Are you looking for an opportunity to earn while you learn? Then an apprenticeship could be for you! Apprenticeships at Sandwell College are a fantastic way to gain training and achieve nationally recognised qualifications whilst also earning a salary.
Students will be either paid National Minimum Apprenticeship wage or more, depending on the employer.
As a Highways Maintenance Skilled Operative, you’ll work at the heart of key infrastructure, maintaining and repairing roads and footpaths that communities rely on every day. Whether you’re fixing potholes, reinstating pavements and kerbs, or laying new road surfaces, your work will help keep people moving safely and efficiently.
You’ll learn how to use a range of tools, equipment, and pedestrian plant machinery, gaining the hands-on skills needed to excavate and reinstate highways with precision. You’ll also be trained to interpret technical drawings and specifications, locate underground utilities such as water, gas, and sewer lines, and operate safely within temporary traffic management systems.
Working in both public and private sectors, you’ll gain vital experience across a range of real-world settings. Throughout the apprenticeship, you’ll be supported to build your knowledge of health and safety, environmental controls, and traffic management. You’ll also develop key employability skills and be prepared for further career progression in the highways and construction industry.
If you enjoy practical, physical work, thrive in a team, and want to play a crucial role in shaping the roads we all depend on, this course is for you!
