Bricklaying
Course Code: DIB2
Level: 2
Subject area: Construction & the Building Trades
Awarding body: CSkills
Qualification: Diploma
Course type: Full-time
Time of Day: Daytime
Duration: One year
Are you a bricklayer who wants to take your practical craftsmanship and technical building skills to the next level? This Level 2 CSkills Bricklaying course at City College Plymouth will bring you up-to-date with current practices and new techniques. Our course will teach you sound principles and best practice for site brickwork and bricklaying. It will develop your craft skills to work at recognised industrial standards within the bricklaying trade. You will learn new masonry, block work and brickwork skills as well as developing those skills learnt at level 1.
The main subjects covered are:
- health and safety
- industry organisation
- working at heights
- setting out buildings
- brick and block walling.
Your individualised study programme will be made up of the following four areas:
- the qualification you are studying
- English and maths
- work experience
- other activities to develop your personal skills e.g. preparing you for employment, training or higher/further education.
In our experience in order to be successful on this level of course you will need one of the following:
- four GCSEs at grades 3-1 (D-F) (including English and maths)
- a BTEC foundation diploma in a related subject
- an NVQ level 1/technical certificate in a related subject
- equivalent qualifications or relevant work experience.
You will be assessed under simulated working conditions in the construction workshops, classrooms and College construction site. You will also have unit end tests and three practical tests.
On successful completion you may progress to an Apprenticeship in the sector, or gain employment as, for example, an improver bricklayer.
Fees quoted apply to courses starting in the academic year 2021/22 (August 2021 – July 2022). There may be a slight increase in fees for courses starting 2022/23.
If you are aged 16-18, due to Government funding, tuition fees may not be applicable for your course. (Please note: this does not apply to Foundation Degrees or Access to Higher Education courses, and other courses not eligible for public funding.)
Course Code: DIB2
Course Fees
A Full Course Fee: £999
B Reduced Course Fee (for those in receipt of qualifying benefits): Not applicable to this course
C Ancillary course costs (ie books and equipment): Not applicable to this course
D Advanced Learner Loan Fee: £999
| How old are you? | How much will you pay? |
|---|---|
| 16 - 18 | |
| 19 - 23 | (Note: If you do not have a level 2 qualification, this course may be free). |
| 24+ |
Please note fees are quoted for one year only.