Shipwright (Boat Builder) Apprentice
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Company: BERTHON BOAT COMPANY LIMITED(THE)
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Location: Lymington, SO41 3YL
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £16,640.00 per year
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Sector: Engineering and manufacturing
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Ref: NAS-2000017266
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Application Deadline Date: 31/03/2026
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Start Date: 01/09/2026
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Positions Available: 3
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Working Week: Monday to Friday, days and times to be discussed at interview.
Brief Description
If you feel you have the enthusiasm, drive and commitment to complete a 4-year apprenticeship, you will have the opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills in a top quality environment here at the Berthon’s Lymington shipyard.
Training to be Provided
Boatbuilder Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:
https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/st0059-v1-2
Future Prospects
- Berthon retains the overwhelming majority of its apprentice graduates
- On successful completion of the apprenticeship, the offer of a permanent skilled contract at skilled Level 1 with a current salary of £44,400
- Progression through 6 skilled levels and further training opportunities
Vacancy Detail
A Berthon Shipwright apprentice will learn how to carry out boatbuilding repairs and fit-out onboard private luxury sail/ motor yachts and small commercial vessels, including Royal Navy vessels.
You will learn how to carry out complex internal and external repairs on modern composite yachts.
You will learn traditional wooden boatbuilding skills (frames, beams and planking), how to remove and fit teak decks or decking systems, how to modify engine beds, fit bulkheads and floors, install bow and stern thruster tunnels, make through hull penetrations and install skin fittings and make and fit head linings and interior joinery.
What you will do in your working day:
- Composite moulds
- Complex composite hull repairs
- Stern tubes/ engine beds/ line-ups
- Keels and rudders
- Teak decks
- Deck fittings
- Traditional wooden boatbuilding
- Interior joinery
- Fitting interior and exterior assemblies and components
- Varnishing and finishing
- Sea Trials
Other Information
Travel between employer and college must be arranged by an apprentice. As part of the application process, you will be required to apply direct to Bournemouth & Poole College to book and attend an academic interview. For course details: https://www.thecollege.co.uk/courses/boat-building-apprenticeship-composites-and-wood-trades