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Brickwork - Traineeship Level 2

Start Date: 2nd September 2024
Code: PTFB02070

Essentials

Duration: 2 Years Full-time
Start date: 2nd September 2024
End date: 5th June 2026

Attendance at an information session is required.

Course fee: FREE (Eligibility criteria may apply)


The NI Traineeship provides a high-quality vocational education and training programme for those who aspire to work within a specific sector.  If you are employed or will have an employer in place for when you are due to start the programme you may be ready to join the apprenticeship programme. 

Full details of both programmes are available below:

Traineeship  
Apprenticeship 


Course Content

Brickwork will provide you with the practical skills and knowledge designed to prepare you for entry into the trowel trades and the construction industry.

Units include:

  • Principles of building construction, information and communication 
  • Contribute to setting out and building of masonry structures up to damp proof course
  • Carrying out blocklaying activities 
  • Carrying out bricklaying activities 
  • Carrying out cavity walling activities 
  • Health, safety and welfare in construction
  • Interpreting working drawings to set out masonry structures

Meet the Apprentice

Jack shares his experiences on what it is like to work, earn and learn with an apprenticeship.

Jack McCready Brickwork

Course Update

Please note from September 2025, all Ballymena courses are planned to move to the new Ballymena campus at Farm Lodge.

You must:

  • Have a minimum of a Level 1 qualification defined as 4 GCSEs at grades D-G including Maths and English grades D-F or equivalent. However, most areas will require higher grades in Maths and English.  See our Traineeship page for specific grades for each vocational area.
  • Attend an information session.  

On completion of the Traineeship, you can progress to a Level 3 further education course or a Level 2 or 3 Apprenticeship (possibly with your work placement employer).  This can lead you to Higher Education options.


Farm Lodge Buildings
Ballymena
BT43 7DF
0333 034 8197

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Essential Skills

All full-time students at Northern Regional College have the opportunity to improve their English, Maths and ICT skills and gain qualifications. The qualification you take will depend on the qualification you already have. If you do not have a grade C or above in GCSE English, Maths or ICT, you MUST complete Essential Skills; this will form a compulsory part of your timetable. If you are planning to go on to further study (for example university), please check if a GCSE qualification (rather than Essential Skills Level 2 equivalent) is required. For those who have a GCSE grade D in Maths or English, we offer a GCSE fast-track course.

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