COURSE INFORMATION
The course above will allow you to gain an understanding of knowledge and practical hand skills within a construction related environment, to allow you to be employed by local or regional construction businesses. This SCQF Level 5 programme will develop your hand skills with regards Painting & Decorating which are required to be completed within large or small construction projects.
- Hand skills.
- Employability.
- ICT.
- Communications.
- Numeracy.
- Problem solving.
- Working with others.
- Customer etiquette.
- Knowledge and understanding.
- Team working.
- Halbeath & Stenton Campus
- One year full time
- 14 hours per week
- Preparing and Painting Surfaces.
- Decorative Painting.
- Decorative Treatments.
- Prepare and Hang Lining Paper.
- Colour Practice: Painting and Decorating.
- Paperhanging: Patterned Paper, setting-out.
- levelling using spirit levels or Theodolite.
- Health & Safety, Core skills (ICT, Numeracy & Communications) Employability.
One of the following:
- Certificate: Construction Futures
- National 5 Practical Craft Skills at Grade C or above, plus four National 4s including Maths and English
- Relevant industry experience and/or other qualifications will be considered on an individual basis
- Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs) in construction crafts.
- Training/employment.
- This entry level course is a great way to start a career in construction.
- You will be better informed about choices which you will need to make when considering a vocation in the construction industry.
- This course provides the underpinning knowledge required to continue Further Education in construction or seek an apprenticeship within the industry.
- You may be required to take part in an informal conversation as part of the application process. This group/individual conversation may be an information session, a portfolio discussion, or a skills based exercise.
- This is an SCQF Level 5 construction course which incorporates Carpentry & Joinery and would not be suited to trades people who already obtain a higher qualification.