Approx. duration: 18 months
Start Date: Anytime
Attendance: All assessment and training is undertaken in the workplace
Entry requirements:
- Individual employers will set their selection criteria for applicants
- Apprentices need to be employed for a minimum of 30 hours a week and have a contract of employment
- Entry into the Apprenticeship is subject to a thorough skills scan assessment to clarify course suitability
- Entry onto the Apprenticeship is subject to 4 GCSEs grades 9-1/A-G including Maths and English or Functional Skills Level 1
- Apprentices aged 16-18 years are subject to the mandatory requirement to study towards and achieve English and Maths Functional Skills at Level 2 where the Apprentice only holds the level 1 qualifications (GCSE grades D-G/3-1)
- Following the updated ESFA Apprenticeship rules, from 11th February 2025. Apprentices who begin their apprenticeship training when aged 19+ will no longer be subject to this mandatory requirement. It is now the decision of the apprentice and their employer at the start of their apprenticeship to choose to study towards a Maths and English qualification
On-programme learning:
- Groundworker Standard Level 2
- English and Maths (if required) to achieve Level 2
End-point assessment:
Delivered by City and Guilds
Progression:
On completion of this apprenticeship a Groundworker will have the opportunity within the industry to progress onto the Civil Engineering Technician level 3 standard
Course Summary:
Groundworkers lead the initial phase of construction and civil engineering projects, collaborating closely with supervisors and engineers to interpret design specifications and prepare sites for structural development.
Their involvement spans the entire construction process, engaging with various on-site trades like bricklayers and plant operatives, and overseeing tasks from setting out and preparing sub-surfaces to installing drainage systems, concreting, constructing roads and pathways, and completing intricate hard landscaping. With the flexibility to transition between heavy construction, civil engineering, house building, commercial projects, and general construction sites, groundworkers serve as essential assets to construction companies of all sizes, from small subcontractors to large main contractors.