Apprentice Painter and Decorator
CLC GROUP LIMITED
Morpeth (NE61 6JT)
Closes in 17 days (Saturday 20 June 2026)
Posted on 3 June 2026
Contents
Summary
Becoming an apprentice at Axis CLC is an excellent opportunity to gain practical experience and training. You will work alongside experienced colleagues, whilst learning on the job. You will be expected to attend school/college once a week as part of your apprenticeship.
- Wage
-
£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Painter and decorator (level 2)
- Hours
-
Monday to Friday, times may vary depending on the client contract.
40 hours a week
- Start date
-
Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
-
2 years
- 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
To work with the Apprentice team learning the skills and gaining experience of the Painting & Decorating Industry, whilst studying towards completion of the Level 2 Apprenticeship.
What You’ll Deliver
Working with a fully qualified and experienced Painter to:
- Ensure the effective delivery of service in line with Axis Health and Safety Policies and procedures.
- Ensure and undertake any recording of work and administration required by Axis standards and timescales.
- Report any Health and Safety issues and outstanding defects to your Supervisor, Contracts Manager, Health and Safety team and Apprentice Master.
- Work as an integral team member with other apprentices, Axis operatives, clients, customers, and tenants.
- Attend Axis Induction, Health and Safety training, Toolbox talks and College Induction.
- Undertake painting work to a safe, clean, and high-quality standard.
- Learn how to cost painting work with your Axis Mentor, identifying cost reduction methods.
- Ensure college course attendance is 100% and college absence communicated to your Line Manager and Apprentice Master every time you fail to attend college.
- Ensure that you meet you painting operative on time daily.
- Communicate any absence from work as per your contractual terms and conditions.
- Communicate College requirements for completion of the Level 2 apprenticeship portfolio work with Axis Mentor, Apprentice Master and Contracts Manager.
- Ensure painting work is delivered in a professional manner, in line with Axis Core Values and Equality standards.
- Always wear your PPE while working and follow Health & Safety instructions.
- Pass all college exams and projects in each year of college to ensure continued progression in your apprenticeship.
- Put together and maintain a tool kit so at the end of your apprenticeship, you have all essential tools for your trade.
- Follow all company policies and procedures.
Where you'll work
5C Coopies Field
Coopies Lane
Morpeth
NE61 6JT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
NEWCASTLE AND STAFFORD COLLEGES GROUP
Training course
Painter and decorator (level 2)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
Learning will take place one day per week at college, the remainder of the week will be spent working alongside an experienced Painter or Multi-trader.
More training information
Another training provider will be considered if St Helens College is not a commutable distant.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 and above)
- Maths (grade 4 and 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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Travel is required as part of this apprenticeship. Apprentice will be expected to travel to customers. Travel expenses will be reimbursed.
About this employer
CLC are one of the UK’s leading property maintenance and refurbishment companies. Providing national coverage with local service, we are a trusted partner for your property assets.
CLC is part of the Axis CLC Group. Joining Axis CLC means being part of a national organisation that delivers essential services across housing, education, healthcare, defence and commercial property. You’ll be joining a team that values reliability, quality and social impact, offering long-term stability, meaningful work and genuine opportunities to grow and progress in your career.
After this apprenticeship
There will be an opportunity for permanent work on successful completion.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NEWCASTLE AND STAFFORD COLLEGES GROUP
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000034826.
Apply now
Closes in 17 days (Saturday 20 June 2026)
After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.