Level 1 Carpentry & Joinery

Start Date

Mon Sep 07 2020

Day / Time

Weekdays

Duration

1 year

Campus

Skills Academy for Construction

Level 1 Carpentry & Joinery

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This course will help you to develop the skills and knowledge you need to prepare you for a job or an apprenticeship. It also contains lots of added extras such as English and maths training, relevant work experience and health and safety training. To be able to work on a construction site, you'll need essential health, safety and environmental awareness skills and knowledge. We'll help you get these, meaning you can go on work placements and are one step closer to securing employment or an apprenticeship.

The course is made up of the following units:

Health, safety and welfare in construction and associated industries
Maintain and use carpentry and joinery hand tools
Produce woodworking joints
Prepare and use carpentry and joinery portable power tools
Knowledge of construction technology
Knowledge of technical information, quantities and communication with others.
Your progress will be monitored through a series of short on-line tests, regular practical assessments and an extensive skills test at the end of the course.

Maths and English

You will also attend maths and English sessions and have the opportunity to improve your GCSE grades if you need to.

Assessment

We will track your progresss throughout the course, giving you feedback on how to improve if needed. You will be assessed through practical tasks and projects from which you'll create a portfolio of practical evidence, set online exams and written assignments/coursework. All assessments are carried out against national standards specific to the constrution trade.

The teaching team

A highly motivated team of industry specialists with a wealth of knowledge across a wide range of vocational trades will form 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.

Work Experience & Employer Partners

Our industry partners include 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.

Facilities, kit and equipment

You'll train at our purpose built Skills Academy for Construction which is kitted out with dedicated workshop areas for each trade.

Next Steps

After this course, you'll be able to progress to a job, to one of our Level 2 courses or onto an apprenticeship.

Required Entry Qualifications

Two GCSE grades at 3 or above, ideally including maths and English, or an equivalent.

Costs (excluding fees)

There may be other costs for uniform or kit. We will tell you more about this during the application process and let you know about the funding support that is available to help cover some of the costs of coming to college, if you meet the eligibility criteria.

Finance and funding

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 start@gateshead.ac.uk