Painting and Decorating | Oldham College

What will I learn on my apprenticeship?

We offer the Intermediate Level 2 and Advanced Apprenticeship Level 3 in Painting & Decorating delivered in house in our specialist facilities at Oldham College and in the workplace by highly qualified dedicated vocational staff. The qualification is a mix of practical hands on work, interactive theory classroom and site activities. Learners will study basic hand skills to be able to experience surface preparation and various techniques using both paint and specialist paper applications, they will also be taught H&S.

On the Advanced Apprenticeship you will also will have the opportunity to use airless sprayers, learn techniques towards graining and marbling and use complex papers.

Entry to the Level 2 qualification is normally Grade E/Level 3 in English and Maths and you will study to level 2 Functional Skills in both alongside your qualification depending on your GCSEs.

How will I be assessed?

You will be taught by specialists in our up to date training facilities and supported and observed in the workplace by qualified assessors with a wealth of expertise in the industry.

You will attend college 1 day per week to learn the knowledge required to do your job and develop your skills. There are a number of exams at both Level 2 and Level 3.

The NVQ Diploma is achieved through the creation of a site diary including workshop evidence and supported by on-site assessments and a portfolio of evidence.

What will my apprenticeship lead to?

Upon successful completion of the Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship you can progress to the Advanced Apprenticeship.

Upon successful completion of the Advanced Apprenticeship in you can progress to an HNC Level 4 or a HND Level 5 qualification.

Painting and decorating has a wide range of opportunities that apprentices can be involved with in a structured career path, such as new builds, refurbishments and designer work. Apprentices could be involved in small domestic projects to major projects.

Cost of my apprenticeship

Contribution Rules

16-18 Where the employer has under 50 employees and they are not a levy paying employer the learner is fully funded by the government, this rule also applies to 19-24 year old who are Care Leavers or in possession of an Educational Healthcare Plan
16-18 Where the employer has 50 or more employees and they are not a levy payer there will be a 5% charge with the government paying the remaining 95%. The 5% contribution will be invoiced as per the table above.
16-18 Where the employer is a levy payer, 100% of the funding will be claimed from their digital account on a monthly basis where the payments are scheduled according to the length of the learner's programme
19+ All employers that are not a levy payers there will be a 5% charge with the government paying the remaining 95%. The 5% contribution will be invoiced as per the table above.
19+ Where the employer is a levy payer, 100% of the funding will be claimed from their digital account on a monthly basis where the payments are scheduled according to the length of the learner's programme

Incentives

16-18 The employer will receive £1,000 incentive, 50% at 90 days following enrolment and 50% at 365 days following enrolment assuming the student is still employed and active on the Apprenticeship. The employer will need to invoice the college for this at that time and confirm their eligibility to make the claims at that point. This applies to Apprenticeship Frameworks only and not new Standards.
19-24 Where an employer has an Apprentice under the age of 25 where their earnings are below £43,000 per year the employer does not have to pay National Insurance Contributions (NIC's). Correct at the time of publication, check the HMRC section on gov.uk website

How to apply

You can apply for this programme via the Apply Now button, at the top.

If this course area is available as an apprenticeship, this will show under 'Study Option' on the right-hand side, just below the Apply Now button. You can view all of our apprenticeship vacanices and subjects by clicking the 'Apprenticeships' in the top menu.