Apprentice Bricklayer
MESSRS LYONS & ANNOOT LTD
London (E15 1AH)
Closes on Monday 5 January 2026
Posted on 11 November 2025
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Summary
The successful candidate will work full-time as an apprentice bricklayer on a variety of sites based in and around London plus attend college equivalent to one week a month. The role includes laying bricks and blocks and carrying out simple setting out, preparing and using mortar to complete the project to specification and required design.
- Wage
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£17,680 a year
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Pay will be £8.50/hr for a first year starting and increased from there in line with progress.
- Training course
- Bricklayer (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 07:30- 16:30. However one week per month in college- hours dictated by college. College is Building Crafts College, Stratford. 1 hour unpaid lunch break.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 26 January 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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2
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 lay bricks and blocks or utilise pre-manufactured elements to construct walling
- To carry out simple setting out, prepare and use mortar to complete the project to specifications and required design
- To learn how to use a trowel to lay bricks and blocks and mortar To use levels and plumb lines to check wall alignment and use hammers, chisels, power tools and brick cutting machines to shape and trim bricks and blocks
- To gain a thorough understanding of masonry walling and the construction industry
Where you'll work
Kennard Road
London
E15 1AH
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
WFCCTT
Training course
Bricklayer (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 environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Comply with industry regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Read and interpret information from drawings and specifications.
- Estimate and select required resources: For example, the quantity of bricks and blocks, mortar, wall ties and insulation.
- Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
- Select and use hand tools.
- Maintain and store hand tools.
- Set out brick and block cavity wall to given tolerances, including an opening.
- Construct a stretcher bond brick and block cavity wall with return and opening to given tolerances, including installing a lintel with soldiers, brick and edge sill, closure around opening, insulation, fire stopping, cavity tray, damp proof course (DPC) and weep holes.
- Apply joint finishes: For example, half round, flush, weather struck and recessed.
- Set out and construct a simple brick solid wall with capping.
- Gauge and hand mix mortar to ratio.
- Measure and cut bricks and blocks using hand tools, to given tolerances.
- Carry out a simple repair: For example, replacing damaged bricks.
- Protect materials and finished work.
- Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.
- Follow equity, diversity and inclusion guidance.
- Applies team working principles to their own and the wider build team.
- Identifies well-being support available to self and others.
- Construct a brick wall with raking cut. For example, gable end wall or garden wall with raking cut.
- Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Comply with industry regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Read and interpret information from drawings and specifications.
- Estimate and select required resources: For example, the quantity of bricks and blocks, mortar, wall ties and insulation.
- Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
- Select and use hand tools.
- Maintain and store hand tools.
- Set out brick and block cavity wall to given tolerances, including an opening.
- Construct a stretcher bond brick and block cavity wall with return and opening to given tolerances, including installing a lintel with soldiers, brick and edge sill, closure around opening, insulation, fire stopping, cavity tray, damp proof course (DPC) and weep holes.
- Apply joint finishes: For example, half round, flush, weather struck and recessed.
- Set out and construct a simple brick solid wall with capping.
- Gauge and hand mix mortar to ratio.
- Measure and cut bricks and blocks using hand tools, to given tolerances.
- Carry out a simple repair: For example, replacing damaged bricks.
- Protect materials and finished work.
- Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.
- Follow equity, diversity and inclusion guidance.
- Applies team working principles to their own and the wider build team.
- Identifies well-being support available to self and others.
- Construct a brick wall with raking cut. For example, gable end wall or garden wall with raking cut.
Training schedule
The company will work with you, the training provider and college to assist you in progressing through your Occupational Standard Level 2 until your End Point Assessment which will be two years or before after your start date.
Your apprenticeship will complete on the taking of the EPA, whether failed or passed. On completion you will be encouraged to apply for a full time position within the company.
MentorMe Bricklaying Scheme is the Lyons & Annoot Apprenticeship Scheme will allow for extra training above the Standards, along with Continual Professional Development, Factory visits to product manufacturers that you will use and the full allowances of our award winning Apprenticeship Scheme.
More training information
Please note: applicants must be based within the Borough of Westminster to meet the requirements of this role
Requirements
Desirable 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
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Non judgemental
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
This is a Physical demanding job and the applicant needs to be prepared to work outside at times. The successful applicants would be expected to put in 100% effort into this opportunity and the company will support their progress.
About this employer
Lyons & Annoot are one of the UK’s longest-established brickwork contractors, operating since 1972 as a partnership and 1986 as a limited company. Working on many of London’s, in particular, largest and most recognisable buildings. We are a founding member of The Association of Brickwork Contractors. We have been on the list of the Top 50 Small and Medium Enterprise Apprenticeships Employers as per the Department of Education for the past 3 years.
After this apprenticeship
- After the Apprenticeship you will have qualified as a Bricklayer, and work in this trade in all manners of projects, types and locations
- You will have further opportunities to progress in your career to setting out engineer and management if the desire and aptitude so takes you
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WFCCTT
Roksana Koszczal
roksanakoszczal@trainingtrust.org.uk
07946 534010
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000000139.
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Closes on Monday 5 January 2026
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