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Brick Work (Trowel Occupations) NVQ Diploma Level 3
Course code: B00421MA (year 1) B00422MA (Year 2)
Course category: Part-time
End Qualification: NVQ level 3
Starting and ending month: September to June
Course duration: 2 years
Time of day: All day
Course aims:
On this 2 year course you will develop the skills you needed to pursue a successful career in brickwork, you’ll learn practical skills including erecting masonry, plastering and tiling. You’ll develop your skills on site and will also be assessed on your portfolio of work completed whilst at work.
This brickwork course builds on experience and knowledge you’ve gained on site and on Level 1 and 2 courses you may have taken.
This Level 3 NVQ Diploma is highly valued by industry employers and is the minimum you will need to work as a bricklayer on site.
It is a requirement of this qualification that you are employed in the construction industry in a bricklaying capacity.
Course content:
- Conform to general workplace safety
- Erect masonry structures
- Set out masonry structures
Plus one optional unit from
- Erect masonry cladding
- Lay domestic drainage
- Erect thin joint masonry structures
- Place and finish non-specialist concrete
- Plaster and render surfaces
- Maintain slate and tile roofing
Facilities for students:
Students will be based at our City College East campus where we have
Extensive and excellent facilities for practical and theory work.
We also have library and computers available for use as well as full-size, all-weather and grass, football pitches, indoor sports hall, gym and dance studio.
For talented sportspeople we have a number of College teams that
compete against other local and national colleges.
Tutors:
Students will be based at our City College East campus where we have
Extensive and excellent facilities for practical and theory work.
We also have library and computers available for use as well as full-size, all-weather and grass, football pitches, indoor sports hall, gym and dance studio.
For talented sportspeople we have a number of College teams that
compete against other local and national colleges.
Assessment: This qualification is assess by you generating work based evidence which your assessor will assess on site. A site based visit will be arranged several times during the year. While on site your assessor will test your knowledge and understanding with verbal questioning.
UCAS Tariff: Level 3
Awarding Body: CAA
Entry Requirements:
You must be working in the industry in a bricklaying capacity either as an experienced bricklayer, an improver or an apprentice. It is vital that the company your work for can cover the range of work activities that include setting out and building cavity walling, solid walling and block walling. In addition there are optional units that include conreting, drainage, roofing, building to Timber framed construction, Thin joint masonry.
Interview for entry: Interview required
Pre-entry preparation:
Some background knowledge of the skills and techniques used in the industry would help and students may find it useful to do some background reading using some of the trade journals and press reviews of the industry. Basic skills in communication and the use of the internet would also be an asset for the research of much of the underpinning knowledge. Watching construction based programmes and discussion groups would also help in preparing the student with terminology and phrases used in the industry.
Progression and links:
The L3 NVQ Diploma in Trowel Occupations will allow you to gain work as a qualified bricklayer in the construction industry.
Work experience opportunities:
It is a requirement of this qualification that you are employed in the construction industry in a bricklaying capacity.
Academic Centre:
Centre for Construction
Costs of your Course:
There are five parts to the cost of your course:
- Tuition Fees
- College registration
- Awarding Body registration
- Resource Fee
- Exam / Assessment Fees
Tuition fees
How much will the Tuition Fees cost?
Below are the fees for this course.
Financial assistance information.
How to apply for part-time courses.
City College Brighton - Part-time course - Brick Work (Trowel Occupations) NVQ Diploma Level 3
Further information: A pass in the CAA Health & Safety test is NOT a requirement of this award. However it may prove useful to obtain a pass in the CSCS Health & Safety Test, this test can be taken at our centre for an additional fee.
It is your responsibility to gather evidence from site for this qualification and present it to your assessor.
Disclaimer:
Although the information given is believed to be correct at the time of publication, it does not form any part of a
contract between City College Brighton and Hove and the student. Courses may be subject to change.
Timetables are subject to change and you should check with your tutor prior to enrolment for the details of your timetable.
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