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Types of Apprenticeships

Glass Industry

This Apprenticeship deals with the manufacture and process of glass and related products. Glass processing can involve window, door and conservatory fabrication; the manufacture of mirrors and curved glass; architectural stain glass; glass blowing and more. There are also Apprenticeships that deal with the use of processed, for example conservatory installation or automotive glazing.

The Glass industry is of importance to other industries, either as a vital part of the supply chain or as a supplier of end products and the industry makes a substantial contribution to the UK economy.

Glass takes many more forms than just windows – it can be stretched into threads for broadband cables, strengthened to stop bullets or shaped to magnify objects. The glass industry is quite technical, and since it also deals with recycling and energy efficiency, it’s one of the most environmentally important industries in the UK.

As an apprentice, you’ll either work on the manufacturing side of things or focus on installation by fitting glass windows and doors. Depending on your employer, you could be working on a large industrial scale in a factory setting, or in a small craft workshop.

This Intermediate Apprenticeship offers a range of job roles at manufacturing, craft and technical level working with glass using a range of processes such as cutting, engraving, glass blowing, the manufacture and installation of windows, doors, conservatories, soffits and bargeboards, the repair and replacement of automotive glazing and the installation of photovoltaics.

The Advanced Apprenticeship offers a range of job roles including manufacturing, craft and technical knowledge in all of the above occupational areas and also offers a route to progressional opportunities for team leading and leading hand roles and also an additional option of fenestration surveying.

Job Roles

Intermediate Level Apprenticeship