Job Description

The Civil Engineering and Groundworks Apprenticeship (CEGA) COURSE DETAILS:

The Apprenticeship lasts approximately 18 months, with the first 20 weeks spent at CETC undertaking specific training to ensure students are fully-qualified and ready to work on-site. As part of this, students will obtain the following certifications and licences, all essential for on-site employment:

• CSCS card
• CPCS card
• Dumper licence
• Roller licence
• Abrasive wheels certification
• Manual handling certification
• CAT and Genny training
• Banksman training
• Driver theory training

The Apprenticeship framework enables students to gain the practical skills and experience needed to work within a variety of commercial and industrial settings, including:

• Understanding technical drawings and plans
• Using surveying and levelling equipment
• Designing and installing temporary works
• Laying foundations for construction work
• Making and using concrete types
• Understanding various stone types and their uses
• Understanding and laying domestic drainage
• Installing edgings, kerbs and concrete finishes
• Laying paving slabs and block paving
• Safely working around existing services and surrounding environments
• Basic brickwork and installing ironwork
• Safe working with construction plant and machinery

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities