Apprenticeship

Steelfixing Apprenticeship Course

This course teaches a host of steelfixing skills, as well as levelling and setting out, health, safety and welfare, while gaining professional experience.

Steelfixing Apprenticeship Course

nest_clock_farsight_analog 16 weeks of training over 18 months, plus on-the-job experience
pin_drop Bircham (Norfolk)
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Course content

This course includes:

  • Health, Safety and Welfare

  • Working at height

  • Handling and storing steel fixing materials

  • Small tools operation

  • Cutting, bending and jointing reinforced steel

  • Positioning and fixing reinforced steel

  • Constructing columns, beams, floors and walls

  • Pile Caps and Cages

  • Levelling and setting out.

You’ll also study personal skills. These include:

  • Maths

  • English

  • Drug and alcohol awareness

  • Personal organisation

  • Time management.

Knowledge, skills and behaviours

  • Interpreting information

  • Risk assessments and method statements

  • Basic civil engineering methods

  • Construction elements

  • Effective communication

  • BIM

  • Basic project documentation

  • Site communication

  • Health and safety.

Teaching and assessment

16 weeks of training over 18 months, plus on-the-job experience.

Assessment:

You’ll be regularly assessed using a range of methods, including written assessment, practical assessment, verbal questioning and presentation, and multiple-choice testing.

You’ll also be required to complete college-based and site-based activity journals. You’ll be given clear, direct and constructive feedback to enable you to make progress and successfully complete the course.

What you get

  • Level 2 Steelfixing standard

  • Level 1 Functional Skills, working towards L2 (must take test)

Entry requirements

Academic requirements:

While the need to study maths and English qualifications isn’t required for learners aged 19 and over, we believe these skills are important for success. That’s why we include industry-relevant maths and English lessons as part of our courses.

To make sure learners have the right skills to help them successfully achieve their apprenticeship programme, we ask for the below:

Level 2 Apprenticeship:

Maths and English GCSE grades 3-9 (the same as old grades D-A), or equivalent

If you don't have these grades, contact our team. We can help you explore your options.

General requirements:

  1. Moderate level of physical fitness. Contact us if you’re not sure you meet requirements.

  2. Comfortable with heights.

  3. Comfortable working to deadlines

  4. Valid form of ID. See accepted forms of ID.

By booking a course, you agree to follow our Terms and Conditions.

Grants and funding

Apprenticeship grants are available for eligible employers. For further information please visit our grant pages.

Skills England (DfE) applicants are only guaranteed full funding if this is their first training scheme and they are aged between 16 and 18.

Why choose NCC?

NCC offer industry leading training with expert instructors, personal development, enhanced welfare support and grants/funding solutions for all your apprenticeship needs.

For more information, email ncc.accountmanager@citb.co.uk or call 0344 994 4433