Level 2 Property Maintenance Operative Apprenticeship

Course Overview

This Property Maintenance Apprenticeship is available to anyone aged 16 years or over, who is employed or has secured employment within the industry and developing skills associated with maintaining property, across the housing, health care, education, leisure, retail sectors to ensure they remain in a safe working condition.

These will includer routine daily maintenance and minor planned repair tasks across a range of trades including carpentry, plumbing, plastering, bricklaying. sometimes utilising modern methods of construction and premanufactured elements.

An employee in this occupation will be responsible for creating a high-quality product which meets standards, and specifications. They are expected to do this with due regard to all safety aspects involved with working in the industry, ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of themselves and others always. With sustainable construction at the forefront of all projects, it is expected they would consider the environment and sustainability of materials, waste awareness and recycling.

Successful completion of this course leads to qualified status.

What You Will Study

The aim of this apprenticeship study is to develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to work successfully in a property sector working towards Net Zero.

Our programme of study is sequenced to address resilience and wellbeing at the start of the programme through a one-day programme leading to formal certification upon successful completion.

This is followed by an intensive Health and Safety programme that supports knowledge around the Standard.  Whilst there is no mandatory on-programme assessment for this element, upon completion it is possible to achieve the Level 1 Award in Health and Safety, this will support CSCS card attainment.

The knowledge and skills around maintaining property to a high standard and customer service are developed. This supports skills being developed in the workplace.

Knowledge associated with the principles of retrofit are embedded in the delivery. Whilst there is no mandatory on-programme assessment of this element of the programme it is possible to achieve a Level 2 Award in Retrofit to demonstrate attainment.

• Attendance Expectations

  Attendance at College is expected to be 10-12 months on a block week release basis. The typical college day is 50% classroom based and 50% workshop based.

  Attendance for each week will be Monday to Friday from 9.00am to 17.30pm.
  

• How You Will Be Assessed

  Throughout the training period both College lecturers/assessors and your employer representative will complete progress reviews. When both your employer and the college consider you competent in all the knowledge, skills and behaviours you will be entered in for the End Point Assessment.

  This is a three-part independent assessment:

  • Knowledge assessment, a multiple-choice exam
  • Skills assessment -simulated practical tasks
  • Oral assessment, professional discussion around your portfolio produced from the workplace.

  Successful assessments are graded pass/merit/distinction.

• Entry Requirements

  You need to have gained employment in the industry, developing bricklaying skills.

  GCSE grade 9-4 in Maths and English are recommended.

  You will be required to take an initial skills assessment.

  However, following overall consideration of the skills required by this standard, entry requirements will be determined by the employer.

• Fee Information

  Please contact the Apprenticeship Recruitment Team on 01924 789469 or email apprenticeships@heartofyorkshire.ac.uk

• Further Study

  Progression to the Level 3 Apprenticeship for Facilities Management is available at Castleford College.