Scaffolding Apprenticeship

JDC SCAFFOLDING

HODDESDON (EN11 0AT)

Closes on Wednesday 31 December 2025

Posted on 10 November 2025

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Summary

We are looking for apprentice scaffolders to join our teams, working on Commercial Properties in Central London and the surrounding areas. It will be a physical job on a scaffolding site, working in a team, gaining skills, qualifications and learning a trade. For legal reasons the candidate is required to be aged 18 and over.

Wage

£26,000 a year

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Contribution towards travel costs

Training course
Scaffolder (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday between 08.00 to 16.30

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 5 January 2026

Duration

2 years

Positions available

5

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

  • Labouring on sites
  • Loading and unloading lorries
  • Housekeeping duties 

Where you'll work

THE LODGE
ESSEX ROAD
HODDESDON
EN11 0AT

Training

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

Training provider

CITB

Training course

Scaffolder (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Follow procedures in line with health and safety regulations, standards, and scaffold guidance (quality).
  • Comply with risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work.
  • Inspect and select serviceable scaffold materials, components, and tools before use and escalate defects.
  • Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Carry, raise, lower, scaffold materials on a working platform.
  • Move and store components tools and equipment.
  • Install scaffold cantilevered structural components according to requirements of industry guidance and manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Protect others within the working vicinity. For example, the public through signage, barriers.
  • Install spurs and supports on cantilever sections.
  • Select, space, and install the correct number of ties to restrain un-sheeted scaffolds to industry guidance and manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Determine the component requirements for independent scaffolding.
  • Organise materials to operate within the industry and manufacturers configurations and tolerances.
  • Use lifting equipment safely to haul up scaffold components and equipment to working platform.
  • Lay out materials, set out scaffolds to erect and dismantle scaffolds in a safe sequence.
  • Inspect scaffolds prior to hand over.
  • Use access and work at height equipment in accordance with training, relevant regulations and employer’s and manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Erect and dismantle independent with cantilever section to a maximum height of 2m working platform.
  • Erect and dismantle independent scaffolds, with features for example, towers, birdcages, chimney stacks, loading bays with or without beams, truss outs with beams, splays, and bridging sections with beams and gantry scaffolds.
  • Communicate with others verbally for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
  • Apply team working principles.
  • Interpret information from drawings and specifications.
  • Follow equity, diversity and inclusion guidelines.
  • Follow procedures in line with health and safety regulations, standards, and scaffold guidance (quality).
  • Comply with risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work.
  • Inspect and select serviceable scaffold materials, components, and tools before use and escalate defects.
  • Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Carry, raise, lower, scaffold materials on a working platform.
  • Move and store components tools and equipment.
  • Install scaffold cantilevered structural components according to requirements of industry guidance and manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Protect others within the working vicinity. For example, the public through signage, barriers.
  • Install spurs and supports on cantilever sections.
  • Select, space, and install the correct number of ties to restrain un-sheeted scaffolds to industry guidance and manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Determine the component requirements for independent scaffolding.
  • Organise materials to operate within the industry and manufacturers configurations and tolerances.
  • Use lifting equipment safely to haul up scaffold components and equipment to working platform.
  • Lay out materials, set out scaffolds to erect and dismantle scaffolds in a safe sequence.
  • Inspect scaffolds prior to hand over.
  • Use access and work at height equipment in accordance with training, relevant regulations and employer’s and manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Erect and dismantle independent with cantilever section to a maximum height of 2m working platform.
  • Erect and dismantle independent scaffolds, with features for example, towers, birdcages, chimney stacks, loading bays with or without beams, truss outs with beams, splays, and bridging sections with beams and gantry scaffolds.
  • Communicate with others verbally for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
  • Apply team working principles.
  • Interpret information from drawings and specifications.
  • Follow equity, diversity and inclusion guidelines.

Training schedule

Level 2 Scaffolder apprenticeship standard.

The apprentice will be enrolled at an approved CISRS training college and carry out the following training:

  • Foundation
  • Part 1(a)(b)
  • After 1(b) has been completed a CISRS Trainee Card Part one will be endorsed
  • Part 2(a)(b)
  • Pre-Assessment
  • Knowledge Test
  • Practical Assessment
  • Professional Discussion

They will receive a level 2 NVQ qualification in Scaffolding and receive a CISRS Scaffolder Card (Blue card).

The college training will be carried out usually in 2-week blocks.

You will also be gaining practical work experience onsite during this time.

The training will take 2 years.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade 3-9)

Other in:

Maths and English (grade Level 1 or above)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

Enjoy working outdoors in all weathers. Must be physically fit as the work will involve heavy lifting. Be happy to work in a team.

About this employer

JDC Scaffolding was established in 1994 and operates in London, the South East and the Home Counties. Scaffolding specialists with a large and diverse client base. We work on Commercial Properties. New build, refurbishment and works carried out on many of London's historic buildings. Full members of the NASC, CISRS trained operatives work strictly within their safety parameters.

http://www.jdc-scaffolding.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Can continue further training to Advanced level or Supervisor/Management training.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

JDC SCAFFOLDING

Bernadette Mckeague

accounts@jdc-scaffolding.co.uk

07957320988

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000350569.

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Closes on Wednesday 31 December 2025

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