Course Overview
This course aims to provide a basic knowledge of Construction and to develop and practise basic skills for employment and a career in this sector.
This is an ideal course for those who are looking to learn on a full-time basis and have identified that they want to enter the construction industry and are looking to identify the specific craft area for a career.
Construction Skills study programmes start with a Level 1 certificate. Learners progress from this to either a Level 1 Extended Certificate or a Level 1 Diploma in a craft area.
On the Level 1 Construction course, you will learn through classroom teaching and activity incorporating IT access. The college has designated workshops and through practical activity, you will develop your carpentry skills.
This learning is supplemented with engagement with industry specialists. The extent of this depends on the study programme and varies from guest speakers and site visits to carrying out practical activity in a live environment supervised and assessed in this environment.
What You Will Study
All study programmes cover health, safety, and principles of construction relevant to the trade. They also aim to develop practical skills Construction.
With this you will study:
- Principles of Construction
- How to work safely in a Construction environment
Alongside developing practical skills:
- How to carry out basic wiring tasks
- How to carry out basic plumbing tasks
- How to carry out basc trowel skills
- How to carry out basic carpentry skills
- How You Will Be Assessed
All study programme assessment is continuous throughout the academic year. Theory subjects are assessed through examination.
Practical assessment is continuous throughout the year with a synoptic assessment in the summer term.
- Entry Requirements
All learners will be required to complete a BKSB assessment.
Level 1 certificate requires learners to be working at Entry 3 in this assessment, and to be ready to learn in the College environment
- Further Study
On completion, you can progress as a full-time learner to the Level 1 Certificate in Construction Skills or Level 1 in a craft area.
