People who have a healthy respect for heights, who are interested in pursuing a career in this unique profession and motivated to work hard and become valuable members of the steeplejack workforce.
The Steeplejacking course is offered as part of the Apprenticeship programme and aims to prepare apprentices to become responsible and skilled workers in the field of steeplejacking. The training is designed to give apprentices a sound working knowledge of a wide variety of industry skills that will prepare them, for further career progression.
The steeplejack industry has set up its own apprenticeship scheme for a career as a Steeplejack. Apprentices obtain a safe working knowledge of laddering and means of access, together with a practical appreciation of the skills and techniques that are required to work within the varied world of the steeplejack.
Course content
Key Skills
- Application of numbers
- Communications
Induction programme.
- Mandatory subjects
- Mobile towers
- Fire fighting
- Safe use of ladders
- Manual handling
Practical training
- Laddering and means of safe access
- Operating powered tools and equipment for routine and predictable requirements
- Providing surface finishing to the structural fabric (brickwork, concrete repairs and rendering)
- Establishing rope access arrangements
- Establishing provision for fall arrest
- Contributing to an efficient and effective working environment
- Providing surface finishing (steeplejack painting)
- Carrying out slinging and signalling for the movement of loads
- Contributing to health and safety in the workplace
- Bosun’s seat
- Power cradles
- Abrasive wheels
- Mobile towers
Entry requirements
All candidates will be required to complete a Skills Learning exercise, and some will need to attend the college for further tests.
Training methods
- Practical/hands on
- Classroom/tutorials
- Computer-based training
Methods of assessment
- Practical test
- Written test
- College and on-site assessment
- Computer-based tests
Qualification/Certification
- Apprenticeship – Steeplejacking
- NVQ Level 2 – Steeplejacking
- Key Skills – Level 1
- Slinger/Signaller
- Abrasive Wheels
- Industrial Rope Access
- Mobile Towers
- First Aid Appointed Persons
- Fire fighting
- Health and Safety test
- Safe use of ladders
- Manual handling
This apprenticeship is available through the following campus:
NNC East (Bircham Newton)
Year 1: 5 x 4-week blocks (NCC East)
Year 2: 7 weeks (NCC East)
Year 3: 3 weeks (NCC East)
The remaining part of the programme is spent on-site with the apprentice’s employer to gain work experience.
For details of our apprenticeship programmes call 0844 8440409
For apprenticeship recruitment enquiries call 0844 8440043
To find out more about this apprenticeship download the training programme (328kb PDF file).
