Painting and Decorating Apprentice

KALISZ RENOVATIONS & SOLUTIONS LTD

YORK (YO10 3RP)

Closes in 29 days (Friday 26 June 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 28 May 2026

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Summary

A great opportunity to learn all aspects of painting and decorating while working alongside experienced professionals. You will gain practical skills that include surface preparation, painting, wallpapering and customer service.

• Wage:

  £16,640 to £26,436.80, depending on your age

  National Minimum Wage

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  Overtime available during busy periods and opportunities for pay increases based on performace and progression

• Training course: Painter and decorator (level 2)
• Hours: 40 hours per week. Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. Saturday 9am to 3pm.

  40 hours a week

• Start date:

  Monday 6 July 2026

• Duration:

  1 year 9 months

• Positions available:

  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

On a daily basis you will:

• Prepare surfaces by sanding, filling holes and cleaning walls
• Learn how to apply paint, varnish and other finishes professionally
• Assist with wallpaper hanging
• Measure areas and prepare materials and tools for jobs
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment
• Learn different decorating techniques

Where you'll work

5 BURNISTON GROVE
YORK
YO10 3RP

Training

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

Training provider

YORK COLLEGE

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

This apprenticeship will give you the knowledge skills and behaviours required to work as a Painter and Decorator and will include the following:

• Health and safety to include Control of Substances Hazardous to Health, Manual Handling and Working at Height Regulations, use of PPE etc.
• How to prepare the work area safely by providing dust sheets and protection to furniture and adjacent surfaces
• How to select, use, maintain and store, paint, tools, wallcoverings, spray equipment, steps, ladders and towers safely
• How to identify different industry sectors, such as new construction, social housing, residential, refurbishment, commercial and Heritage
• How to advise clients about basic colour choices, recommend appropriate products for differing scenarios and sectors, and identify and rectify common surface coating and wall covering problems
• How to use different application methods: brush, roller, spray, power-assisted rollers and special effect tools
• How to use wallpaper, using techniques for the hanging of lining paper, standard papers, digital print and wide width, including matching patterns, internal and external corners
• You will also produce a portfolio of evidence demonstrating examples of your work throughout the apprenticeship.

Painter & Decorator apprentices attend York College on block release, which is for 2 weeks at a time (14 weeks over the academic year) and work for their employer for the rest of the time. If required, Functional Skills are delivered as a separate block release.

More training information

Continual assessment will take place throughout the duration of the apprenticeship. If required, the Functional Skills are assessed through online tests.

The End-Point Assessment (EPA) will be composed of:

• 90-minute knowledge test of 50 questions
• 18-hour practical test split over 3 days
• 60-minute interview based on your portfolio of evidence

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (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
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Patience
• Physical fitness
• Punctual
• Reliable
• Hard working
• Willing to learn

Other requirements

The role involves working on different sites and may include working using ladders and working at height.

Applicants should be comfortable with physical work and working as part of a team.

Occasional Saturday work may be required.

About this employer

A professional painting and decorating company working on residential and commercial properties.  We provide hgih quality interior and exterior decorating services and pride ourselves on excellent customer service.

Company benefits

Supportive working environment and opportunities for long-term employment. 

After this apprenticeship

Progression into full-time employment within the company upon completion of the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

YORK COLLEGE

Apprenticeship Team

apprenticeships@yorkcollege.ac.uk

01904 770368

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000033927.

Apply now

Closes in 29 days (Friday 26 June 2026 at 11:59pm)