What is an Apprenticeship?

An apprenticeship is a combination of working, studying and earning a wage.

While on an apprenticeship you will be working with your employer daily and attending FloorSkills Training Centre for off site dedicated training.

FloorSkills flooring apprenticeships are available with funding to anyone living or working within England.

You will be required to visit Europe’s largest multi award-winning training centre, where you will learn many methods of installation, for a variety of different floorcoverings.

You will be trained in both textiles and impervious floorcoverings to a level 2 standard, and complete an End Point Assessment to be a certified Floorlayer.

On our Textile and Impervious apprenticeship you will cover –

• Subfloor preparation
• Stretch fit textile to include stairs, winders, open plan stairs, BN steps, joins etc
• Contract textile installation to include direct stick, dual stick systems
• Carpet tiles
• LVT to include, straight lay, diagonal lay, border work and designs
• Domestic cushion floor vinyl
• Contract vinyl, safety floor, linoleum
• Estimating, creating cutting plans, writing specifications, reading scale drawings
+ a whole lot more

FloorSkills Apprenticeships

FloorSkills apprenticeships are delivered on a block release system; apprentices will attend training on alternate months, averaging 3-5 days per block release.

FloorSkills believe the best way to learn is to complete a full installation from start to finish, this includes the apprentices preparing their own area ready for installation, right through to the finishing touches. FloorSkills do not pre-prepare or part install the area for the students.

On the Textile and Impervious apprenticeship apprentices will cover:
• Subfloor preparation
• Stretch fit textile to include stairs, winders, open plan stairs, BN steps, joins etc.
• Contract textile installation to include direct stick and dual stick systems.
• Carpet Tiles
• LVT to include, straight lay, diagonal lay, border work and designs.
• Domestic cushion floor vinyl
• Contract vinyl, safety floor, linoleum
• Estimating, creating cutting plans, writing specifications, reading scale drawings
+ a whole lot more

The apprenticeship is delivered over an average of 20 months, varying to suit individual apprentices needs. After approximately 20 months the apprenticeship moves onto the EPA Assessment process.

What is an EPA Assessment?

The EPA assessment consists of:

• Practical assessment.
• Professional Discussion.
• General Knowledge test.

FloorSkills will be constantly assessing the apprentice’s ability throughout the apprenticeship and tailoring the training to suit the individual.

Mock assessments are completed and additional training provided as necessary to ensure the apprentice is ready for the EPA.

The EPA assessment can be carried out at any approved EPA centre or at FloorSkills by an independent assessor, where FloorSkills will look after the whole process making it trouble free for the employer and the apprentice.

What will the apprentice achieve?

Apprentices work towards gaining the following achievements / qualifications:

• Level 2 Floorlayer Certification.
• Level 1 and/or Level 2 Functional Skills.
• Employer Rights and Responsibilities.

Apprenticeship funding and how it works

FloorSkills has funding available for ALL age groups. There are no age restrictions.

Apprentices aged between 16-21yrs receive up to 100% funding.

Apprentices aged 22yrs+ receive up to 95% funding, with the employer covering the shortfall.

Employers will receive a youth incentive of £1,000, when enrolling apprentices aged 16-18yrs.

The above costs include all training provided by FloorSkills, End Point Assessment (EPA), Certification, Function Skills, etc.

THERE ARE NO HIDDEN COSTS!

Apprenticeship schedule *

Textile & Impervious Apprenticeship

• Week 1 (3 Days) – Induction, H+S, ERR, Subfloor Preparation (Solid Subfloors)
• Week 2 (4 Days) – Textile Installation to basic area, straight stairs, BN steps and Joins
• Week 3 (3 Days) – Subfloor prep (Wooden Subfloors) Basic LVT Installation
• Week 4 (4 Days) – Textile Installation to complicated area, twin stick, Joins, straight stairs, winders
• Week 5 (5 Days) – Subfloor prep (mixture of systems) Safety Flooring, Inset Cove formed, Sit on skirts, welding
• Week 6 (3 Days) – Quotes, Customer Relations, Building Construction
• Week 7 (4 Days) – Subfloor prep (floating systems) LVT diagonal lay and border work
• Week 8 (4 Days) – Textile stretch fit (Apprentice to complete with minimal guidance) to include joins, stairs and winders, Carpet Tiles and Cushion floor vinyl
• Week 9 (5 Days) – Subfloor prep (Apprentice to specify and complete with minimal guidance) Safety Flooring, Inset Cove Formed, Sit on Skirts, Welding
• Week 10 (4 Days)- End Point Assessment (EPA) MOCK practical test, to include Subfloor prep, Comercial Safety flooring, LVT installation, Textiles installation
• Week 11 (3 Days)-  Official End Point Assessment (EPA)

* Please note that the Schedule is a guide only.  Different Apprenticeship groups can run at different speeds dependent on previous experience an apprentice might have. Due to this the schedule ‘may’ change to suit the apprentice’s speed and skill levels.  Apprenticeship groups may also change as we try to merge apprentices into groups with similar speed and skill levels.