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Course Overview

Please Note: The deadline for the academic year of 2024/25 has passed. The next intake of students will be in September 2025.

This is a full-time course for students aged 16 - 19 designed to give you the opportunity to gain a Level 2 qualification and progress onto an Apprenticeship, or to prepare you to enter full-time work in the Construction Industry.

The course is based at our facility at the Fulcrum Centre campus (near the Tower Park leisure complex) in Poole.

This study programme also includes Personal Development, Employability and Work Experience, and depending on GCSE grades on entry, may include GCSE or Functional Skills in Maths and/or English (these will be delivered at our North Road campus in Poole).

Entry requirements for this course are either completion of a Level 1 Diploma in a Construction trade or Grade 4 GCSEs in Maths and English.

The course gives learners the opportunity to develop hand skills at their own pace and you will be assessed through a series of practical assessments and online tests throughout the year.

This is a one-year, full-time programme, which you will need to attend approximately three to four days of the week, for 36 weeks.

Lots of practical training:                                  

  • Marking and setting out                                              
  • First fix (stud walls, door linings and boxing in services)                                                                    
  • Second fix (doors, architrave, skirting, and kitchen fitting)                                                    
  • Structural carcassing  (joisting and truss roofing)                                                                                                                                                
  • Prepare and use carpentry and joinery portable power tools                                                                                                      
  • A minimum of 30 hours work experience                                          
  • Communication skills  

You will need to achieve GCSE English and Maths at Grade 4.. You will also need to bring a copy of your latest school report to the interview.

You will be required to complete a minimum of 30 hours work experience during this course

Students should be able to progress onto a Level 3 full-time course or an apprenticeship and our experience staff will work closely with you to help you succeed.

On completion you should have the confidence to gain employment as a Site Carpentry improver within the industry whilst continuing your studies to become fully-qualified

You will be required to have steel toe capped boots and basic stationery

You will be taught using a variety of techniques within the workshop to complete a range of activities. alongside classroom based theory, group activities, self-study, employer visits and directed study. The facilities in construction are purpose built and all practical jobs are designed to make candidate job ready!

 

Awarding Body:
NOCN

Curriculum Area:
Construction - Construction Skills

Course Options

Start Date

Thu 4th September 2025

Attendance

Full-time

Duration

1 Years

Location

Fulcrum Centre for Construction Crafts

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