Apprentice Window & Door Installer

DPR HOME IMPROVEMENTS LTD

NEW MILTON (BH25 6HN)

Closes on Friday 31 October 2025

Posted on 3 September 2025

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Summary

DPR Home Improvement Limited has an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to join their experienced team of Installer, gaining a Level 2 apprenticeship in Fenestration Installer. The successful candidate will be mentored by an experienced team who will support individuals to become fully skilled & qualified in this industry.

Wage

£16,575 a year

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37.5 plus 30 mins daily unpaid breaks. paid monthly, on the last day of the month.

Training course
Fenestration installer (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday - times to be confirmed.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 3 November 2025

Duration

1 year 7 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 day-to-day basis, as an apprentice, you will be doing the following:

  • Learn how to remove old & install new windows, doors & conservatories
  • Use a variety of specialised tools to undertake all the projects, including manual and power tools
  • Site cleanliness
  • Loading, unloading, and general labouring
  • Site health and safety rules and regulations
  • As an apprentice working in and around properties, you will have good customer service skills and a polite outlook

Where you'll work

19 STATION ROAD
NEW MILTON
BH25 6HN

Training

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

Training provider

GLASS & FENESTRATION TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD

Training course

Fenestration installer (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 industry regulations, standards and guidance.
  • Read, interpret, review risk assessments, implement control measures.
  • Use traditional or digital written methods to communicate with others.
  • Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
  • Plan order of works, carry out pre-installation checks.
  • Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
  • Select, check and use hand and power tools and equipment.
  • Move, handle and store materials, including loading and unloading of vehicles.
  • Identify, install and remove temporary support requirements.
  • Remove existing fenestration products.
  • Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance, recycling and disposal.
  • Read and interpret information from manufacturers guidance and other sources, for example from drawings, specifications, digital documents or work instructions.
  • Prepare the frame for installation for example handles, hinges, locks, hardware, trickle vents or frame extensions.
  • Position and fix the frame in the opening ensuring level, plumb and square.
  • Position and install sashes.
  • Position and install, glazing and any infill materials into the frame.
  • Measure, cut, drill and fix trims.
  • Apply external seals for moisture and air penetration. For example, wet sealants, tapes, membranes and any associated products.
  • Interim inspection work and rectify or report any work that is incorrect or incomplete.
  • Complete final inspections and workplace documentation.
  • Complete a customer or site manager handover.
  • Check and use working at height equipment for example steps, ladders, hop-ups, and podiums.
  • Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning opportunities and development activities.
  • Carry out internal and external finishing for example making good any damage, priming, sealing, trimmings, mouldings, backer rod or foam, scribing, trimmings, flashings, perimeter pressings and cladding.
  • Prepare openings for installation.
  • Comply with Health and Safety regulations, standards and guidance.
  • Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • Comply with industry regulations, standards and guidance.
  • Read, interpret, review risk assessments, implement control measures.
  • Use traditional or digital written methods to communicate with others.
  • Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
  • Plan order of works, carry out pre-installation checks.
  • Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
  • Select, check and use hand and power tools and equipment.
  • Move, handle and store materials, including loading and unloading of vehicles.
  • Identify, install and remove temporary support requirements.
  • Remove existing fenestration products.
  • Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance, recycling and disposal.
  • Read and interpret information from manufacturers guidance and other sources, for example from drawings, specifications, digital documents or work instructions.
  • Prepare the frame for installation for example handles, hinges, locks, hardware, trickle vents or frame extensions.
  • Position and fix the frame in the opening ensuring level, plumb and square.
  • Position and install sashes.
  • Position and install, glazing and any infill materials into the frame.
  • Measure, cut, drill and fix trims.
  • Apply external seals for moisture and air penetration. For example, wet sealants, tapes, membranes and any associated products.
  • Interim inspection work and rectify or report any work that is incorrect or incomplete.
  • Complete final inspections and workplace documentation.
  • Complete a customer or site manager handover.
  • Check and use working at height equipment for example steps, ladders, hop-ups, and podiums.
  • Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning opportunities and development activities.
  • Carry out internal and external finishing for example making good any damage, priming, sealing, trimmings, mouldings, backer rod or foam, scribing, trimmings, flashings, perimeter pressings and cladding.
  • Prepare openings for installation.

Training schedule

Fenestration Installer Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard:

  • All aspects of your training will be delivered on-site with your employer
  • As an apprentice, you will receive from your employer a set number of hours each week for your off-the-job training, which is included as part of your working weekly hours
  • Off-the-job training is there to help with your learning and development of the knowledge, skills and behaviours as part of your apprenticeship standard
  • Majority of these hours will be spent on site with your mentor learning, along with having time set aside away from your normal day-to-day working environment for you to complete study time in which will help you with the completion of targets set by your assessor (e.g. workbooks, online learning, research, self-study).
  • You will also have regular site visits every ten to twelve weeks from your designated assessor, who will monitor your progress throughout your apprenticeship program

More training information

  • GFTS Ltd. are specialists in qualifications for the Glass, Glazing and Fenestration Industries on a national scale
  • We pride ourselves on the quality of the training we deliver. At GFTS we emphasise the importance of a ‘Train, Gain & Retain’ attitude to the learning and make every effort to deliver industry recognised qualifications in an effective and bespoke manner. Although our industry specialty is in the delivery of Fenestration Training, our assessors are each skilled in their own specialist discipline
  • This apprenticeship is a mentor led qualification based at site
  • As an apprentice you will learn all practical elements on site with your mentor which will help you develop your Skills and Behaviours as part of the apprenticeship standard
    There is no need for any college days and no additional travel required
  • Our assessors are able to carry out classroom sessions, observations or site visits every 10-12 weeks to support you through the knowledge elements of the standard in small segments throughout the duration of the apprenticeship, in preparation for End Point Assessment (EPA). Everything for your apprenticeship will need to be completed within your working weekly hours each week in which you will spend a set number of hours per a week learning and studying towards your apprenticeship

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths & English (grade A*- C / 9 - 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
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

Please be aware we work outside as well as inside on our jobs as they demand, as such you may be out in the cold for long periods of time. The work can also be physically quite demanding so please consider this before applying. Please note that interviews may take place before the vacancy close date and the successful applicant may start before the advertised start date. Please note there will be a paid 2 week trial prior to starting with us.

About this employer

DPR is a local, family-run double glazing company, established in 1985. With over 70 years' experience in the window and door industry between them, As a company we're passionate about delivering industry-leading home improvement products, unrivalled service and customer satisfaction. We offer an extensive range of windows, doors and conservatories in modern uPVC, sleek aluminium, and innovative composite options, including popular styles such as bi-fold doors, vertical sliding windows and composite doors. We also specialise in full design and build services to create stunning conservatories, orangeries and living spaces, all to suit your personal taste, budget and requirements.

https://www.dpr-windows.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

20 days holiday plus all the bank holidays paid and off.

After this apprenticeship

  • Potential for the candidate to progress through the company and gain experience within all sectors. The main aim is to bring somebody into the team and for them to develop and become a key team member
  • We are looking to invest our knowledge, skills, and time in the right person
  • This position has the potential to develop into a successful career for the right candidate, with the position growing with the company

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

GLASS & FENESTRATION TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD

JENNI WHITE

JENNI@DPRHOME.CO.UK

01425 612391

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000340319.

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Closes on Friday 31 October 2025

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