CSKILLS Diploma Level 2 in Site Carpentry

Duration:1 Year Fee: £750
Full-Time courses for 16-18 School Leavers are Free.

If you are aged between 19 and 23 and don’t already hold a qualification equivalent to 5 GCSEs at grade C or above, tuition fees will be waived. If you meet the Eligible Benefit criteria, tuition fees will be waived. (Registration Fees will still apply).
Course Content: The course is designed for learners who wish to gain a hands-on appreciation of core craft and associated fields of study surrounding sustainable building, social issues and entrepreneurial skills. You will acquire the introductory knowledge and skills relevant to the construction industry in the above disciplines whilst working in a supportive environment.

The course offers students an opportunity to develop hands on practical skills in a real working environment with own autonomy, covering all aspects of bricklaying, scaffolding, setting out and related areas. The course consists of units that include:

• An introduction to the industry

• Estimating

• Methods of working

• Building design

• Construction

Key-skills are also included in communications, information technology and mathematics.

In addition to the core elements a programme of tutorials and enrichment activities and topics are provided.

Upon completion of the course you will receive the relevant Diploma Level 2. Success in Key Skills will also be certificated. Entry Qualification: Foundation Construction Award at Level 1 or Diploma in Carpentry and Joinery or equivalent. (Experienced workers will be considered subject to skills match profile.) Special Features: The programme features realistic working environments with all the necessary Health and Safety rules and regulations found on construction sites or joinery workshops.

Students studying the bench joinery course are instructed in the use of specialised joinery machinery and in the manufacture of joinery product such as stairs, window frames and casements. Progression: Students can progress onto level 3 Diploma programme and have the opportunity to apply for carpentry and joinery apprentice programmes.