Roofing Apprentice

ASHCROFT SERVICES LTD

BRISTOL (BS3 2EB)

Closes in 17 days (Friday 16 October 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 29 September 2026

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Summary

If you enjoy working with your hands, being outdoors, and want a real trade with long-term job security and high earning potential, a Roofing Apprenticeship is one of the smartest routes into the industry.

You will learn directly alongside experienced tradespeople on real projects, while completing your accredited Level 2 Roofing.

Wage

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

National Minimum Wage

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Training course
Roofer (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday 8am till 4pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 19 October 2026

Duration

2 years

Positions available

3

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

  • Site Preparation & Safety: Setting up edge protection, staging, safety harnesses, and maintaining safe working practices at height.
  • Pitched Roofing: Measuring, setting out, cutting, and fixing battens, breathable felt underlay, concrete/clay tiles, and natural slates.
  • Off-the-Job Training: Attending regular training blocks at an accredited training academy to practice technical rig work, building physics, and study for your End-Point Assessment (EPA).

Where you'll work

BAYNTON ROAD
BRISTOL
BS3 2EB

Training

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

Training provider

GREENLIGHT TRAINING LIMITED

Training course

Roofer (level 2)

Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)

What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Work safely and be aware of key health, safety and welfare issues
  • Plan and carry out their work to commercial standards of quality and speed
  • Move, handle and store resources, complying with relevant legislation and guidance
  • Interpret and follow verbal and written work instructions from trade supervisors and site managers
  • Select the required materials and resources to carry out the work
  • Set up, check and operate plant and/or equipment
  • Install related materials and components to a given specification
  • Use, maintain and store hand tools, power tools and associated equipment
  • Access, interpret and use drawings and specifications to carry out work
  • Carry out a range of job tasks including measuring, marking out, fitting, finishing, positioning and securing
  • Install plain tiles, interlocking tiles, natural slates and fibre-cement slates
  • Install underlay, battens and related roofing components
  • Install pre-formed lead and/or proprietary flashings
  • Install dry and wet fixed products to verges, hips, ridge and valleys
  • Install insulation and ventilation products for warm and cold roof construction
  • Install roof windows and flashing kits
  • Clean, dry and prepare surfaces for specified system
  • Install vapour control layers to prevent vapour coming through the building to protect insulation
  • Install mechanically fixed and/or adhered insulation as required by the given specification
  • Install reinforced bitumen, single-ply and liquid applied waterproofing systems
  • Terminate waterproofing systems at the perimeter upstands and/or open edges to the given specification
  • Maintain and repair flat and/or pitched roofs (in excess of 10 degrees)
  • Install perimeter details (edge trims, counter flashings termination bars)
  • Work around outlets, pipes, soil and vent fittings, safety systems and roof lights
  • Assess suitability of structure to receive cladding materials
  • Install built-up, standing seam, secret fix, composite and fibre-cement systems and rainwater goods
  • Maintain, repair and over-sheet existing roofs
  • Install flashings, vents, fittings and components as appropriate to the specification.
  • Work around penetrations and upstands

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

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
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

About this employer

Originally a family business, Ashcroft Services has expanded over our thirty-five years of trading and now employs over forty-five multi-skilled tradespeople. They have a firm belief in offering the best service to our clients whilst ensuring the highest levels of health and safety on site.

They work primarily with Councils and Social Housing Services, offering a comprehensive range of services, especially relating to roofing renewal and replacement, refurbishment, void works and providing disabled adaptations to new and existing buildings.

https://ashcroftservices.co.uk/us/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

To be a qualified roofer.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

GREENLIGHT TRAINING LIMITED

Justin Matandaware

jmatandaware@greenlightsc.co.uk

07394800316

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000056190.

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Closes in 17 days (Friday 16 October 2026 at 11:59pm)