Construction Courses
Carpentry and Joinery
Overview
This apprenticeship provides you with extensive Carpentry and Joinery training giving you extensive workshop skills and insight into the kind of work you will be undertaking in the industry.
A Site Carpenter will usually work on a building site, or in domestic and commercial premises, preparing and fixing building components, from the initial erection of a new building, through to the installation of all necessary fixtures and fittings, as well as a range of repair and maintenance activities.
Apprenticeships Available
Level 2 Carpentry and Joinery
Typical Duration
18 months
Career Progression
As well as ensuring a foundation level of competence as a Carpenter, this apprenticeship provides a potential progression into Advanced Apprenticeship Standard in Carpentry and Joinery, or secure employment as a Site Carpenter or Architectural Joiner.
Plumbing and Domestic Heating Technician
Overview
You will develop the skills and knowledge required to plan, select, install, service, commission and maintain all aspects of plumbing and domestic heating systems.
This qualification covers accurate measuring, marking, cutting, bending and joining metallic and non-metallic pipework, making you competent to industry standards in plumbing and heating.
Apprenticeships Available
Level 3 Plumbing and Domestic Heating Technician
Typical Duration
48 months
Career Progression
This qualification can help you progress into supervisory job roles such as design and planning, and a wide range of roles within the domestic plumbing and heating sector, including:
– Heating and ventilation engineer
– Project development manager
– Senior skilled operative.
Installation Electrician / Maintenance Electrician
Overview
This apprenticeship will train you to install, maintain and repair electrical systems in industrial, commercial and domestic environments.
You are trained to work proficiently, efficiently and economically on your own and work without immediate supervision, in both indoor and outdoor settings.
Upon successful completion of your apprenticeship, you will be required to adhere to safe working practices without endangering yourself or others.
Apprenticeships Available
Level 3 Installation Electrician/Maintenance Electrician
Typical Duration
42 months
Career Progression
You may want to look for work in the industry, either in design or maintenance of electrical control systems, machinery and equipment, or you could progress on to a higher-level apprenticeship, and earn while you learn.
Painter and Decorator
Overview
This apprenticeship provides you with an academic qualification in construction operation while gaining professional experience.
You cover essential topics from basic hand skills, specialist trade occupation, site supervisory to management skills, to achieve your qualification and show your competence.
Upon successful completion, you will have the qualifications to prove that you are skilled and can do the job.
Apprenticeships Available
Level 2 Painter and Decorator
Typical Duration
36 months
Career Progression
This qualification can lead to a job as a Painter and Decorator, working for a house building company, a property development company or as part of a small business, repairing and refurbishing buildings.
It could also lead to a higher-level apprenticeship in Construction.
Construction Multi-Skills
Overview
There is an increasing demand for people skilled in a range of construction trades, known as multi-skills.
This apprenticeship is a work-based learning qualification that enables you to work in the construction industry.
As a construction multi-skills learner, you will carry out general repairs and maintenance to brickwork, paint, plaster, woodwork and other elements of existing buildings. You will perform tasks associated with a wide variety of different trades, rather than specialising in just one area.
If you have just left school and you are thinking about a career in the construction industry but are not sure which trade to go for, this qualification will introduce you to the basics of all constructional fields and confirm your competence in each of the chosen subjects.
This qualification will provide you with the knowledge of being a multi-skilled tradesman.
Areas covered are:
Plumbing
Bricklaying
Plastering
Tiling
Carpentry
Painting & Decorating
Apprenticeships Available
Level 2 Construction Multi-Skills
Typical Duration
18 months
Career Progression
If you decide to specialise in a specific trade area, you could progress on to a higher-level apprenticeship and continue your training or begin working in the construction industry.
Trowel Occupations (Bricklaying)
Overview
Level 3 is ideal if you’ve worked in the construction industry and have lots of experience. The training covers areas such as supervising others, managing resources, working on a construction site, setting out structures and carrying out complicated building work, which helps you learn, develop and practice your skills.
It is ideal if you want to develop your skills further and move into a senior role or a position with more responsibility.
Apprenticeships Available
Level 2 Construction Building (England)
Trowel Occupations (Bricklaying)
Level 3 Construction Building (England)
Trowel Occupations (Bricklaying)
Typical Duration
Level 2 – 18 months
Level 3 – 30 months
Career Progression
You can continue to advance your career within the industry to increase your technical skills, and you can also go into full-time employment with this qualification.
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