Course Title: Basic Construction Skills Year 11

L2W course details for September 2010 – July 2011

Provider name: PGL Training Limited

Day(s) course offered: Tuesday / Thursday

Course Description: This course will give you the opportunity to sample a variety of trades whilst gaining a qualification. You will acquire practical kills in the areas of Plumbing, Electrical, Carpentry, Plastering, Bricklaying, Painting and Decorating and Tiling. The course is practically-based and you will produce a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate your competence. There are some classroom sessions for portfolio building and to cover theory but, wherever possible, the theory is covered as part of the practical sessions. This is a good all-round qualification that will give you a valuable insight into what it is like to work in construction and will enable you to identify your preferred rade if you decide you wish to specialise in one area when you leave school.

Quotes from previous students on this course:

“I like this course because there is a lot to learn and it gives me more options in the future.”

“There’s a lot to learn in different types of trades. It’s good when everyone works together.”

“... it’s good because it’s all practical and we get to hold all different machines.”

Qualification you will be entered for : City and Guilds 6218 Basic Construction Skills

Courses that you could move on to post-16:

Apprenticeships in construction trades such as plumbing, bricklaying, carpentry, plastering;

Full time Construction Diploma courses.

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