Groundworker Apprenticeship

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LOCATION & START DATE
Cornwall College Camborne - as required
LEVEL
Level 2 Levels Explained
DURATION
18 Months
LEARNING AREA
Construction Find out more
ATTENDANCE
Work-based

Course information

Slab Work construction hard landscaping Groundworkers are the first trade onto a construction and civil engineering site and work closely with supervisors and engineers in interpreting design specifications to prepare the site ready for the structural building works to take place.

As a Groundworker you will work throughout the construction phase, working with all on-site construction trades, such as bricklayers and plant operatives, up to and including the final completion activities of the project.

A Groundworker’s skills and knowledge includes the setting out and preparing of sub-surfaces ready for the structural work to begin, installing drainage systems, concreting, constructing roads and pathways and carrying out the finished hard landscaping.

The Groundworker apprenticeship will support you in learning about setting out of footings, drainage systems, kerb laying, concrete works, sustainable urban drainage systems, health and safety and the principles of the industry.

Aside of this you will be supported with core behaviours such as team work, working independently, logical thinking and application, working effectively and time management.

GCSE English and Maths at Grade 2 or above

Centre-devised assessment (internal practical assessment)

Possible progression routes, include: • Employment within the industry • Construction Site Supervisor (OSAT)

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