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• Apprenticeship in Brickwork
• Apprenticeship in Carpentry and Joinery (site and bench)
• Apprenticeship in Plumbing
• Apprenticeship in Engineering
• Apprenticeship in Plastering
• BTEC Extended National Diploma in Construction
• Higher National Certificate in Construction

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Apprenticeship in Brickwork

Course duration

1-2 years

Overview

Your apprentice will have an initial assessment to show they are working at an appropriate level. They will be happy working outdoors, carrying out manual work.

Your apprentice will work towards:

• Apprenticeship:
• Knowledge based qualification - level 2,
• Competence based qualification - level 2,
• Functional English - level 1,
• Functional maths - level 1,
• Employee rights and responsibilities, and
• Abrasive wheel training.

• Advanced Apprenticeship:
• Knowledge based qualification - level 3,
• Competence based qualification - level 3,
• Functional English - level 2,
• Functional maths - level 2, and
• Employee rights and responsibilities.

What are the business benefits?

Improve your bottom line

Apprenticeships deliver real returns to your bottom line, with Apprenticeships helping them to improve productivity and to be more competitive. Training apprentices can also be more cost effective than hiring skilled staff, leading to lower overall training and recruitment costs.

Fill your skills gaps

Apprenticeships deliver skills designed around your business needs providing the skilled workers you need for the future. They also help you develop the specialist skills you need to keep pace with the latest technology and working practices in your sector.

Motivate your workforce

Apprentices tend to be eager, motivated, flexible and loyal to the company that invested in them. Remember, an apprentice is with you because they want to be - they have made an active choice to learn on the job and a commitment to a specific career.

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Apprenticeship in Carpentry and Joinery (site and bench)

Course duration

1-2 years

Overview

• Your apprentice will have:
• good practical and hand skills,
• a responsible, careful work attitude,
• the ability to follow drawings, plans and written or spoken instructions,
• the ability to pay attention to detail,
• team skills, but equal confidence in working independently, and
• an interest in construction.

Your apprentice will work towards:

• Apprenticeship:
• Knowledge based qualification - level 2,
• Competence based qualification - level 2,
• Functional English - level 1,
• Functional maths - level 1, and
• Employee rights and responsibilities.

• Advanced Apprenticeship
• Knowledge based qualification - level 3,
• Competence based qualification - level 3,
• Functional English - level 2,
• Functional maths - level 2, and
• Employee rights and responsibilities.

What are the business benefits?

Improve your bottom line

Apprenticeships deliver real returns to your bottom line, with Apprenticeships helping them to improve productivity and to be more competitive. Training apprentices can also be more cost effective than hiring skilled staff, leading to lower overall training and recruitment costs.

Fill your skills gaps

Apprenticeships deliver skills designed around your business needs providing the skilled workers you need for the future. They also help you develop the specialist skills you need to keep pace with the latest technology and working practices in your sector.

Motivate your workforce

Apprentices tend to be eager, motivated, flexible and loyal to the company that invested in them. Remember, an apprentice is with you because they want to be - they have made an active choice to learn on the job and a commitment to a specific career.

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Apprenticeship in Plumbing

Course duration

1-2 years

Overview

• Your apprentice will have:
• good practical and hand skills,
• a responsible, careful work attitude,
• the ability to follow drawings, plans and written or spoken instructions,
• the ability to pay attention to detail,
• team skills, but equal confidence in working independently, and
• an interest in plumbing.

Your apprentice will achieve NVQ level 2-3 or a Diploma level 2-3 to have qualified operative status.

Your apprentice will work towards:

• Apprenticeship:
• Knowledge based qualification, including Employee rights and responsibilities - level 2,
• Competence based qualification - level 2,
• Functional English - level 2, and
• Functional maths - level 2.

• Advanced Apprenticeship:
• Knowledge based qualification, including Employee rights and responsibilities -
• level 3,
• Competence based qualification - level 3,
• Functional English - level 2, and
• Functional maths - level 2.

What are the business benefits?

Improve your bottom line

Apprenticeships deliver real returns to your bottom line, with Apprenticeships helping them to improve productivity and to be more competitive. Training apprentices can also be more cost effective than hiring skilled staff, leading to lower overall training and recruitment costs.

Fill your skills gaps

Apprenticeships deliver skills designed around your business needs providing the skilled workers you need for the future. They also help you develop the specialist skills you need to keep pace with the latest technology and working practices in your sector.

Motivate your workforce

Apprentices tend to be eager, motivated, flexible and loyal to the company that invested in them. Remember, an apprentice is with you because they want to be - they have made an active choice to learn on the job and a commitment to a specific career.

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Apprenticeship in Engineering

Course duration:

1-2 years

Overview

The main areas for the Apprenticeship in Engineering are:

• mechanical engineering,
• electrical engineering,
• engineering maintenance, and
• fabrication and welding.

Your apprentice will work towards:

• Apprenticeship:
• Knowledge based qualification - level 2,
• Competence based qualification - level 2,
• Functional English - level 1,
• Functional maths - level 1,
• Functional ICT - level 1, and
• Employee rights and responsibilities.

• Advanced Apprenticeship:
• Knowledge based qualification - level 3,
• Competence based qualification - level 2 and 3,
• Functional English - level 2,
• Functional maths - level 2,
• Functional ICT - level 2, and
• Employee rights and responsibilities.

What are the business benefits?

Improve your bottom line

Apprenticeships deliver real returns to your bottom line, with Apprenticeships helping them to improve productivity and to be more competitive. Training apprentices can also be more cost effective than hiring skilled staff, leading to lower overall training and recruitment costs.

Fill your skills gaps

Apprenticeships deliver skills designed around your business needs providing the skilled workers you need for the future. They also help you develop the specialist skills you need to keep pace with the latest technology and working practices in your sector.

Motivate your workforce

Apprentices tend to be eager, motivated, flexible and loyal to the company that invested in them. Remember, an apprentice is with you because they want to be - they have made an active choice to learn on the job and a commitment to a specific career.

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Apprenticeship in Plastering

Course duration

1-2 years

Overview

The main areas for the Apprenticeship in Engineering are:

• rendering to external surfaces,
• dry lining plaster system,
• floor screeding, and
• fibrous plasterwork (such as dado mould, cornice).

Your apprentice will work towards:

• Apprenticeship:
• Knowledge based qualification - level 2,
• Competence based qualification - level 2,
• Functional English - level 1,
• Functional maths - level 1,
• Functional ICT - level 1, and
• Employee rights and responsibilities.

• Advanced Apprenticeship:
• Knowledge based qualification - level 3,
• Competence based qualification - level 2 and 3,
• Functional English - level 2,
• Functional maths - level 2,
• Functional ICT - level 2, and
• Employee rights and responsibilities.

What are the business benefits?

Improve your bottom line

Apprenticeships deliver real returns to your bottom line, with Apprenticeships helping them to improve productivity and to be more competitive. Training apprentices can also be more cost effective than hiring skilled staff, leading to lower overall training and recruitment costs.

Fill your skills gaps

Apprenticeships deliver skills designed around your business needs providing the skilled workers you need for the future. They also help you develop the specialist skills you need to keep pace with the latest technology and working practices in your sector.

Motivate your workforce

Apprentices tend to be eager, motivated, flexible and loyal to the company that invested in them. Remember, an apprentice is with you because they want to be - they have made an active choice to learn on the job and a commitment to a specific career.

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BTEC Extended National Diploma in Construction

Course duration

2 years

Overview

On this course your employee will study a wide variety of disciplines within construction.

You will study the following units:

• design procedures,
• building regulations,
• employer related project,
• graphical detailing,
• measurement,
• tendering and estimating,
• building surveying,
• health and safety,
• building technology,
• planning, organisation and control of resources,
• CAD and ICT,
• structural mechanics,
• construction and the environment,
• site surveying,
• setting out procedures,
• environmental science and materials,
• construction technology and design,
• maths, and
• further maths.

Is it right for me?

Your employee will need to meet the following entry criteria:

• A minimum of five GCSEs grade A*-C, including maths, science and English, or
• BTEC First Diploma in Construction at merit level and a level 2 in literacy.
• Your employee will also have an interview.

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Higher National Certificate in Construction

Course duration

2 years

Overview

Your employee will study 10 units over the two years. Below are some examples of the type of units covered:

• First year:
• Technology A,
• Design, principles and application,
• Analytical methods,
• Site surveying procedures, and
• Management principles and applications.

• Second year:
• Group project,
• Health safety and welfare,
• Technology B,
• Structural behaviour and detailing, and
• Science and materials.

Your employee can apply via UCAS (www.ucas.com):

• Institution code: K90
• UCAS code 002K (UCAS short form HNC/Const)

Please contact us if you need any help applying for the course.

Is it right for me?

The course is especially suited to technicians who have achieved National Certificate or National Award i.e. level 3 or equivalent.

Individuals who don't meet these qualifications will be interviewed to determine their suitability for the course and will be required to undertake an initial assessment in maths and English.