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Insulation installer

You're up a ladder on a solid-wall terrace in Tredworth, fixing insulation board to the outside of somebody's house before the render goes on.

Done properly, that family stops choosing between heating the front room and heating the back.

  • £22k to £35k Starting to experienced
  • 6 courses In Gloucestershire

Researched, and no step by step pathway has been written for this role yet. The ladder above is what the county has.

You might like this if

  • Doing, not reading You'd rather be doing than reading
  • Finished this week You want to see the job finished at the end of the week
  • Outdoors, all year You don't mind being outside in February

Who hires for this in Gloucestershire

  • Bromford Social landlord retrofitting its Gloucestershire stock; building a Green Skills Academy for employees and residents. Named in green-skills-strategy.pdf p.11
  • AccXel Industry-led construction school in Cinderford, named in the strategy for specialist insulation and groundworks. Named in green-skills-strategy.pdf p.10

What you already have that counts

  • Working carefully in tight, awkward spaces
  • Measuring and cutting to fit, first time
  • Leaving a stranger’s house tidier than you found it

The pathway

Every step from getting in to leading it, including the ones with nothing in them yet.

  1. Step 2 of 6 Qualify

    A Level 2 in the trade, or time on site

  2. Step 3 of 6 Specialise

    No local Gloucestershire providers currently listed for this step.

  3. Step 4 of 6 Lead

    No local Gloucestershire providers currently listed for this step.

  4. Step 5 of 6 Degree level

    This step is in the structure but has not been researched in Gloucestershire yet.

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  5. Step 6 of 6 Masters level

    This step is in the structure but has not been researched in Gloucestershire yet.

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Entry requirements from Retrofit Pathway Maps, Skills Connect, June 2025. Those maps cover the West of England, so what a Gloucestershire provider asks for may differ, so check the course page before you count on it.

Tags

  • Environment A bit of both
  • Work style Hands-on trade
  • Travel Van & tools provided
  • Perks Paid while you train Free course available No experience needed

Aligned to HolonIQ Green Skills Map 45.3