Preparing a construction site for the commencement of building works in line with design specifications.
Overview
This Intermediate groundworker apprenticeship standard will provide you with a level 2, qualification. This apprenticeship standard was approved on the 07/12/2018 and typically takes 18 months to complete. However, it is important to note that the duration of the apprenticeship standard stated does not include the End-Point Assessment period.
What the course covers
Groundworkers are one of the first tradespeople to begin work on a construction or civil engineering site. They work closely with supervisors and engineers to interpret design specifications and prepare the site ready for the structural building works to commence.
This apprenticeship standard will prepare apprentices with the skills, knowledge and competencies to successfully perform all the duties of a Groundworker. This includes preparing the sub-surfaces ready for the structural work to begin, installing drainage systems, concreting, constructing roads and pathways and carrying out the finished hard landscaping. Your primary role is to work on-site before building work commences, but you will also continue work throughout the construction phase until completion of the project, working with all on-site construction trades, such as bricklayers and plant operatives.
The skills of a groundworker are transferable between heavy construction and civil engineering sites as well as house building, commercial building and general building sites. You will learn the principles of health, safety, welfare and environmentally-responsible work practices and how to apply these regulations on-site. This work is often labour-intensive, involves heavy lifting and is primarily outdoor work.
Careers and jobs associated
- Construction operative
- Construction labourer
Visit the groundworker apprenticeship standard, on the Institute for Apprenticeships site, to find further information on skills and knowledge learnt, assessment methods and more.
