Bricklaying Apprenticeship
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 The bricklaying apprenticeship is created around the Level 2 National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) in Trowel Occupations (the site-based learning) and the Level 2 Diploma in Bricklaying (the college-based qualification).
Below is a list of the units included in the bricklaying Diploma Level 2, with details of which topics are included in each unit.
CC 1001K – Know how to carry out safe working practices in construction
1. Know the health and safety regulations – roles and responsibilities
2. Know the accident / first aid / emergency procedures and reporting
3. Know how to identify hazards on construction sites
4. Know about health and hygiene
5. Know about safe handling of materials and equipment6. Know about basic working platforms
7. Know how to work with electricity
8. Know how to use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)
9. Know the fire and emergency procedures10. Know about signs and notices
CC 1001S – Carry out safe working practices in construction
1. Apply health and safety regulations – roles and responsibilities
2. Apply accident / first aid / emergency procedures and reporting
3. Identify hazards on construction sites
4. Implement health and hygiene
5. Safely handle materials and equipment
6. Use basic working platforms
7. Work with electricity
8. Use appropriate personal protective equipment
9. Carry out fire and emergency procedures
10. Use correct signs and notices
CC 2002K – Knowledge of information, quantities and communicating with others
1. Know how to interpret and produce building information
2. Know how to estimate quantities of resources
3. Know how to communicate workplace requirements efficiently
CC 2002S – Information, quantities and communicating with others
1. Interpret and produce building information
2. Estimate quantities of resources
3. Communicate workplace requirements efficiently
CC 2003K – Knowledge of building methods and construction technology
1. Know the principles behind walls, floors and roofs
2. Know the principles behind internal work
3. Know about materials storage, and delivery of building materials
CC 2003S – Building methods and construction technology
1. Apply the principles behind walls, floors and roofs
2. Apply the principles behind internal work
3. Deal with material storage and delivery of building materials
CC 2045K – Know how to interpret working drawings to set out masonry structures
1. Know how to interpret information to establish setting-out requirements
2. Know how to prepare construction sites for setting-out activities
CC 2045S – Interpret working drawings to set out masonry structures
1. Interpret information to establish setting out requirements
2. Prepare construction sites for setting out activities
3. Select resources for setting out work
4. Set out regular-shaped masonry structures on level ground
CC 2046K – Knowledge of thin joint masonry and masonry cladding
1. Know how to construct buildings using thin joint blockwork to required specification
2. Know how to construct masonry for use with timber-framed buildings to required specification
3. Know how to construct masonry for use with concrete- and steel-framed buildings torequired specification
CC 2046S – Thin joint masonry and masonry cladding
1. Construct buildings using thin joint blockwork to required specification
2. Construct masonry for use with timberframed buildings to required specification
3. Construct masonry for use with concrete-and steel-framed buildings to requiredspecification
CC 2047K – Know how to build solid walling, isolated and attached piers
1. know how to plan and select resources for practical tasks
2. know how to erect solid walling to required specification
3. know how to erect isolated and attached piers to required specification
CC 2047S – Build solid walling, isolated and attached piers
1. plan and select resources for practical tasks
2. erect solid walling to required specification
3. erect isolated and attached piers to required specification
CC 2048K – Know how to build cavity walling forming masonry structures
1. know how to plan and select resources for practical tasks
2. know how to erect cavity walling to required specification
3. know how to form openings in cavity walling
CC 2048S – Build cavity walling forming masonry structures
1. plan and select resources for practical tasks
2. erect cavity walling to required specification
3. form openings in cavity walling
Practical Tests
Task A: Set out and build a garden wall including an attached pier and a free-standing isolated pier (time guide 12 hours)
Task B: Set out and build brick/block cavity walling incorporating cavity insulation and a window (time guide 6 hours)
Task C: Set out and build a half brick cladding to a timber frame panel (time guide 6 hours)
Task D: Set out a rectangular building including setting corner profiles and transferring datum level (time guide 4 hours)
For even more details of the content of the bricklaying apprenticeships, choose a link below (Acrobat Reader required):
Level 2 Bricklaying
Level 3 Bricklaying
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