Construction Assembly and Installation Operative Apprenticeship Course – Relocatable Modular and Portable Option

This apprenticeship course explores how to prepare, maintain and relocate portable buildings. Expected topics that you will cover are Basic:

• Plumbing
• Electrical observations
• Painting
• Floor finishes
• Internal joinery and fixtures
• Ceiling and internal wall finishes.

Course content

The course includes:

• Health and Safety
• Connection of services
• Temporary works awareness
• Dismantle the building
• Planned and reactive maintenance
• Hire inspections
• Apply internal /external finishing
• Insulation, Fire stops and Thermal Values
• Reconfigure and extend the unit
• Prepare for transportation.

You’ll also study personal skills. These include:

• Maths
• English
• Communication
• Employment responsibilities and rights
• Health and safety
• Drug and alcohol awareness
• Safe use of ladders
• Manual handling
• Safe use of small plant
• Teaching and assessment.

Knowledge, skills and behaviours

• Basic building methods
• Building elements
• Quality Assurance procedures
• Building Codes and Regulations
• Environmental Compliance Standards
• Sustainability Principles
• Interpreting information
• Estimating resources.

Teaching and assessment

18 weeks of training at NCC covering classroom-based theory and simulated site activities

The remaining time is spent with your employer, gaining experience on site

Assessment

• Written and practical assessments (mapped Apprenticeship Standard)
• A site visit by an assessor
• Work based Evidence Portfolio.

What you get

• Level 2 Construction assembly and installation operative Standard (Modular and Portable Building)
• Level 1 Functional Skills.

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. Good level of physical fitness. Contact us if you’re unsure you meet these requirements.

2. Able to problem solve.

3. Able to work in teams.

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

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