Groundworkers are always the first people on any construction site, and are able to transfer between civil engineering and heavy construction.
Working with their supervisors and engineers, Groundworkers prepare the site for construction using plans and specifications. They work from the beginning planning stages, through construction and to completion of a project, and so are highly valuable to the entire project.
Groundworkers can work on residential building sites, commercial building sites, and general building sites. They can be employed by all types of construction companies, ranging from small subcontractors to large main contractors.
Groundworkers will complete duties that include preparing the sub-surface for structural work to begin, installing drainage systems, constructing roads and pathways, concreting, and completing the finished hard landscaping.
This course would consist of 80% on the job learning and 20% off the job learning. During off the job learning, you will be required to physically attend monthly seminars or workshops and 1-2-1 sessions with one of our accredited trainers. These sessions will be delivered at your place of work or at our training centre.
The Highways Maintenance Skilled Operative course follows a list of standards that a worker is expected to achieve before undertaking a final endpoint assessment (EPA).
The standards follow different criteria consisting of
The learner is only put forward to the endpoint assessment once they can properly demonstrate all of the course standards. A full breakdown of these standards can be viewed below
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The typical duration of this Apprenticeship is 18 months.
Individuals without Level 1 English and maths will need to achieve this level and take the test for Level 2 English and maths prior to taking the End Point Assessment.
For those with an education, health and care plan or a legacy statement, the course English and maths minimum requirement is Entry level 3 and British Sign Language qualifications are an alternative to English qualifications for whom this is their primary.
Groundworker Certification at Level 2
This course can be taught anywhere in England.
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