Training

Apprenticeships

An apprenticeship is essentially a job with training. As an employee, you can gain essential skills whilst being paid.

Combining onsite experience plus off-site learning, you’ll work alongside an employer who will give you tasks to perform with the skills you learn as you progress. Lasting for anything from one to four years, once you’ve completed your apprenticeship you’ll have gained valuable experience alongside a nationally recognised qualification. Think you’re too old for an apprenticeship? Apprenticeships are available for anyone at any age with only a minimum age of 16.

For more information and details on becoming an apprentice, wages, and the different levels and what they mean, please click here

With over 100 different types of apprenticeships available, the first challenge is deciding which one to choose. If you’re unsure, join us at our Job Shop where our team can talk you through your options.

You can browse a list of all the construction related apprenticeships available here

If you know what you’d like to do, you can have a look through our extensive list of providers on the Devon and Cornwall Training Provider Network guide here

Or take a look at the apprenticeship opportunities that our Building Plymouth members have “visit the padlet”: https://padlet.com/morvenmaclean1/member-job-vacancies-l7gsk7yschfks3c9

Check out the Shared Apprenticeship Scheme for an innovative way to do an apprenticeship here

Interested? Download a copy of our latest apprenticeship bulletin here to find out all of the local vacancies available now!!

These are our award winning apprentices of 2025- this could be you!!

Skills Launchpad Plymouth

Have you taken a look at Plymouth’s one-stop-shop FREE skills service Skills Launchpad Plymouth service. Whatever your age or situation, you’ll find advice, guidance and support from pathways into employment, apprenticeships and traineeships, work experience, training, education, volunteering and self-employment.