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Groundworks and plant

Be first on site. Operate the machines that get a build moving.

Entry rates rising quickly once you hold plant tickets.

The route

How people get in and grow

Groundworkers and plant operators are needed at the very start of every development. Strong demand and clear ticket-based progression.

  1. 1

    Get site-ready

    A CSCS card gets you on site as a groundworker or labourer.

    Unlocks: CSCS card

  2. 2

    Add a plant ticket

    Accredited plant training lets you operate specific machinery.

    Unlocks: CPCS or NPORS plant ticket

  3. 3

    Specialise

    Build a stack of tickets and experience to lead a gang.

    Unlocks: Multiple plant tickets, supervisory training

Where this goes

Skilled trades and construction across the places we cover runs from Level 2 (about GCSEs at grade 4 to 9) up to Level 6 (about a bachelors degree). These are the levels people move through, and what is open right now at each one.

  1. Level 2about the same as GCSEs at grade 4 to 9

    39 openings across the places we cover16 different apprenticeshipstypically £18,136 a year(middle of 38 advertised)
    • Property maintenance operative (level 2)
    • Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
    • Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
    • Facilities services operative (level 2)
    See the 39 open at Level 2
  2. Level 3about the same as A levels

    25 openings across the places we cover11 different apprenticeshipstypically £17,500 a year(middle of 25 advertised)
    • International freight forwarding specialist (level 3)
    • Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)
    • Surveying technician (level 3)
    • Refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump engineering technician (level 3)
    See the 25 open at Level 3
  3. Level 4about the same as an HNC

    7 openings across the places we cover4 different apprenticeshipstypically £16,640 a year(middle of 5 advertised)
    • Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)
    • Civil engineering senior technician (level 4)
    • Construction site supervisor (level 4)
    • Construction design and build technician (level 4)
    See the 7 open at Level 4
  4. Level 6about the same as a bachelors degree

    8 openings across the places we cover5 different apprenticeshipstypically £20,000 a year(middle of 7 advertised)
    • Civil engineer (level 6)
    • Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
    • Building services engineer (level 6)
    • Geospatial mapping and science specialist (degree) (level 6)
    See the 8 open at Level 6

Levels and apprenticeship standards from the Department for Education Find an apprenticeship service, counted from vacancies open today. Wages are the middle of what employers actually advertised, not a promise about any one job, and they do not always rise with the level: pay depends on the employer and the year as much as the qualification. These are the levels within this line of work, not a guarantee that one apprenticeship leads to the next.

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