Duration: 18 Months plus 3 months End Point Assessment.
Entry requirements
Candidates will typically hold GCSE grades D/3 in Maths and English.
You will need to sit the exams for Functional Skills L2 prior to your End Point Assessment (EPA) in Maths and English if you do not have an exemption or equivalent grade.
How you'll be assessed
- Knowledge test
- Skills test
- Professional review on portfolio of evidence
Progression
On successful completion of the apprenticeship, you could progress onto further qualifications or study such as:
- Level 3 Military Engineering Construction Technician
You could also progress into employment in the following job roles:
- Ground Worker
- Labourer
- Assistant Supervisor
- Royal Engineer
Workplace behaviours development
- Effective communication – oral, written, electronic, listening, body language and presentation.
- Customer service – develop customer relationships, build customer confidence, meet expectations and contribute to the development of an ongoing relationship with the organisation.
- Time management – use own time effectively to complete the work instructions to schedule and always be ready to work on time.
- Adaptability – be able to adjust to changes to the work instructions, be able to identify when specialist advice may be needed and when to advise of the need to change work instructions.
Skills and knowledge development
- Basic awareness of environmental and health hazards e.g. Japanese knotweed, asbestos.
- How to identify contaminated ground conditions and the procedures for working safely on it.
- The differences between modern and traditional construction methods and the physical and environmental factors when undertaking construction work and their potential impacts.
- Access, interpret and use drawings and specifications.
- Select and use basic setting out equipment including tape measures, levels, straight edges, lines and pins, boning rods and laser equipment under guidance of the supervisor.
- Transport and place, then compact and finish concrete to slabs/bases, footing oversights, paths, form slab edgings including positioning reinforcement and kerbs.
Off-the-job training
Every apprenticeship must include off-the-job training – equivalent to one day per week. This takes place during time normally spent at work but does not include the usual daily duties and responsibilities carried out as part of their normal role. It can consist of work and tasks ranging from projects, lectures and seminars to day release, blended learning and training to use specialist equipment.
It can form part of regular weekly sessions or be combined for larger blocks of time, depending on the approach that works best for the employer.
Delivery plan and apprentice progression
Throughout the apprenticeship, the apprentice is supported by their work-based tutor, employer mentor and class-based tutor to ensure that they are progressing at the right pace and developing the skills and knowledge expected.
This apprenticeship requires you to attend 1 day a week at our Chesterfield campus.
Career progression routes
- Labourer
- Ground Worker
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