STANDARD

Painting and Decorating Apprenticeship Level 2

Course Length

August 2000 -> July 2099

Amount Payable

Fee for non-Lancashire Residents: £0.00
Fee for Lancashire Residents: £0.00

Fees can be waived?

Course Requirements

You should be aiming for at least 3 GCSEs at Grade 4 or above including English Language and/or mathematics.

These requirements may alter dependent upon the needs of the employer. If you don’t quite achieve the entry criteria though don’t worry, we can discuss your options.

If you have not achieved a Grade 4 in English Language and/or mathematics you will be required to achieve a Level 1 or Level 2 Functional Skills in English and/or Maths as part of your Apprenticeship.

Start Date

01/08/2000

End Date

31/07/2099

Start Date

01/08/2000

End Date

31/07/2099

Day / Time (If Applicable)

Fee Type

Course Ref

APS20290 (RORO)

Remaining Places

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Course Location

Nelson and Colne College / Accrington and Rossendale College

Fees (before fee reduction/waivers)

Fee for non-Lancashire Residents: £0.00
Fee for Lancashire Residents: £0.00

Fee eligible to be waived?

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Please note that the College is only able to offer this course at the rates publicised on this website to those individuals aged 19+ or over on 31st August 2024 whose home address is in areas of England outside of the devolved authority areas of: Cambridge and Peterborough, Greater Manchester, Greater London, Liverpool City Region, Tees Valley, West Midlands and West of England. Where an individual resides outside of England or in one of the devolved areas then the College reserves the right to charge you for the delivery of the course at a rate of £11.25 per hour. This is in line with the College’s Fees Policy which is published on our websites.

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Overview of Course

Please note this course is held at our Accrington Campus only.

This occupation requires precision and care at all levels, and is essential to both trade and domestic construction sectors. With a wide range of career paths, from business owner to heritage restorer this Apprenticeship offers a fantastic opportunity to get started within this vital sector.

Working internally or externally you will work individually and/or as part of a team applying water-borne and/or solvent-borne paint coatings and wallcoverings. You will gain a strong knowledge of paint coatings and wallcoverings and be able to understand and comply with statutory, safety and environmental requirements. You will need to be a good problem solver and communicator and be able to interact effectively with colleagues, clients and associated trades.

What you will learn

• Identifying the most appropriate products and use of colour in different settings.
• Understanding the principles of costing, pricing and budgeting.
• Working to allocated times and schedules for the project.
• Identifying hazards/risks in the workplace ensuring a safe environment is maintained.
• Selecting, using, maintaining and storing, paint, tools, wallcoverings, spray equipment, steps, ladders and towers safely.
• Recommending appropriate products for differing scenarios and sectors.
• Identifying and rectifying common surface coating and wall covering problems.
• Specialist decorative techniques for example, graining, marbling and gilding.

Entry Requirements

How Your Course Will Be Assessed

• A range of assessment methods are used throughout the programme to ensure apprentices are ready to enter the workplace. These include progress meetings, assignments, practical observations in the workplace, portfolio completion and an externally validated end point assessment.
• Industry standard painting and decorating workshop.
• Dedicated Construction Centre

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Additional information

• Expert Trainer Assessors with vast industry experience providing continuous support throughout the programme.
• Strong employer links with opportunities within companies such as Bell Group and Bryan Lee.
• Employers have worked to co-create the programme making it highly industry relevant.

Careers progression

• Painter
• Decorator
• Heritage Restoration
• Self-employed Painter and Decorator
• Construction Site Supervisor
• Industrial Painter/Decorator
• Trainer/Lecturer

We are very sorry but it appears that it is not currently possible to apply onto this course online, we are very sorry about this. If you wish to discuss this course with us please do get in touch and we will see how we can help. Or alternatively if you go to the main college website you can browse for other courses to apply for

The online application and enrolment process is really simple, once you have clicked the “APPLY" or "ENROL” button you will be redirected to the portal where you either log in or create an account (if you haven’t done so previously). We will then ask you to give us a couple of bits of information like address, mobile phone number ect and that’s it.

Once your applications has been made the next step will be for you to book yourself onto one of our interview evenings, depending on availability you might be able to do this straight away but otherwise we will get in contact to arrange when you come in for an interview.

At any point you can log back into the portal throughout the year, update information like your predicted GCSE grades, update contact and consent information and keep a live track of your application.

If you have any questions or run into any problems when using the portal please get in contact with us and we will help