Scaffolder Apprentice

CRBS (SW) LIMITED

BRISTOL (BS3 2UN)

Closes in 14 days (Tuesday 17 March 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 3 March 2026

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Summary

Are you looking for an apprenticeship where you'll be supported?

You’ll support qualified scaffolders on-site and develop the skills to become fully qualified. We welcome motivated individuals, including those who may not have thrived in traditional education. Attitude, commitment and reliability matter most.

Wage

£16,640 a year

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Starting at £8, the hourly rate will increase based on age and experience.

Training course
Scaffolder (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 7:00am - 4:00pm. 1 hour unpaid lunch break.

40 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 9 June 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

Responsibilities

Initially, the apprentice will work as a scaffold labourer, which includes:

  • Loading lorries in the morning
  • Unloading and organising materials on-site
  • Passing equipment and materials to the lead scaffolder
  • Learning the modular scaffolding system
  • Following all health and safety procedures at all times
  • The most important expectation is reliability. Turning up consistently and on time is essential. Safety is a top priority, both for themselves and others

Where you'll work

UNIT 19
BROOKGATE
SOUTH LIBERTY LANE
BRISTOL
BS3 2UN

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

Apprentices will be overseen directly by CRBS Directors. They take an active role in mentoring and supporting apprentices.

Training includes:

  • On-the-job learning with experienced scaffolders
  • Regular toolbox talks
  • PPE and health & safety awareness
  • Support from qualified scaffolders, advanced scaffolders, and trainers
  • Support through an Assessor at Weston College.
  • Block release - your college attendance will be 5 X 2-week blocks

More training information

For apprentices who show commitment and progression:

  • Opportunity to complete medical and theory requirements
  • Potential support through HGV training
  • Advanced training delivered through the company (including training in Weston)

The company is a small, family-run business with 8 employees. It maintains high standards of professionalism.

Requirements

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

Skills

  • Team working
  • Punctual
  • Reliable
  • Positive attitude
  • Willingness to learn
  • Polite and Courteous manner

Other requirements

No specific requirements, but candidates must be able to reliably travel to the meeting point and commit to early starts.

About this employer

CRBS (SW) Ltd is a CITB registered professional industrial, commercial and domestic scaffold hire company providing tube and fit scaffolding and access solutions and delivering excellent service, safety and quality to a wide range of clients across the south of the UK.

Our fully trained teams not only have a head for heights but are also highly skilled, CISRS qualified erectors focused on providing our clients with a safe and secure service fit for purpose. We pride ourselves in understanding customer requirements, whether it is around your home, commercial premises or within an industrial environment to deliver a quality job, within the required timeframe and within budget.

Our clients include organisations and business of all sizes including the Lancer Scott, Environment Agency, Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd and Historic England.

From a very basic tower to the most complicated scaffold structure CRBS can provide the solution to enable safe access to complete wide ranging work in all sectors.

http://crbsscaffolding.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, opportunities include:

  • Fully qualified scaffolder (Blue Card holder)
  • HGV licence (subject to driving ability and commitment)
  • Progression to Advanced Scaffolder
  • Ongoing asbestos awareness and additional work-related training

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

Chloe Webb

chloe.webb@weston.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000016276.

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Closes in 14 days (Tuesday 17 March 2026 at 11:59pm)