Apprentice bricklayer
GARLAND CONTRACTORS LTD
York (YO10 3WW)
Closes in 25 days (Sunday 1 November 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 2 October 2026
Contents
Summary
Learn the role of a bricklayer and every aspect of the bricklaying trade.
- Wage
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£16,224 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Craft bricklayer (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Thursday 8am until 4.30pm.
Friday 8am until 3.30pm.
39 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 4 January 2027
- 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
Learn how to lay bricks, mix mortar, set out the working area, safe working practices and many other construction related activities.
Where you'll work
Charlotte House 6A
James Street
York
YO10 3WW
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
YORK COLLEGE
Training course
Craft bricklayer (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance
- Apply environmental and sustainable principles in compliance with regulations standards and systems for example segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal
- Implement and monitor safe systems of work and control measures
- Comply with industry standards, guidance and tolerances
- Identify and use safety control equipment including RPE, dust suppression and PPE
- Interpret and extract information using paper based or digital techniques from drawings, specifications and the production plan to provide work instructions
- Check, safely use and store power tools and equipment for example, drills, mixers. Escalate defects or faults
- Safely use and maintain tools and masonry cut off saws
- Calculate resource and cost quantities from site measurements
- Set out and build sloped (vertical on plan) angled brickwork for example, battered work or tumbling in
- Set out and build off square horizontal on plan angled masonry work for example: obtuse or acute angles
- Set out and build axed arches and surrounding haunch brickwork, for example segmental or semi
- Set out and build a decorative brick features, for example brick and block bonded quoins, dog toothing or dental courses
- Set out and build curved masonry work for example, concave or convex
- Set out and build a decorative panel. For example, basket weave, stack bond or victorian weave
- Construct walls with complex elements. For example, bed joint reinforcement, helical bar, wind posts, support angles, specialist DPC systems or heritage principles (like for like wall replacement)
- Set out and build herringbone panels
- Set out and building masonry corbelling
- Apply planning, work scheduling and time management techniques to identify and agree production plan targets
- Apply quality assurance procedures
- Communicate and report in written form any issues against the production plan and contribute to the solutions
- Obtain, monitor and rotate stock and supplies
- Complete documentation - paper based or digital. For example, job sheets, time sheets, risk assessments, method statements, equipment service records, handover documents, work sheets, checklists, incident reports, requisition sheets, quality records
- Transfer levels, using for example straight edge & spirit level, optical or laser levels
- Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance
- Apply environmental and sustainable principles in compliance with regulations standards and systems for example segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal
- Implement and monitor safe systems of work and control measures
- Comply with industry standards, guidance and tolerances
- Identify and use safety control equipment including RPE, dust suppression and PPE
- Interpret and extract information using paper based or digital techniques from drawings, specifications and the production plan to provide work instructions
- Check, safely use and store power tools and equipment for example, drills, mixers. Escalate defects or faults
- Safely use and maintain tools and masonry cut off saws
- Calculate resource and cost quantities from site measurements
- Set out and build sloped (vertical on plan) angled brickwork for example, battered work or tumbling in
- Set out and build off square horizontal on plan angled masonry work for example: obtuse or acute angles
- Set out and build axed arches and surrounding haunch brickwork, for example segmental or semi
- Set out and build a decorative brick features, for example brick and block bonded quoins, dog toothing or dental courses
- Set out and build curved masonry work for example, concave or convex
- Set out and build a decorative panel. For example, basket weave, stack bond or victorian weave
- Construct walls with complex elements. For example, bed joint reinforcement, helical bar, wind posts, support angles, specialist DPC systems or heritage principles (like for like wall replacement)
- Set out and build herringbone panels
- Set out and building masonry corbelling
- Apply planning, work scheduling and time management techniques to identify and agree production plan targets
- Apply quality assurance procedures
- Communicate and report in written form any issues against the production plan and contribute to the solutions
- Obtain, monitor and rotate stock and supplies
- Complete documentation - paper based or digital. For example, job sheets, time sheets, risk assessments, method statements, equipment service records, handover documents, work sheets, checklists, incident reports, requisition sheets, quality records
- Transfer levels, using for example straight edge & spirit level, optical or laser levels
Training schedule
Training at work and block release at college.
Requirements
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
About this employer
We’re a York based company providing bricklaying and building services throughout North Yorkshire
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Potential to progress to management position.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
YORK COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000056897.
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Closes in 25 days (Sunday 1 November 2026 at 11:59pm)