Bricklaying / Masonry Apprentice Program

Program Overview

Bricklaying/Masonry Apprenticeship

Program Overview

Work Description

Bricklayers build walls and structures using bricks, concrete blocks, and mortar. The work varies in complexity, from laying a simple masonry walkway to installing an ornate exterior on a high-rise building.

Trade tasks include laying of bricks; pointing, cleaning, waterproofing and cutting of brick walls; fireproofing; construction of arches; setting of stone trimmings; cutting, laying and pointing of ashlar, rubble, etc; laying of artificial stone, glass blocks, terracotta and insolations; cutting, laying and pointing of cement blocks and glazed tiles; and erection of precast panels.

Working Conditions

The outdoor work requires prolonged standing, kneeling, squatting, bending and lifting heavy materials weighing 60 to 65 pounds. Physical ability is a very serious consideration, since this is a daily requirement of the job until retirement. Proper safety practices are followed to prevent common hazards with injuries from tools, improper lifting and falls from scaffolds.

Training

• 3-year training program
• 4,680 hours of on-the-job training
• 400 hours of paid related instruction
• Apprentice must satisfactorily complete Red Cross First Aid and OSHA Safety Training Courses
• Apprentice must in his/her final year satisfactorily complete the Transition-To-Trainer Course

Classroom training includes blueprint reading, mathematics, layout work and sketching.

Program Details

• Program Number:
• Your Degree: Apprenticeship
• Area of Study: Construction, Manufacturing and Maintenance
• Delivery Method: 100% In Person
• Estimated Time to Complete: 12.25 Credits | Finish paid training and class time in 3 years
• Estimated Program Cost: $1,943.07

Curriculum and Experience

First Semester

• Bricklaying Basics 1st Year (1.5 credits)
• Safety Tools and Equipment (0.5 credits)

Second Semester

• Practical Math for Bricklayers (1.25 credit)
• Quantity Survey for Bricklayers (1 credit)

Third Semester

• Bricklaying Intermediate 2nd Year (1 credit)
• Blueprint Reading for Bricklayers (1 credit)

Fourth Semester

• Basic Shop Sketching for Bricklayers (0.5 credits)
• Job Planning and Layout for Bricklayers (1 credit)
• State and Local Codes for Bricklaying (0.5 credits)

Fifth Semester

• Bricklaying Advanced 3rd Year (1 credit)
• Advanced Blueprint Reading for Bricklayers (1 credit)

Sixth Semester

• Materials of Construction for Bricklayers (1 credit)
• Computer Basics for Bricklayers (0.5 credits)
• Economic Relations for Bricklayers (0.5 credits)

Admission

How to Apply to Bricklaying Apprenticeship

You must apply directly to the Madison Bricklayer's Joint Apprenticeship Committee.

Application Requirements

• Applicants must be at least 18 years of age, or 16 or 17 with parental/guardian consent
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Meet required norms on aptitude test (if required)
• Physically able to perform trade
• Valid driver’s license or reliable transportation

Career Outcomes

Madison College Bricklaying Apprenticeship graduates are prepared to:

• Properly use hand and power tools
• Lay up plain brickwork, straight wall work and veneers
• Build arches, piers, columns, corners and quoins
• Lay up cement block units to include plain/decorative, regular or lightweight in all positions
• Spread mortar on all positions and in all units, butter, bond, type, anchor and reinforce
• Lay out all types of block walls: veneer, curtain and load-bearing foundations
• Read blueprints and specifications
• Fireproof, including laying up party walls and firewalls, and plugging wall penetrations

Graduate Summary

• Number of Program Graduates: 2 (2022), 5 (2023), 6 (2024)
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Program Outline

Outline:

• First Semester
• Bricklaying Basics 1st Year (1.5 credits)
• Safety Tools and Equipment (0.5 credits)
• Second Semester
• Practical Math for Bricklayers (1.25 credits)
• Quantity Survey for Bricklayers (1 credit)
• Third Semester
• Bricklaying Intermediate 2nd Year (1 credit)
• Blueprint Reading for Bricklayers (1 credit)
• Fourth Semester
• Basic Shop Sketching for Bricklayers (0.5 credits)
• Job Planning and Layout for Bricklayers (1 credit)
• State and Local Codes for Bricklaying (0.5 credits)
• Fifth Semester
• Bricklaying Advanced 3rd Year (1 credit)
• Advanced Blueprint Reading for Bricklayers (1 credit)
• Sixth Semester
• Materials of Construction for Bricklayers (1 credit)

Careers:

Madison College Bricklaying Apprenticeship graduates are prepared to:

• Properly use hand and power tools
• Lay up plain brickwork, straight wall work and veneers
• Build arches, piers, columns, corners and quoins
• Lay up cement block units to include plain/decorative, regular or lightweight in all positions
• Spread mortar on all positions and in all units, butter, bond, type, anchor and reinforce
• Lay out all types of block walls: veneer, curtain and load-bearing foundations
• Read blueprints and specifications
• Fireproof, including laying up party walls and firewalls, and plugging wall penetrations