Scaffolder Apprentice

A S M SCAFFOLDING SERVICES LTD

BRISTOL (BS4 5PS)

Closes in 9 days (Tuesday 10 February 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 21 January 2026

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Summary

Bristol-based Level 2 Scaffolding Apprenticeship offering hands-on site experience alongside college-based learning. Build practical skills, work toward achieving your CISRS Card, and gain valuable industry knowledge. Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, a full-time role may be available for the right candidate.

Wage

£17,680 a year

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Training course
Scaffolder (level 2)
Hours
7am start time, 5 days per week with 1 hour break per day (age dependant)

42 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 9 March 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

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

Start your journey in scaffolding with a Bristol‑based Level 2 Apprenticeship that blends practical site experience with structured college study. You’ll develop essential hands‑on skills, gain industry understanding, and work toward securing your CISRS Card as part of your training. For apprentices who demonstrate strong progress and commitment, there may be an opportunity to move into a full‑time position once the programme is completed. 

Daily duties to include: 

  • Loading and unloading trucks

  • Keeping the warehouse clean, tidy, and organised

  • Assisting scaffolders by passing equipment and materials

  • General warehouse duties

  • Supporting the erection and dismantling of scaffolding (once training/CSCS requirements are met)

Where you'll work

14 CLOTHIER ROAD
BRISTOL
BS4 5PS

Training

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

Training provider

WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

Training course

Scaffolder (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Follow procedures in line with health and safety regulations, standards, and scaffold guidance (quality).
  • Comply with risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work.
  • Inspect and select serviceable scaffold materials, components, and tools before use and escalate defects.
  • Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Carry, raise, lower, scaffold materials on a working platform.
  • Move and store components tools and equipment.
  • Install scaffold cantilevered structural components according to requirements of industry guidance and manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Protect others within the working vicinity. For example, the public through signage, barriers.
  • Install spurs and supports on cantilever sections.
  • Select, space, and install the correct number of ties to restrain un-sheeted scaffolds to industry guidance and manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Determine the component requirements for independent scaffolding.
  • Organise materials to operate within the industry and manufacturers configurations and tolerances.
  • Use lifting equipment safely to haul up scaffold components and equipment to working platform.
  • Lay out materials, set out scaffolds to erect and dismantle scaffolds in a safe sequence.
  • Inspect scaffolds prior to hand over.
  • Use access and work at height equipment in accordance with training, relevant regulations and employer’s and manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Erect and dismantle independent with cantilever section to a maximum height of 2m working platform.
  • Erect and dismantle independent scaffolds, with features for example, towers, birdcages, chimney stacks, loading bays with or without beams, truss outs with beams, splays, and bridging sections with beams and gantry scaffolds.
  • Communicate with others verbally for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
  • Apply team working principles.
  • Interpret information from drawings and specifications.
  • Follow equity, diversity and inclusion guidelines.
  • Follow procedures in line with health and safety regulations, standards, and scaffold guidance (quality).
  • Comply with risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work.
  • Inspect and select serviceable scaffold materials, components, and tools before use and escalate defects.
  • Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Carry, raise, lower, scaffold materials on a working platform.
  • Move and store components tools and equipment.
  • Install scaffold cantilevered structural components according to requirements of industry guidance and manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Protect others within the working vicinity. For example, the public through signage, barriers.
  • Install spurs and supports on cantilever sections.
  • Select, space, and install the correct number of ties to restrain un-sheeted scaffolds to industry guidance and manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Determine the component requirements for independent scaffolding.
  • Organise materials to operate within the industry and manufacturers configurations and tolerances.
  • Use lifting equipment safely to haul up scaffold components and equipment to working platform.
  • Lay out materials, set out scaffolds to erect and dismantle scaffolds in a safe sequence.
  • Inspect scaffolds prior to hand over.
  • Use access and work at height equipment in accordance with training, relevant regulations and employer’s and manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Erect and dismantle independent with cantilever section to a maximum height of 2m working platform.
  • Erect and dismantle independent scaffolds, with features for example, towers, birdcages, chimney stacks, loading bays with or without beams, truss outs with beams, splays, and bridging sections with beams and gantry scaffolds.
  • Communicate with others verbally for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
  • Apply team working principles.
  • Interpret information from drawings and specifications.
  • Follow equity, diversity and inclusion guidelines.

Training schedule

Scaffolder Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard:

  • You will attend a 2 week block release for college training at Weston College's Construction Training Centre in Weston-Super-Mare
  • An Assessment will be used to assess your qualification at the end of your programme.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

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

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

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Physical fitness
  • Keen to learn

Other requirements

You must be able to make your own way to the yard (BS4 5PS) for a 7:00am start each morning. Transport to the site will then be provided from the yard for the rest of the day.

About this employer

This is a small, family run, scaffolding business.

After this apprenticeship

There is the opportunity for a full‑time role following successful completion of the apprenticeship.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000009098.

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Closes in 9 days (Tuesday 10 February 2026 at 11:59pm)