewes, we deliver high-quality craftsmanship and professional project management on every job.
After this apprenticeship
GCSE English & Maths grade C / 4 or above (or equivalent qualifications) desirable.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ASLETTS LIMITED
Sarah
accounts@asletts.co.uk
03030039871
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000341621.
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Closes in 18 days (Monday 29 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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