Roof Thatching Apprenticeship

It can take up to five years to learn the skills and be considered a qualified thatcher.

Roof thatching apprenticeship.

He completed his apprenticeship in 1994 and has experience of thatching in germany france and south africa. The training usually lasts for 4 or 5 years or maybe longer depending on progress. How to become a thatcher apprenticeship. Joe s thatching days started off with a year 10 work experience placement with his uncle.

Once you re working your. Further scholarships pursued through the heritage council and other training with various traditional thatchers. Caption water reed is very hard and fowler compares it to working with bamboo. The assessment of thatched roofs and how to quantify thatching and associated roof works and materials.

Training is carried out on site and the apprentice will be taught about site health and safety. Cahill is a celebrated galway ireland roof thatcher who emigrated from his native ireland after completing a five year thatcher apprenticeship. You may be able to. An apprenticeship standard is only available for delivery when both the standard and assessment plan is approved and a funding band core government contribution has been assigned to the standard.

Rod established r v miller ltd in 1966 after completing his thatching apprenticeship during the 1960 s with a thatching contractor in wiltshire. Apprenticeships are offered to school leavers of 16 years and once enrolled on the nsmt scheme apprentices work towards an nvq in thatching. I have been a full time thatcher since 2003 including self employment. You may be able to do an intermediate apprenticeship in roofing.

Up on the roofs of oxfordshire luke fowler has served four years of the five year apprenticeship it takes to become a master thatcher. If you re between 16 and 18 you could apply for a place on a heritage apprenticeship offering routes into a range of professions and the chance to gain an industry qualification. John is a company director of r v miller ltd. Apprenticeships at fas thatcher traineeship portumna co.

It s one third more expensive but lasts 50 to 70 years. This will usually take 18 months to. Galway and lullymore heritage park lullymore co. Each apprentice is allocated a mentor from the nsmt who along with their master will supervise their work and help compile their portfolio which is allocated at the start of the apprenticeship to record the various elements of their work and to create.

He went on to complete his roof thatching apprenticeship with him after finishing his a levels. About the roof thatcher about the roof thatcher william p. He lives with his family in ohio and has designed and built thatch roofs throughout the united states and the islands for more than 30 years. You could start by looking for work as a trainee thatcher or thatcher s labourer.