These guides explain how to prepare an application. The original vacancy and its recruitment authority decide eligibility, required documents, selection stages and deadlines. Role suggestions use published job titles and simple matching rules; choose another guide when a title is ambiguous.
Your application, step by step
Match the craft and work environment
Read whether the work involves buildings, machinery, electrical systems, grounds, cleaning, catering or facilities coordination. Identify the required vocational level, practical experience and equipment or driving authorisations.
Record the work you can perform
Give examples of installations, repairs, inspections or service tasks, including scale and your responsibility. Explain how you followed procedures, documented work and knew when to stop and ask for specialist support.
Prepare the requested certificates
Collect relevant vocational, safety, food-handling or equipment certificates only where the employer requests them. If a qualification comes from another country, confirm how the employer or competent authority will assess it.
Complete the application and availability details
Use the official form or named recruitment channel. State dates, employers and practical duties clearly. Check site, shifts, travel and any on-call work in the advert before giving availability.
Prepare for selection
- Prepare to explain a fault from initial checks through repair, verification and record keeping.
- If there is a practical test, read the task and safety instructions and ask about unclear requirements.
- For service roles, prepare examples of meeting schedules, keeping standards and communicating with building users.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Listing a licence or certificate that has expired without explaining its status.
- Assuming that a practical role has no formal application or document requirements.
Official guidance
Check the current instructions from the recruiting organisation before submitting.