Apprentice Groundworker - Hounslow, United Kingdom - K10 Apprenticeships

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Hounslow, United Kingdom

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If you enjoy practical, physical work & being outside, this could be the trade for you.

Groundworks involves a wide range of tasks including working with concrete, laying drainage & pavements & excavating holes and trenches.

To be a groundworker, you will need a good level of fitness, a basic knowledge of building methods and an understanding of the materials used in construction.

At the start of a job, you will help to prepare the site, unload and store building materials and once the work gets underway, further duties could include:

Ground working marking out and digging shallow trenches for foundations
Form working putting up or dismantling the shuttering that holds the concrete in place
Steel fixing bending and fixing the bars used to reinforce concrete structures
Steel piling fixing steel sheets together to form temporary retaining walls for excavation work
Concreting layering and smoothing concrete for foundations, floors and beams
Road working concreting, laying kerbs, paving and resurfacing

On completion of NVQ L2 in Groundworks you will gain your blue trade specific CSCS card which enables you to work as a qualified construction operative.

There are also opportunities to progress into plant operations or into site supervisory or management roles.

Minimum Requirements:

Applicants need to have at least an Entry Level 3 in Functional Skills or GCSE grade 3 or above in English and Maths.

Qualification Duration:

18 months

Qualification Title:

NVQ Groundworker Level 2

Job Type:
Apprenticeship

Salary:
£11.05 per hour

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