2026 Quality Practitioner Apprenticeship
LAING O'ROURKE SERVICES LIMITED
Kent, Oxford, Worksop
Closes on Tuesday 31 March 2026
Posted on 23 February 2026
Contents
Summary
The broad purpose of the Quality Practitioner role is to deploy effective Quality Practices to ensure we fulfil the contractual and regulatory requirements of our customers and other stakeholders alongside our own business requirements.
- Wage
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Competitive
Competitive wage offered
- Training course
- Quality practitioner (level 4)
- Hours
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40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
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1 year 2 months
- Positions available
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3
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
In your daily work, you will interact with a variety of teams within the organisation (e.g. technical, procurement, manufacturing, and operational) and external organisations, such as customers, suppliers and certification bodies when required. The individual will be expected to be an advocate for implementing Quality Practice and Governance.
A typical day will include internal meetings to review quality performance, such as gathering and analysing quality performance data, inspection or audit findings, carrying out audits or inspections, stakeholder visits, interacting with people from other functions to plan the quality delivery system for their area of responsibility. Individuals will also support and develop people within and outside the Quality Function.
They work within the Quality function in Dartford under the guidance of the central Quality team.
Quality Practitioners are part of the QA/QC Job Family and the parent Technical Function, which ensures technical excellence, assurance and performance across all projects and opportunities from pre-project, early engagement and work winning through to detailed delivery. The Technical function is part of our Engineering Enterprise and is aligned with our overall strategy to maximise DFMA, Digital Engineering, and Early Engagement.
Quality Practitioners will receive the appropriate on and off the job training to allow you to become an experienced Laing O'Rourke Quality Practitioner.
Where you'll work
You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.
This apprenticeship is available in these locations:
- Bridge Place Anchor Boulevard, Admirals Park Crossways, Dartford, Kent, DA2 6SN
- The Chapel, 3 Armstrong Road, Littlemore, Oxford, OX4 4XT
- Explore Way, Steetley, Worksop, S80 3FD
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
RUNSHAW COLLEGE
Training course
Quality practitioner (level 4)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Identify, interpret and apply relevant legal, governmental or industry regulations affecting the organisation.
- Communicate using appropriate methods (verbal, written, visual) to influence internal and external stakeholders, using appropriate questioning techniques such as open questions, leading questions.
- Identify, collect and analyse relevant quality data using appropriate tools and techniques such as Pareto analysis, statistical methods and trending analysis.
- Apply methods and tools to improve the quality performance of processes, products and services such as production control plans, standardised work, use of failure modes and effects.
- Identify, analyse and prioritise quality specific risks and opportunities. Support the development, implementation and effectiveness of resulting actions.
- Plan and conduct system, product or process audits.
- Assess the effectiveness of the measurement systems using tool such as Measurement Systems Analysis.
- Identify requirements from technical documents, commercial input or stakeholder statements and converting to definitions that can drive the organisations processes
- Identify gaps in process performance and develop improvement plans to close gaps.
- Apply structured problem solving including identification, definition, measurement, analysis, improvement and control methods and tools.
- Communicate organisational quality strategy to all levels of the organisation.
- Identify who the internal and external stakeholders are and their current and optimal positions (such as hostile, help it work, opposed, uncooperative, indifferent, hesitant, enthusiastic support) required to support quality related activities.
- Identify, interpret and apply relevant legal, governmental or industry regulations affecting the organisation.
- Communicate using appropriate methods (verbal, written, visual) to influence internal and external stakeholders, using appropriate questioning techniques such as open questions, leading questions.
- Identify, collect and analyse relevant quality data using appropriate tools and techniques such as Pareto analysis, statistical methods and trending analysis.
- Apply methods and tools to improve the quality performance of processes, products and services such as production control plans, standardised work, use of failure modes and effects.
- Identify, analyse and prioritise quality specific risks and opportunities. Support the development, implementation and effectiveness of resulting actions.
- Plan and conduct system, product or process audits.
- Assess the effectiveness of the measurement systems using tool such as Measurement Systems Analysis.
- Identify requirements from technical documents, commercial input or stakeholder statements and converting to definitions that can drive the organisations processes
- Identify gaps in process performance and develop improvement plans to close gaps.
- Apply structured problem solving including identification, definition, measurement, analysis, improvement and control methods and tools.
- Communicate organisational quality strategy to all levels of the organisation.
- Identify who the internal and external stakeholders are and their current and optimal positions (such as hostile, help it work, opposed, uncooperative, indifferent, hesitant, enthusiastic support) required to support quality related activities.
Training schedule
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade At least Grade 4)
- Maths (grade At least Grade 4)
Desirable qualifications
A Level 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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
Other requirements
Entry Requirements
We are looking for graduates who meet the following criteria:
4 GCSEs at C/4+
Minimum of 96 UCAS points, 3 A-levels at C grade or equivalent
Have strong numeracy and literacy skills
Be flexible as you may be required to work away
Be eligible to work in the UK. We cannot offer visa sponsorship
Entry requirements
We are looking for candidates who meet the following criteria:
- You must be eligible to work in the UK with a valid work permit
- Entry grades will be listed within each job description and they will differ from role to role
- To qualify for this programme, you will need to have a minimum of three A-Levels/or equivalent
About this employer
The Trade and Technical Apprenticeship programme provides you with a formal college education, leading to a Level 2 and/or 3 apprenticeship standards in your chosen vocation. You will also gain a broad set of trade technical skills through on-the-job training, supported by our qualified and experienced workforce, and construction professionals. A dedicated mentor and approved training provider will work closely with you, providing regular feedback on your progress towards completing your apprenticeship.
After this apprenticeship
Further progression may well be available in other areas within our sector, upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
RUNSHAW COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000017281.
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Closes on Tuesday 31 March 2026
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