Bricklaying Apprentice

DAB BRICKLAYING & GENERAL BUILDING LTD

EXETER (EX1 3LR)

Closes on Wednesday 31 December 2025

Posted on 12 November 2025

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Summary

Bricklayers lay bricks, blocks and other types of building components in mortar to construct and repair walls, foundations, partitions, arches and other structures. The range of sites and projects that bricklayers will work on include large commercial developments, new builds in housing, alterations, extensions and restorations.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Bricklayer (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 7.30am - 4.30pm

40 hours a week

Start date

Friday 2 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

Preparation of materials:

  • Determine quality and quantities of building material including mix ratios of mortar and concrete
  • Areas and volumes of materials and resources

Safe working:

  • Adhere to relevant health and safety legislation, codes of practice and apply safe working practices, including when working at heights
  • Safe use of disc cutters and power cutters

Working area:

Select appropriate tools, equipment and materials for use when setting out and erecting masonry walling

Masonry structures:

  • Interpret drawings and specifications
  • Measure the work area and set out level first courses of bricks to a plan
  • Mix mortar by hand or with a mechanical mixer
  • Lay bricks to set dimensions and apply mortar with a trowel to completion
  • Shape and trim bricks/blocks
  • Use of levels
  • Ensure thermal qualities, airtightness and ventilation are maintained. Remove waste materials
  • Repair and renew masonry structures

Radial and battered brickwork:

Set out and build brickwork, including simple arches and surrounding brickwork

Feature and reinforced brickwork:

Set out and build brickwork, including common decorative features such as oversailing courses and simple corbels

Other brickwork:

  • Block laying
  • Cavity walling

Building technology:

Select materials and resources to be able to set out and lay concrete, drainage and other substructure materials

Where you'll work

2 ALFORD CLOSE
EXETER
EX1 3LR

Training

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

Training provider

PGL TRAINING (PLUMBING) LIMITED

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

  • Bricklayer Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard
  • Training will take place at PGL Training, Clyst Works, Clyst Road, Topsham, Exeter EX3 0DB
  • Training is day release once a week

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
  • Team working
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

CSCS card is required

About this employer

DAB Bricklaying, your trusted partner for all your building needs in Exeter and across Devon. As a leading provider of extension builders and general builders services, we pride ourselves on delivering top-notch craftsmanship and exceptional customer service.

After this apprenticeship

  • Opportunity to progress on to level 3 and gain full time employment with the business or work alongside self employed

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

PGL TRAINING (PLUMBING) LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000000249.

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Closes on Wednesday 31 December 2025

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