Apprentice Painter and Decorator
TRUSTLAND CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
Wirral (CH62 3NY)
Closes in 16 days (Sunday 21 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 4 September 2025
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Summary
As an Apprentice Painter & Decorator, you’ll work alongside experienced tradespeople on live commercial sites, learning the full spectrum of decorating techniques—from surface prep and priming to finishing and detailing. You’ll gain hands-on experience while completing your formal training through a recognised apprenticeship provider.
- Wage
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£15,311.40 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Salary will be set at National minimum wage for Apprentices and reviewed at regular intervals.
- Training course
- Painter and decorator (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Thursday, 08:00 - 16:30. Friday, 08:00 - 15:30.
The Apprentice will work 39 hours each week as standard, overtime may be required from time to time.
39 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 1 October 2025
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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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
- Assist with surface preparation, masking, and priming
- Apply paints, stains, and finishes to walls, ceilings, and fixtures
- Maintain tools, equipment, and site cleanliness
- Follow health & safety protocols and site rules
- Attend college or training sessions as required
Where you'll work
Unit 4
Brunel Road, Croft Business Park, Bromborough
Wirral
CH62 3NY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
RIVERSIDE 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
Painting and Decorating, Level 2.
Weekly attendance at Riverside College, Widnes.
More training information
There will be extensive health and safety training to be undertaken by the apprentice in addition to the roles specific training given by and experienced tradesperson.
Due to the nature of the facilities in which we operate, safety and adherence to rules is the number one priority of all employees.
We reserve the right to close this opportunity after 1 week if we have received enough applications, and therefore recommend you make an application as soon as possible, rather than waiting until the planned closing date as we cannot guarantee the vacancy will remain open for the whole time planned.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Basic understanding of tools
- Understanding of materials
- Follows verbal instructions
- Follows written instructions
- Understanding of PPE
- Safe working practices
- Respect for rules
- Follows procedures
- Completes documentation
- Works under supervision
- Contributes to team goals
- Punctual and dependable
- Respectful on site
- Careful approach
- Methodical
Other requirements
The work sites will be transient. There will be a need to travel between sites as the demand for work differs from week to week. Applicants must be willing to work in this way and also have a willingness to work across varied commercial sites and conditions. The ideal personal qualities of the Apprentice Painter and Decorator will include; 1. Team-Oriented Mindset • Works well within a structured team environment • Communicates clearly and respectfully with colleagues and supervisors • Values collaboration to meet project goals and compliance standards 2. Regulatory Awareness & Responsibility • Understands the importance of working within strict safety and compliance frameworks • Willing to learn and follow procedures in line with industry regulations • Takes responsibility for maintaining high standards of conduct and site discipline 3. Motivated & Inspired • Shows genuine enthusiasm for the trade and a desire to grow professionally • Demonstrates initiative and a proactive attitude toward learning • Takes pride in contributing to quality outcomes for clients and communities 4. Quality-Focused • Pays close attention to detail in preparation, application, and finishing • Understands that precision and consistency are critical in regulated environments • Strives to deliver work that meets both aesthetic and technical standards 5. Reliable & Safety-Conscious • Punctual, dependable, and committed to safe working practices • Follows health & safety protocols rigorously • Maintains tools and workspaces to professional standards 6. Adaptable & Open-Minded • Comfortable working across varied commercial sites and conditions • Receptive to feedback and eager to refine techniques. • Embraces new methods and technologies that support compliance and efficiency 7. Community-Conscious • Appreciates the broader impact of construction work on local communities • Aligns with Trustland’s ethos of delivering value beyond the build • Respects the environments and people they work around
About this employer
Commercial construction specialists with over 50 years of experience in the industry. We undertake construction projects such as refurbishment and new build for clients in the commercial sector of construction, including Nuclear, Petrochemical, Pharmaceutical, Food and beverage production and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG). We mostly operate in Merseyside and Cheshire regions on our client’s facilities. We employ almost 70 people and have a team of site based tradespeople who in conjunction with our supply chain undertake the work.
Company benefits
Includes 21 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
After this apprenticeship
The role will lead to a qualified tradesperson role within the business.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
RIVERSIDE COLLEGE
Joanna Smith
joanna.smith@riversidecollege.ac.uk
01512572800
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000340547.
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