Property Maintenance L2 Apprenticeship

This apprenticeship is suitable for caretakers, janitors or anyone who is responsible for the maintenance, repair and upkeep of buildings.

Typically, this includes public buildings, schools , colleges and residential housing.

Successful candidates will be competent to recognise, report, plan and carry out repairs to a range of building materials and will include skills such as:

Painting and decorating

Joinery repairs

Plumbing repairs and replacement of components

Electrical isolation of faulty or unsafe installations

Electrical repairs and replacement of some components

Plaster board repairs including skim plastering

Brick and stonework repairs including pointing

Reporting and recording maintenance operations including fire alarm testing, PAT testing, Safe water temperatures

Apprentices will need to achieve a Level 1 functional skills Maths and English while on the course (unless already qualified with GCSE grade D).

For further information contact:

Les Wilson

Team Leader for Construction and Technology Apprenticeships

lesw@calderdale.ac.uk

Assessment is through multi-choice exams, short answer question papers, design assignments and practical assessment directly observed by an independent assessor.

A portfolio of evidence from the workplace must be completed by the apprentice and authenticated by the employer before final assessment and a qualification can be awarded.

Candidates must be employed in a Property Maintenance role and must have an allocated mentor/supervisor to support their learning in the workplace.

Ideally, candidates will have achieved GCSE grade 3 (previously grade D) in maths and English. Applicants that do not have these grades will attend functional skills classes and must achieve Level 1 in maths and English during the apprenticeship.

The Property Maintenance Operative apprenticeship is a Level 2 qualification.

Before enrolling, all candidates will be asked to attend an interview and a skills match with their employer and a Training Officer to ensure that the correct type and range of work is available to the apprentice to meet the course requirements.