Scaffolding Apprentice

TWK Scaffolding

FERNDOWN (BH22 9QB)

Closes on Saturday 31 January 2026

Posted on 10 December 2025

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Summary

Our Scaffolding Apprenticeship will help build a career with real prospects. You’ll learn hands-on skills from industry experts, gain recognised qualifications, and work on exciting construction projects. 

Wage

£16,881.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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16 – 18 - £ 8.50ph

18-20 – £10.50ph

21 and over £12.70ph

Wage structure subject to National Apprenticeship Pay changes inline with government policy. 

Training course
Scaffolder (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday 7.30am - 4.30pm

43 hours a week

Start date

Sunday 1 February 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

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

  • Assist with loading and unloading materials such as tubes, boards, and fittings from vehicles
  • Prepare and organise equipment ready for scaffold assembly
  • Help erect and dismantle scaffolding structures under supervision, following safety guidelines
  • Secure scaffolding components using appropriate tools and techniques
  • Carry out safety checks on scaffolding and work areas to ensure compliance
  • Maintain a clean and safe site, clearing debris and storing tools correctly
  • Learn and apply health and safety procedures, including working at height and using PPE
  • Support experienced scaffolders by passing tools, measuring, and handling fittings
  • Attend toolbox talks and training sessions to build knowledge and skills

Where you'll work

74 AMEYSFORD ROAD
FERNDOWN
BH22 9QB

Training

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

Training provider

SIMIAN RISK MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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

Scaffolder Level 2.

You will attend the SIMIAN Construction Training Centre at LASC London (Waltham Forest) for 2 weeks every 3 months during your apprenticeship programme. SIMIAN is an OFSTED 'Good' Provider. 

More training information

SIMIAN is the largest Scaffolding Apprenticeship Provider in England. Becoming an apprentice is an excellent way to learn while earning a wage, offering many benefits to both apprentices and their employers. Apprentices are provided with specialist and nationally recognised construction industry skills and qualifications, so both the apprentice and their employer benefit.

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Physical fitness
  • Working At Heights
  • Working Outdoors

Other requirements

  • Being comfortable with working at height
  • Working outdoors
  • Driving licence preferred but not essential
  • Some labouring experience preferred but not essential

About this employer

Since 2011, TWK Scaffolding has been the go-to scaffolding company for safe, reliable solutions in Dorset, Hampshire, and throughout the rest of the South Coast.


With 50+ years of combined experience, we deliver expert scaffolding services for projects of all sizes—from home renovations to large-scale commercial developments. With three depots in Poole, Ferndown, and Portsmouth, we provide a fast, professional service.

As an NASC-accredited company, TWK adheres to the highest industry standards, providing peace of mind for clients and contractors alike. Our team undergoes regular training and risk assessments to ensure safe practices on-site. We are committed to providing safe and efficient scaffolding solutions for all project types.

https://twkscaffolding.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Pension.

After this apprenticeship

Expected Career Path:

  • Qualified Scaffolder - After completing the apprenticeship and gaining your Scaffolding Apprenticeship Standard (and CISRS Part One/Two), you’ll be recognised as a competent scaffolder able to work independently on projects
  • Advanced Scaffolder - With further experience and additional training (such as Advanced Scaffolder courses), you can progress to more complex scaffolding systems and supervisory responsibilities
  • Chargehand/Foreperson - Over time, you may move into a leadership role on-site, overseeing small teams and ensuring work meets safety and quality standards
  • Supervisor/Site Manager - With management training and experience, you can progress into supervisory or site management roles, coordinating larger projects and liaising with clients
  • Specialist or Business Development Roles - Some scaffolders branch into design, safety inspection, training, or even business development within the construction sector

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SIMIAN RISK MANAGEMENT LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000004712.

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Closes on Saturday 31 January 2026

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