Groundworker Level 2 Apprenticeship
Type: Apprenticeship
Entry Requirements:

Minimum GCSE grade 2 for English and maths. If you don’t achieve these, you will need to complete an initial assessment in English and maths to identify your eligibility for the course.

These requirements may alter dependent on the needs of the employer.

Course Overview

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 Apprentice, you will continue your 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.

Groundworkers are able to transfer between heavy construction and civil engineering sites as well as house-building, commercial building and general building sites. Groundworkers work for all types of construction companies from small subcontractors to large main contractors.

What will I learn?

  • Basic principles of Building Information Modelling (BIM), drawings, method statements, manufacturers’ information, work schedules and specifications
  • Understanding the differences between modern and traditional construction methods and the physical and environmental factors when undertaking construction work and their potential impacts
  • Establishing work area protection
  • Understanding the principles of health, safety, welfare and environmentally responsible work practices and how they must be applied.
  • Measuring, marking, cutting and installing geo membranes to stabilise soil
  • Understanding the techniques to handle and move loads manually and with mechanical assistance
  • Conforming with productive working practices and completing the work in accordance with the programme of work

How will the course be assessed?

A range of assessment methods will be used throughout the programme to support the progression and development of your Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours that are all relevant to the apprenticeship standard.

The apprenticeship standard will be achieved via externally assessed End Point Assessments.

This may include:

  • A knowledge test
  • A practical observation
  • A professional discussion
  • A project presentation
  • An interview

Materials and other information

• Expert Trainer Assessors with vast industry experience providing continuous support throughout the programme
• Strong employer links with opportunities within companies such as B&E Boys and Rosslee Construction
• Employers have worked to co-create the programme making it highly industry relevant

Progression and Careers

  • Plant Operative
  • Demolition Operative
  • Ground Worker
  • Road Worker
  • Site Supervisor
  • Construction Manager

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