Groundworks and plant

Where this goes

Skilled trades and construction in Oxford runs from Level 2 (about GCSEs at grade 4 to 9) up to Level 6 (about a bachelors degree). These are the levels people move through, and what is open right now at each one.

1. Level 2about the same as GCSEs at grade 4 to 9

   2 openings in Oxford2 different apprenticeships
   • Property maintenance operative (level 2)
   • Groundworker (level 2)
   See the 2 open at Level 2

2. Level 6about the same as a bachelors degree

   6 openings in Oxford4 different apprenticeshipstypically £22,689 a year(middle of 4 advertised)
   • Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
   • Civil engineer (level 6)
   • Building services engineer (level 6)
   • Building control surveyor (integrated degree) (level 6)
   See the 6 open at Level 6

Levels 3, 4 exist in this work elsewhere in the country but nothing is open in Oxford today. Worth widening your search, or asking a local college what they run.

Levels and apprenticeship standards from the Department for Education Find an apprenticeship service, counted from vacancies open today. Wages are the middle of what employers actually advertised, not a promise about any one job, and they do not always rise with the level: pay depends on the employer and the year as much as the qualification. These are the levels within this line of work, not a guarantee that one apprenticeship leads to the next.