Interior Systems Installer (Drylining) Apprenticeship
GYPCRAFT DRYLINING CONTRACTORS LTD
London (SE10 0FR)
Closes on Friday 31 July 2026
Posted on 2 June 2026
Contents
Summary
This is a real work opportunity on live construction projects. Successful candidates are expected to be reliable, professional, willing to learn, and contribute productively on-site while developing valuable trade skills and earning a wage.
- Wage
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£16,640 to £26,436.80, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Interior systems installer (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 30 September 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
- Work on live construction sites, contributing to project delivery while learning from experienced staff
- Take responsibility for completing tasks both under supervision and independently as competence develops, in line with apprenticeship behavioural standards
- Carry out general site duties to support productivity, including moving materials, preparing work areas, mixing materials, and maintaining clean and organised workspaces
- Use hand and power tools safely and effectively in line with site procedures and safety requirements
- Read and interpret drawings, specifications, and plans to ensure accurate and efficient installation work
- Measuring, cutting, and installing plasterboard to form walls, partitions, and other interior systems
- Installation of suspended ceilings, raised floors, insulation, and soundproofing systems
- Carry out finishing works such as sealing joints between plasterboards to achieve a smooth, high-quality finish
- Maintain compliance with all site safety protocols and professional standards at all times
- Fulfil the duties and meet the Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours (KSBs) outlined in the relevant apprenticeship standard
- Maintain accurate apprenticeship records, including a logbook and portfolio evidencing work completed and skills developed
- Work towards successful completion of the Level 2 Interior Systems (Drylining) Installer Apprenticeship
This list is not exhaustive.
Where you'll work
Edmund Halley Way
London
SE10 0FR
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
MULTI TRADES TRAINING LTD
Training course
Interior systems installer (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Measure and set out from drawings provided and check vertical and horizontal datum
- Select the appropriate materials, tools and equipment in accordance with the specification requirements and or manufacturer specific instructions
- Safely and correctly operate tools and equipment, plant and machinery appropriate for use. (e.g. scaffold, MEWPS, nail gun, circular saw, lasers
- Apply fire and acoustic mastic seals in accordance with specification, designs details and manufacturers recommendations
- Accurately measure and cut components (e.g. metal sections, plasterboard, insulation, timber and plywood)
- Appropriately fix all components according to specifications and/or drawings
- Effectively protect surround surfaces and segregate work areas and cutting areas
- Install dry lining systems to metal and stud partitions framed wall linings, framed and frameless beam and column encasements
- Clearly communicate with management, customers and colleagues including other trades onsite
- Maintain a clean and tidy environment, appropriately disposing of waste according to site procedures
- Identify and select appropriate PPE for the task
- Install pattresses
- Install insulation
- Form service penetrations through partitions
- Install primary channels or main runners to line and level. Cut to length
- Frame and fit access panels
- install drylining and plasterboard linings eg panels, plasterboards, metal sections, timber battens, wallboards, thermal boards, glass reinforced gypsum board, fixings and fittings
- Select the appropriate materials, tools and equipment for installing drylining and plasterboard linings
- Install and remove drylining systems according to manufacturers guidelines eg British Gypsum, Knauf, Siniat
- Form openings and junctions in accordance with drawing specifications
- Carry out repairs to dry lining and plasterboard walls and ceilings in accordance with design details, specification and manufacturers recommendations
- Form and Fix standard deflection heads in accordance with manufactures standard details
- Accurately measure and cut components
- Appropriately fix all components according to specification/drawings.
- Install different types of drylining systems eg Twin walls, Staggered studs, Service shaft partitions, Curved walls, Walls over 3 metres high
- Cut and fix tracks at appropriate centres according to Specification & manufactures instructions
- Apply wall coverings according to Specification & manufactures instructions
- Install door and window frames in accordance with drawings.
- Fit cover trims and skirtings in accordance with Specification & manufactures instructions
- Install glazing, blinds and manifestations to meet customer requirements
- Hang door leaf complete with ironmongery including cutting and fitting of door furniture (eg hinges, levers, locks, closers and signage).
- Cut and fix hangers in accordance with specification, manufacturers recommendations and FIS best practice guidlines
- Install ceiling perimeter trim to level. Ensure trims are cut to length and form internal and external corner mitres.
- Install subgrid eg hangers and heavy gauge channel to bridge services, heavy gauge channel between roof purlins
- Fix secondary grid / cross tees ensuring grid is square and following manufacturers recommended installation. Form upstand using cross tee and appropriate trims or channels
- Cut and install service tiles and pattresses e.g. form square and circular service cut outs through mineral tiles with plywood pattress or metal tiles and insulation pad
- Complete tiling including: Perimeter tile cuts to mineral and metal tile; tegular tile edges to mineral tile; perimeter wedges for cut metal tiles; tile clips to back of mineral ceiling tiles; insulation pads to back of metal ceiling
- Remove sections of ceiling and replace damaged grid & tile
- Measure and set out from drawings provided and check vertical and horizontal datum
- Select the appropriate materials, tools and equipment in accordance with the specification requirements and or manufacturer specific instructions
- Safely and correctly operate tools and equipment, plant and machinery appropriate for use. (e.g. scaffold, MEWPS, nail gun, circular saw, lasers
- Apply fire and acoustic mastic seals in accordance with specification, designs details and manufacturers recommendations
- Accurately measure and cut components (e.g. metal sections, plasterboard, insulation, timber and plywood)
- Appropriately fix all components according to specifications and/or drawings
- Effectively protect surround surfaces and segregate work areas and cutting areas
- Install dry lining systems to metal and stud partitions framed wall linings, framed and frameless beam and column encasements
- Clearly communicate with management, customers and colleagues including other trades onsite
- Maintain a clean and tidy environment, appropriately disposing of waste according to site procedures
- Identify and select appropriate PPE for the task
- Install pattresses
- Install insulation
- Form service penetrations through partitions
- Install primary channels or main runners to line and level. Cut to length
- Frame and fit access panels
Training schedule
Interior Systems Installer Level 2.
The apprentice will be based at our site in the Greenwich area; they may need to travel to attend lectures/workshops.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
CSCS card in:
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4 +)
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
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Manual dexterity
- Health and safety awareness
- Time management
- Physical stamina
Other requirements
- Applicants must be resident within the Royal Borough of Greenwich, in line with local employment commitments under Section 106 obligations and the Council’s ESG and local workforce development priorities
- This is a physically demanding construction role carried out in active, fast-paced site environments, often working to strict project programmes and deadlines
- The role requires regular manual handling, including lifting, carrying, and positioning materials such as plasterboard sheets, metal studs, insulation, and ceiling systems
- Work frequently takes place at height (e.g. working from towers, scaffolding, and mobile platforms) and in unfinished building environments exposed to dust, noise, temperature variations, and other typical construction site conditions
- Candidates must be prepared for repetitive physical tasks and sustained periods of standing, bending, and overhead work
The role requires a strong level of resilience, reliability, and the ability to maintain productivity under pressure while working safely at all times - The working environment is team-based, but individuals are also expected to take responsibility for their own tasks and, as competence develops, work independently when appropriate in line with apprenticeship behavioural standards
- A commitment to punctuality, consistent attendance, and adherence to site rules and health & safety requirements is essential;
- Applicants must demonstrate a genuine interest in learning a skilled trade and developing a long-term career in construction, rather than viewing the apprenticeship as akin to a classroom-based programme or themselves as students
- Willingness to work outdoors and in all weather conditions when required, depending on site phase and project needs
About this employer
Gypcraft are a trusted and dependable contractor, dedicated to delivering internal finishes and façades to the construction industry. Our business is founded and underpinned by core values of excellence, passion, integrity, hard graft and collaboration through building trusted relationships with our customers, employees and suppliers. Established in 2001, we work with a host of household name developers and Main Contractors on a diverse range of construction projects, from residential houses and flats to schools, hospitals and community buildings.
After this apprenticeship
Becoming a skilled Interior Systems Installer (Dryliner).
Further progression can be in Supervisory and Management roles within the sector and the construction industry at large.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
MULTI TRADES TRAINING LTD
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000034092.
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Closes on Friday 31 July 2026