Cavity insulation installer

You could do a college course, which may help when you look for a trainee job after you finish. Courses include:

• Level 1 Award in Construction Crafts
• Level 2 Certificate in Construction Operations
• Level 2 Certificate in Construction and Building Crafts

Entry requirements

You may need:

• 2 or fewer GCSEs at grades 3 to 1 (D to G), or equivalent, for a level 1 course
• 2 or more GCSEs at grades 9 to 3 (A* to D), or equivalent, for a level 2 course

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You could complete a commercial thermal insulation operative intermediate apprenticeship.

Entry requirements

You'll usually need:

• some GCSEs, usually including English and maths, or equivalent, for an intermediate apprenticeship

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You could apply directly for jobs. Employers will usually look for GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) in English, maths or design and technology. Experience in construction, for example brickwork, could be useful.

Registration

• you'll need a Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) card or equivalent to train and work on a construction site

Further information

You can find out more about working in cavity insulation from Go Construct.

You'll need:

• to be thorough and pay attention to detail
• the ability to work well with others
• the ability to use your initiative
• persistence and determination
• patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
• leadership skills
• the ability to come up with new ways of doing things
• knowledge of building and construction
• to be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device

You may need a driving licence for some jobs.

Your day-to-day duties could include:

• carrying out and writing up pre-installation surveys
• marking out ventilation, wiring and pipework ducts in walls, and sealing openings, like air vents
• working out the volume of space to be filled, and the amount of insulation needed
• drilling holes into the walls of a building
• injecting insulation materials into cavity spaces through the holes in a specific order
• re-filling the holes and re-pointing mortar
• checking all airbricks and flues are clear
• making sure materials and methods used meet building regulations

You could work at a client's home or at a client's business.

Your working environment may be at height, cramped and physically demanding.