Join us on this industry driven course on which you can learn new site carpentry skills as well as develop the skills you gained at Level 1.
We’ll help you to build the underpinning knowledge and skills needed to work in today’s construction industry.
Plus you’ll get the opportunity to complete work experience with one of or employer partners.
You’ll study the following modules:
Health and Safety Awareness
To be able to go on a construction site, you need to have a certain level of knowledge and skills around health and safety.
We’ll help you gain these skills through specific training and by sitting the Health, Saftey and Environment test.
A Level 1 in Carpentry and Joinery and GCSE maths and English.
Throughout the course, we’ll monitor your progress and provide constructive feedback to help you to improve where needed.
We’ll measure your skills and knowledge against nationally recognised standards specific to the construction area.
We assess you in a range of ways including practical tasks and projects from which you’ll create a portfolio of evidence, set online exams and written coursework and assignments.
A highly motivated team of industry specialists with a wealth of knowledge across a wide range of vocational trades will make up your teaching team.
Our aim is to work with you to support you to develop your knowledge, skills and behaviours to succeed in the construction environment.
If you have the right attitude and commitment, we can support you to become who you want to be.
Our industry partners include Local Authorities, Tolent, Sir Robert McAlpine, Ryder and Bellway, ensuring that our course content is always up to date and relevant to today’s construction industry and that our work placement opportunities are with some of the best employers in our region.
You’ll train at our purpose built Skills Academy for Construction which is kitted out with dedicated workshop areas for each trade.
After the course, we’ll help you to apply for an apprenticeship vacancy or you can continue onto further studies with us, such as:
You can start on this programme and fast track to an apprenticeship once you’re ready and a vacancy becomes available.
Sign up to our apprenticeship alerts and we’ll keep you up to date with all the latest vacancies.
Plus our team will help you with your CV or application and help you prepare for interview.
There will be other costs for uniform or health and safety equipment.
We’ll let you know more about this during the application process and we’ll help you to source these items from our preferred suppliers, ensuring you get the best value for money.
Funding is also available if you meet the eligibility criteria. Ask us for more information at our enrolment events.
This course is free to those aged under 19 years old.
Most people aged 19 years and over can qualify for free or reduced price course fees and there are grants and bursaries you can apply for to help cover the costs of coming to college, depending on your circumstances.
If you already have a full level 3 qualification and are aged 19 years over, you can apply for an Advanced Learning Loan or pay the fee upfront in full and qualify for a 10% discount.
You can get more information at our enrolment events, by calling 0191 490 2246 or email us at [email protected]
Whatever support you need, we’re here for you and will make sure you get the most out of your time at college. We have expert teams in place to look after every single one of our students.
To contact our dedicated Learning Support team email [email protected] or head to Live Chat
View or download our course guide for 16-18 year olds.