Apprentice Bricklayer (Ref BEL-0001-26)
TRAINING AND APPRENTICESHIPS IN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
Billericay (CM11 2PT)
Closes in 23 days (Thursday 30 April 2026)
Posted on 7 April 2026
Contents
Summary
Work with a well-established main contractor on a new residential build site, gaining hands-on experience in bricklaying and construction while working towards a Level 2 Bricklaying Apprenticeship. This is a great opportunity to develop practical trade skills and start a rewarding career in construction.
- Wage
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£17,680 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Bricklayer (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday
7:30am- 4:00pm
42 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 5 May 2026
- Duration
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2 years 6 months
- 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
- Laying & Building: Laying bricks and blocks in mortar for walls, foundations, partitions, and decorative brickwork
- Mortar Preparation: Mixing mortar, either manually or using a machine, to the correct consistency
- Site Preparation: Setting out building areas, checking measurements, and installing damp-proof courses
- Material Handling: Loading, unloading, and transporting materials such as bricks, sand, and cement around the site
- Tool Usage: Using hand and power tools including trowels, hammers, chisels, and brick-cutting machines safely
- Maintenance & Safety: Keeping the work area safe and tidy, and maintaining equipment
Where you'll work
Maitland Lodge
Southend Road
Billericay
CM11 2PT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
HERTFORD REGIONAL 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
Training will take via weekly day release to Hertford Regional College
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English Language (grade 3)
- Maths (grade 3)
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
- Number skills
- Team working
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
- The apprentice will need to have passed the CITB CSCS operatives test
- Due to local planning restrictions you must live in the following areas in order to be considered; Billericay, Basildon, Pitsea, Langdon or Wickford
About this employer
Training & Apprenticeships in Construction Ltd (TrAC) is a DfE approved Flexi Job Apprenticeship Agency who will employ you for the duration of the apprenticeship and pay your salary. You should be aware that you will be placed with a host employer but you will not be employed by them. Your placement may change during the course of your apprenticeship but TrAC will employ you throughout, as well as continuing to support you into employment or further learning at the end of your apprenticeship.
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
- Upon completion of this apprenticeship there is the potential of permanent employment although this cannot be guaranteed
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HERTFORD REGIONAL COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000025133.
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Closes in 23 days (Thursday 30 April 2026)
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