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Apprenticeship in the Craft of Stonecutting and Stonemasonry - Apprenticeship

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    Ref: #APP-2393326
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    Newtown, Trim, Co. Meath, C15 K8V0
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    No of positions: 1
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    Published On: 04 Jun 2025
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    Closing On: 18 Jun 2025

Minimum Eligibility Requirements 

Candidates must at the Closing Date -
•	Candidates must be eighteen years old, on or before the closing date, 18/06/2025 
•	A full, clean and current driving licence, category B and use of own transport; *with requirement to display N plates is acceptable. 

Note: * 1. If your Irish driving licence is restricted to driving cars with an automatic transmission only (denoted by the code 78 appearing on the licence), you are not eligible. 2. From 1st January 2021 if you are resident in Ireland and hold a UK/Northern Ireland driving licence it is no longer valid to drive on here in Ireland. It is not legal for driving purposes and must therefore be exchanged. It is vital that you have a valid driving licence and that you are legally allowed to drive in Ireland by exchanging a UK/NI licence for an Irish driving licence. Further information is available on www.ndls.ie .
 
•	Have access to transport in order to get to work sites in the areas covered by the District to which they are assigned



Minimum Educational Qualifications
The minimum educational requirements are:

1.	Grade D in five subjects in the Department of Education & Skills Junior Certificate Examination or an approved equivalent.
or
2.	The successful completion of an approved Pre-Apprenticeship course
or
3.	Three years’ work experience gained over sixteen years of age in a relevant designated industrial activity as SOLAS shall deem acceptable.


Note:
There are current approved minimum educational requirements for apprenticeship programme, however, previous experience of the following subjects would be an advantage but not essential:
•	Mathematics
•	Construction Studies
•	Technical Drawing/Graphics
•	Technology
•	Art

Candidates must meet all Eligibility Requirements by the Closing Date of this competition 5:30pm on 18 June 2025. 

Note:  Individuals who have served an Apprenticeship in the Craft of Stonecutting & Stonemasonry and those who are currently serving an Apprenticeship in Stonecutting & Stonemasonry and who upon successful completion would receive a QQI Level 6 Advanced Certificate Craft – Stonecutting & Stonemasonry will not be considered for this apprenticeship.


Duties and Responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities of an apprentice Craft Stonecutter/Stonemason are widely varied.  These include assisting in conservation and restoration on site, repairing and building stonework, stone cutting and carving, building dry stone walls and mortar walls, pointing, underpinning, flaunching/capping of walls, working with and mixing mortar, lime and cement. 

In the National Monuments Service, apprentice Stonecutter/Stonemason will be specifically trained on the traditional aspects of conservation work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
For more information please see apprenticeship.ie
Note: As part of the national apprenticeship system, there are formal requirements for approval of an employer's suitability to train apprentices and for registration of apprentices. Advertising on this site does not guarantee that Employers are approved to recruit and train for apprenticeship positions.
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