Scottish Apprenticeship Week
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Celebrating apprentices and showcasing careers in the roofing industry across Scotland.
Throughout the year, we're hosting a range of skills demonstrations in schools across Scotland, giving students a first-hand experience with the trade. We'll also host a demonstration at the Royal Highland Show, alongside other traditional skills, and recently attended the official launch of the Future Roofing programme at Prestwick Academy, formally opened by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran and Sheriff Iona Sara McDonald OBE.
Case Studies
To celebrate Scottish Apprenticeship Week, we gave our NFRC Scotland Members the chance to spotlight their apprentices and highlight the benefits of an apprenticeship.
How to get an apprenticeship
If you're considering a career in roofing and would like to find an apprenticeship, you're in the right place! NFRC has a directory of Training Providers and colleges located across the UK who help deliver apprenticeships alongside employers. As an apprentice, your time will be split between working on-site and gaining experience, and completing additional training with a mentor at your college or Training Provider. Typically, you will work around 37-40 hours a week and earn an income. Once you have completed your apprenticeship, which can take up to 2-years, you can begin earning around £17,000 a year as a newly trained operative. Once you gain experience and reach senior level, or become a roofing master, this can go up to as much as £65,000*.
*Date source: GoConstruct
Requirements
To become an intermediate apprentice, you will be required to have GCSEs in maths and English from grades 9-3, or A*-D. However, if you do not achieve these grades you can still become an apprentice! You will learn numeracy and literacy functional skills with your Training Provider or college during your apprenticeship. These skills are required to ensure you can complete the job properly as you will need to measure materials and cut to size. They will also help you if you wish to progress further into a specialist role, or explore other opportunities such as owning your own roofing business.
Apprenticeships are available to anyone over the age of 16 and are a valuable opportunity to earn while you learn, gain real life experience on the tools, develop new skills and become a master of your trade, and secure a job in a multi-billion pound industry with huge demands for talented roofers. You could eventually work on historic buildings, football stadiums, music arenas, or become a self-employed business owner with a team of your own apprentices. The possibilities are endless.
Find an apprenticeship
There are numerous ways to find an apprenticeship. You could reach out to local businesses, or an employer who you would like to work for, and enquire about their apprenticeships. Alternatively, you can use any of the resources below to find the latest roofing apprenticeships.
