Apprenticeships Available Through South Cheshire College

Construction and the Built Environment Why Study Construction and the Built Environment?

Case Why study Construction? Go Higher Study Construction is a huge industry within the If you want to develop your skills even UK that employs a large numbers of workers further, from our Level 3 courses you are and covers many different trades. With all the able to progress to the Foundation Degree different courses available, South Cheshire in Construction and Surveying, which could College is bound to be able to set you up for lead to you becoming a chartered surveyor the trade career or built environment profession or a construction site manager. From the that suits you best. Foundation Degree you can top up with a final year on a BSc Honours Degree in Our campus boasts new and up to date Building Management at the College with construction workshops that will give you all a local university (Liverpool John Moores the specific equipment you need to perfect your University). skills throughout your course, whichever path Dale Hassall you choose to pursue. Some Career Options Enrichment opportunities are available to give Middlewich High School you the chance to experience the construction Civil Engineer industry first hand. Examples of these include Chartered Surveyor Bricklaying Diploma Level 1 work placements in your first year so that you Plumber can gain valuable experience and develop your “I’ve always enjoyed bricklaying and my skills within the working world. We also have Construction Manager uncle is a builder so I’ve helped him out links with large companies such as Pochins, Bricklayer with work in the past. I came to college which allows you to spend time with workers to learn new bricklaying skills and the Plasterer who know the industry inside out and can share course has been really good. The tutors their knowledge and wisdom with you. Painter and Decorator and other students in the group have also Carpenter been good to work with as well. I enjoy all the practical work and I want to work Floor Layer as a full-time bricklayer in the future.” Joiner Electrical Installer

01270 654654 2 Construction – Vocational Courses

Course Code Course / Board Entry Requirements Course Summary What Next? / Duration Foundation

BS4178B Construction - No formal entry This certificate is designed to prepare you for employment in the You may choose to Introduction to qualifications are construction industry. The course covers areas such as functional apply for a Foundation One year Employment in required. skills in Maths and English, as well as brickwork skills, carpentry, Learning Level 1 the Construction joinery, painting and decorating. programme in one Industry of the construction Foundation trades. Learning – Edexcel BS4168A Bricklaying Four GCSE grades This Level 1 course has both practical and theory sessions. Units Progress to the Diploma Level 1 – D-G or above and a include: safe working practices, handling and storage of resources, Bricklaying Diploma One year CSkills successful college carrying out blocklaying, bricklaying and cavity walling activities, Level 2. interview. and contribution to building basic masonry structures up to damp course level. You will be well supported on this course and it is a great first step towards a career in construction. BS4160A Painting and Four GCSE grades This Level 1 course covers basic concepts in painting and Level 2 Diploma Decorating D-G or above and a decorating, including handling and storing resources, building and in Painting and One year Diploma Level 1 – successful college dismantling work platforms, preparing the work area, preparing Decorating. CSkills interview. surfaces for decorating and applying decorative materials - paint, wallpaper and decorative finishes. BS4163A Woodtrades - Four GCSE grades This is the Level 1 nationally recognised certificate in carpentry Progress to the Level Carpentry and D-G or above and a and joinery. The course is very practical and includes: safe working 2 Diploma in Site One year Joinery successful college practices, underpinning construction knowledge, care and use of Carpentry or Bench Diploma Level 1 – interview. portable power tools, care and use of woodworking hand tools Joinery. CSkills and use of basic wood jointing techniques. From this course you can progress to focus on either bench joinery or site carpentry, depending on your area of interest.

Level 2

BS4169A Bricklaying Bricklaying Diploma This Level 2 course will give you both practical skills and Progress onto the Level Diploma Level 2 – Level 1. underpinning knowledge, including safe working practices, 3 Bricklaying Diploma. One year CSkills building methods and construction technology, interpreting working drawings, carrying out thin joint masonry and masonry cladding, building solid walling, isolated and attached piers and cavity walled structures. The skills you will gain build on what is taught at Level 1, to make you a better qualified construction worker. EN4180A Electrical Four GCSEs at grades If you want to be a bright spark, be an electrician! Demand for Progression to a Installation A*-C, including qualified electricians remains high and this course in our excellent Level 3 certificate or One year (Electrotechnical Science, English and facilities will set you off on the right track. Electricians can be self- employment within Technology) Maths. Subjects such employed or work directly for companies, so if you want a job that’s an apprenticeship Level 2 Certificate as ICT and D & T are far from 9 to 5, then a career as an electrician could be perfect. The framework. – City and Guilds also preferred. course will include electrotechnical knowledge, electrical science and the practical application of your knowledge in the workshop.

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BS4161A Painting and Level 1 Diploma If you’ve already done Level 1 in Painting and Decorating and want Level 3 Diploma Decorating in Painting and to improve your skills, then this course is for you. Study is mainly in Painting and One year Diploma Level 2 – Decorating. practical and includes underpinning knowledge of construction, Decorating. CSkills storage of materials/equipment, preparation of work areas, erecting/dismantling working platforms, the application of paint, wallpaper and special paint finishes. BS4173A Plumbing Four GCSE passes In our plumbing workshop, you will be able to get to grips with one Progress to Level Certificate Level 2 at grades A*-C, of the most sought after trade skills in the UK. Plumbing skills are 2 NVQ Diploma One year – City and Guilds including English very much in demand and on these courses you will learn all the (subject to being in Language and Maths. practical and theoretical basics of the trade, including health and employment), and then safety, pipe fitting skills, installing appliances, water regulations, to Level 3 Plumbing, sanitation and drainage, use of power tools and sheet lead work. to gain the additional skills required to become a qualified plumber. BS4164A Woodtrades - Site Level 1 Diploma This new Level 2 course focuses on site carpentry and will help you Progress to the Level Carpentry in Carpentry and to improve on skills learnt at Level 1. Units of practical work and 3 Diploma in Site One year Diploma Level 2 – Joinery. classroom study include storing materials and equipment, erecting/ Carpentry. CSkills dismantling basic working platforms, working efficiently, first and second fixing before/after plasterwork, structural carcassing and using circular saws. BS4165A Woodtrades - Level 1 Diploma This new Level 2 course focuses on bench joinery and will help Progress to the Level Bench Joinery in Carpentry and you to improve on skills learnt at Level 1. Units of practical work 3 Diploma in Bench One year Diploma Level 2 – Joinery. and classroom study include safe working practices, underpinning Joinery. CSkills construction knowledge, circular saw operation, producing and marking out and the manufacture of routine joinery products.

Level 3

BS4170A Bricklaying Bricklaying Diploma This Level 3 course in bricklaying adds to the knowledge and Progress to a Level Diploma Level 3 – Level 2. skills gained at Level 2 with both practical units and underpinning 3 Extended Diploma One year CSkills knowledge. Units that you will study include safe working practices, in Building Studies or building methods and construction technology, carrying out into employment in the structural and decorative brickwork, repair and maintenance of construction industry. masonry structures and the erection of complex structures. BS4029A1 Building Studies For entry onto the This course is ideal if you want to work within the building services Students may BTEC Level 3 Level 3 Extended industry in a technical role, or want to go on to HE to study a progress to our One year Extended Diploma Diploma you will construction-related degree. The core units include health, safety Foundation Degree – Edexcel need five GCSEs and welfare, construction and the environment, construction in Construction and at grade A*-C technology and design, construction science and materials, Surveying, validated including English analytical methods and building technology. Specialist units by Liverpool John and a minimum D in include planning, organising and control of resource, graphical Moores University, Maths. Alternatively, detailing, measuring, tendering and estimating, surveying process, or an Honours a student may enter environmental science, building and surveying, building services, Degree in subjects the course with a building regulations and control, valuation, design procedures, like architecture Level 3 Diploma in a planning procedures and property law. or architectural construction trade or technology. NVQ Level 2, subject to interview BS4205A1 Building Services For entry onto the This course is ideal if you want to work within the building services Students may Engineering Level 3 Extended industry in a technical role, or want to go on to HE to study a progress to our Two years BTEC Level 3 Diploma you will construction-related degree. Building Services Engineers are Foundation Degree Extended Diploma need a minimum of responsible for the design, installation and maintenance of systems in Construction and - Edexcel 5 GCSEs at grades in new and existing buildings, such as heating and lighting, water Surveying validated A*-C including supplies and plumbing, control systems and fire, security and alarm by John Moores English Language/ systems. Liverpool University NEW Literature (or Pass or an Honours at Level 2 functional degree in subjects literacy) and a grade like Architectural B in Maths. Technology, Civil Engineering, Students are advised Construction to study A-Level Management. Maths alongside this qualification if they intend to progress to a University degree in Civil Engineering.

0127001270 654656546544 4 Construction – Vocational Courses Course Code Course / Board Entry Requirements Course Summary What Next? /Duration Level 3

BS4206A1 Civil Engineering For entry onto the This course is ideal for students who are looking for a career in Students may BTEC Level 3 Level 3 Extended Civil Engineering and other built environment professions. There progress to our Extended Diploma Diploma you will are seven mandatory Units and optional units which cover Project Foundation Degree - Edexcel need a minimum of Management, Structural Mechanics, ICT in the Built Environment in Construction and 5 GCSEs at grades and many more. Surveying validated NEW A*-C including by John Moores English Language/ Liverpool University Literature (or Pass or an Honours at Level 2 functional degree in subjects literacy) and a grade like Architectural B in Maths. Technology, Civil Engineering Technician, Site Agents. BS4162A Painting and Level 2 Diploma This Level 3 course is a 50% practical and 50% theoretical study Progress onto the Level Decorating in Painting and of a range of skills needed for more complex work in painting 3 Extended Diploma One year Diploma Level 3 – Decorating. and decorating. Units that you will study include establishing an in Building Studies or CSkills operational area, assisting with resource organisation and assisting into employment in the with progressing operations. You will also learn how to co-ordinate construction industry. painting activities, wall-papering activities for complex areas and activities that will produce advanced specialist finishes. The course includes one written external knowledge test. BS4174A Plumbing Plumbing Level 2 In our plumbing workshop, you will be able to get to grips with You can progress to Certificate Level 3 NVQ Diploma and one of the most sought-after trade skills in the UK. Plumbing our Foundation Degree One year – City and Guilds be in employment. skills are very much in demand and on these courses you will in construction and Students should learn all the practical and theoretical basics of the trade including Surveying or into already have 4 GCSE health and safety, pipe fitting skills, installing appliances, water employment in the passes at grades A*- regulations, sanitation and drainage, use of power tools and sheet construction sector. C, including English lead work. This plumbing qualification course is a mixture of and Maths. practical workshop and classroom training and will cover safety, key principles, common plumbing processes, cold water systems, domestic hot water systems, sanitation systems, central heating systems (pipe work only), electrical supply and earth continuity, sheet weathering, environmental awareness and effective working relationships. BS4166A Woodtrades - Level 2 Diploma in This course is suitable if you want to gain further skills beyond Progress onto the Level Site Carpentry Site Carpentry. Level 2 in Site Carpentry. Practical and theoretical units include 3 Extended Diploma One year Diploma Level 3 – safe working practices, organising resources, installing first and in Building Studies or CSkills second fixings, erecting complex structural carcassing, maintaining into employment in the structural and non-structural components and use of machinery. construction industry. BS4167A Woodtrades - Level 2 Diploma in This course is suitable if you want to gain further skills beyond Progress onto the Level Bench Joinery Bench Joinery. Level 2 in Bench Joinery. Practical and theoretical units include safe 3 Extended Diploma One year Diploma Level 3 – working practices, underpinning construction knowledge, set up in Building Studies or CSkills and use of fixed or transportable machinery and the manufacture into employment in the and production of complex shaped joinery products. construction industry.

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A-Level Programme Built Environment

Code: BS4204 Level: Certiﬁcate Level 3 BTEC (AS Level equivalent) Board: Edexcel Duration: One Year

Additional Entry Requirements: For the Advanced Dual Programme –minimum of 5 GCSE grades A*-C, including English Language/Literature and at least grade D in Maths (which would need to be re-sat in your first year). Course summary: This course has been introduced to enable A-Level students to combine 3 AS-Level subjects with a BTEC Level 3 Certificate. The Certificate will offer breadth to your course of study and demonstrate vocational knowledge for learners interested in progressing to a career or degree in a Construction discipline e./g. Civil Engineering, Architecture etc. What can I do next? Students may progress to our Foundation Degree in Construction and Surveying validated by John Moores Liverpool University or an Honours degree in subjects like Architectural Technology, Civil Engineering or Construction Management.

01270 654654 6 Apprenticeships

What is an Apprenticeship? At South Cheshire College we offer The College is often approached by Apprenticeships primarily at Level 2 employers seeking a new Apprentice. If you An Apprenticeship is employment where (Intermediate) or Level 3 (Advanced), complete the College full-time Application you follow a structured training programme, so the qualifications will be at the right Form and note on it that you are interested earn a wage and work alongside experienced level for you and the needs of your job. in a specific Apprenticeship, along with your staff to gain job-specific skills. You gain preferred full-time course, or if you fill out nationally recognised qualifications, mostly Who can do an one of our Apprenticeship Interest Forms, through working on the job and assessment Apprenticeship? then we will add you to our list of potential in the workplace, possibly supplemented by Apprentices. If a relevant and suitable attendance at college on a day release basis. Apprenticeships are open to anyone aged 16 Apprenticeship comes up, we’ll provide your years or over, whether you are looking to start details to the employer, to help match jobs Money and Holidays? work in a job that enables you to carry on with applicants. learning or you are already in employment Apprentices earn a minimum salary of £2.60 and are seeking qualifications. per hour and work at least 30 hours per How long does an week. However, many apprentices earn There may be different entry requirements Apprenticeship last? significantly more. depending on the job role and you need to This depends on the level you are working understand that competition for jobs in Apprentices receive at least 20 days paid towards, your experience and your own some industries can be fierce. You should holiday per year in addition to Bank Holidays. personal situation. expect to be tested on your commitment and awareness of the requirements of the job you As a general rule, an Apprenticeship takes What qualifications are seeking and on your team-working and between one and two years. However, it will I gain? personal initiative. could be longer, depending on the sector you work in. Each Apprenticeship is made up of a number of qualifications studied at work or in college. How do I find an employer These include: who is looking for an An NVQ at Level 2, 3 or occasionally 4. This Apprentice? You gain is referred to as the competency-based There are two options open to you for finding nationally qualification and is assessed by what you an Apprenticeship: do at work. Register with the National recognised A Technical Certificate – this is an Apprenticeship Service vacancy service at qualifications, assessment of your knowledge and www.apprenticeships.org.uk – just click on understanding, which may involve the ‘search for vacancies’ button and follow attendance at college. mostly through the instructions. working on Depending on your previous qualifications, Carry out your own search, approaching the Apprenticeship may also involve employers in the sector where you would like the job and training and assessment of your to be employed. The College can provide you transferable skills in English and Maths. with our 16-19 Work-Related Handbook to assessment in help you with guidance on how to write CVs, apply for jobs and interview techniques. the workplace.

01270 654654 7 Apprenticeships available through South Cheshire College

How do I apply for an Title Apprenticeship Level and Course Code Apprenticeship place? Construction If you are already in employment or are Bricklaying Level 2 Intermediate – BS4169F confident of securing employment when you leave school, then all you need to do is to Painting and Decorating Level 2 Intermediate – BS4161F ask your employer to contact the College’s Plumbing Level 2 Intermediate – BS4173F Work-Related Training Team on 01270 654638 Level 2 Intermediate – BS4016F or email [email protected] . Our Training Woodtrades – Bench Joinery Level 3 Advanced – code tbc and Skills Advisor will then meet with you and your employer to set up the Apprenticeship Level 2 Intermediate – BS4164F Woodtrades – Site Carpentry and Joinery programme for you. Level 3 Advanced – code tbc If you would like to become an Apprentice, but Electrical Installation Level 2 Intermediate – code tbc do not yet have an employer lined up, then in addition to registration with the National Apprenticeship Service, you can do one of two options: For more information and further If you want Apply to the College for a full-time course in details about Apprenticeships, your preferred area of study, using the College to go on to Application Form or Online Application Form, please contact our Training and and include alongside the full-time course your Skills Advisor on 01270 654638 or university you preferred Apprenticeship programme too. For email [email protected] example, if you want to become a bricklaying will find that apprentice, you would apply for our Bricklaying Other Apprenticeship options may full-time course (BS4168A), but also include become available during many Higher on your form the Bricklaying Intermediate the year. Apprenticeship (BS4169F). On receipt of your Education application, we will interview you for the Our Apprenticeship vacancies are always institutions full-time course, so that you have an offer of a promoted via our own website – go to college place should you not find employment www.s-cheshire.ac.uk and click on Sixth Form, will value by September. We will also add you to our list then select Apprenticeships. At the bottom of of students interested in Apprenticeships, so this page you can sign up to receive updates your skills and that you can be put forward for any relevant every time a new Apprenticeship vacancy vacancies that employers let us know about. is advertised. knowledge. If you really don’t want the back-up option Prospects of a full-time course at college, then simply complete an Expression of Interest Form Apprenticeships can be demanding but they are for an Apprenticeship and send it to our very rewarding. Because Apprenticeships train Work-Related Training Team, who will then you in the skills that employers want, they give add you to our list of students interested you choices in your career. in Apprenticeships, so that you can be put Your career doesn’t have to stop at the forward for any relevant vacancies that Intermediate or Advanced Apprenticeship. If you employers let us know about. At the same want to go on to university you will find that time, it is essential that you do carry out your many Higher Education institutions will value own search for an employer, and we can help your skills and knowledge and may offer you a with this by supplying you with our 16-19 place on a Foundation Degree or other higher Work-Related handbook, to give you guidance level qualifications. about how to go about making a successful job application. To get an Expression of Interest Form, just ring our Work-Related Training team on 01270 654638 or email them on [email protected] and ask for the form to be sent to you. We have an Apprenticeship stand at all our events too, where you can pick up one of these forms.

01270 654654 8 Meet Some of our Staff

We pride ourselves at South Cheshire College on both the academic standing and practical expertises of our staff, which is reflected in the qualifications they hold and the industry experience which they possess. It means you have the confidence that the teaching staff on our Construction courses really know their subject area, having studied it in depth over a number of years, and having worked extensively in the industry.

Karl Jackson Chris Clews Martin Smith Lecturer in Lecturer in – Lecturer in Construction and Construction Construction Built Environment, (Brickwork) (Joinery)

HE Co-ordinator Chris has worked in the construction industry Martin has worked in the construction industry for over 30 years and has gained a vast amount since leaving school and has gained a vast Karl has previously worked in the construction of experience in this time. For the past nine amount of experience in this time. For the past and manufacturing sectors. For the past seven years he has worked at the College as a fourteen years he has worked at the College as years he has tutored on and developed the built Brickwork Lecturer and has developed training a Joinery Lecturer and has developed training environment higher level programmes, including programs for Diploma Levels 1, 2 and 3. programmes for Diploma Levels 1, 2 and 3. the Foundation degree in Construction and Surveying and the BSc in Building Management Since joining the College he has gained Since joining the College he has gained and Surveying. Karl also acts as the HE Co- his Certificate of Education qualification, his Certificate of Education qualification, ordinator for the College. (CertEd) A1 and V1 Assessors Awards and has (CertEd) A1 and V1 Assessors Awards and has recently completed his Foundation Degree in recently completed his Foundation Degree in He completed an MSc in project management Construction Management. Construction Management, and a BSc (Hons) in 2010 and is currently undertaking a PhD with Degree in Construction Management and Chris said: “The Construction industry needs Loughborough University. Surveying at South Cheshire College through a range of skilled staff and the construction Liverpool John Moores University. Karl has recently been appointed a Member of courses offered at college give our students a the Advisory Council with the Environmental variety of skills that will help them progress Association for Universities and Colleges onto a career in this industry”. and is also leading the development of new environmental courses in partnership with the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA). 01270 654654 9 Meet Some of our Staff

Richard Lunt- Rob Kerr - Lecturer in Lecturer in Electrotechnology/ Plumbing

Electrical After completing an apprenticeship in Plumbing, Robert continued to work in the industry gaining Installation a wide range of experience in both plumbing and gas related work activities. This included Richard currently runs the Electrical section working in both the domestic and commercial at South Cheshire College having taught in FE sector. Robert has over 20 years’ experience since 2006. His experience, having worked in in teaching and has been involved with a wide the Electrical and Telecommunications sectors, range of courses. As well as the Plumbing coupled with his BEng in E&E Engineering, PGCE NVQ programmes at Level 2 and Level 3, he and assessing qualifications provide a solid has developed and implemented short course foundation upon which to deliver his subject. programmes in Water Regulations, Unvented Richard said: “The students learn different Hot Water Storage Systems and Gas Training aspects of electronic/electrical engineering and Assessments. which gives them a solid grounding and He arrived at South Cheshire College in June prepares them for a career within the electrical 2010 with the aim of setting up a new plumbing engineering industry”. department to coincide with the opening of the new college campus. After a successful first year, interest in Plumbing courses has remained high. The department will be introducing the NVQ Level 3 Plumbing in September 2012. Rob said “ The plumbing courses have taken off in a big way at the College . The students I teach are very keen to learn new skills which has helped them gain confidence and improve so they can offer future employers the skills that are needed within the plumbing industry”.

0127001270 654656546544 1010 Enrichment

Within the Construction and Built Environment area we encourage students to participate in trips and visits as well as having regular guest speakers. There are also occasional opportunities to take part in genuine work projects, such as the recent rewiring of Sandbach Heath Methodist Church.

Sparks Expo Competition Winner 2011 Telford Power Station visit

Guest Speakers

Mira Showers Staff with plumbing students Rewiring of Sandbach Heath Methodist Church by electrical installation students

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South Cheshire College’s Construction students achieve well and many are able to head off to their preferred university or follow their chosen career within the construction industry. Some students have successfully gone on to be employed as apprentices in construction, plumbing and electronics with companies such as: Mark Wilson Plumbing Pochins Construction Richard Cotton Plumbing Steve Wall Plumbing The Up and Under Group Weaver vale Housing Trust Wulvern Housing Trust

Other students have progressed into different careers within the construction industry such as:

Careers Employers Architect Ian Ankers Architecture Bricklaying Managing Director AJC Construction Ltd Building Surveyor Weavervale Housing Trust Civil Engineer The Up and Under Group

01270 654654 12 How to Apply

Applications, Interviews and Enrolment Attend open event. Collect information Choosing what to do when you leave school is a really big decision and one you’ll want to get right.

Our application and interview process is Apply online Send in paper designed to help you make the best possible choice, so that whatever you ﬁnally choose through our website application form to do, you’ll enjoy it and be successful. Every student who applies for a place at South Cheshire College will be invited to come for an interview. The interview will give you the We send you an opportunity to ﬁnd out more details about the acknowledgement card course you want to study, to make sure that the course you’re applying for is the right one for you, that it’s what you expected, and that it’s at the right level.

On interview evenings, we have careers staff Invitation to interview on hand, so if you change your mind about what to study you can speak to them and then arrange a fresh interview (the same evening, if there’s time). After your interview you should receive an offer of a provisional place at the College, Interview takes place - and then you are free to concentrate on verbal offer usually given getting the results you need. We’ll invite you back in for enrolment following GCSE Results Day. If you get the grades you need, then just turn up to enrol. If Offer letter sent to you you don’t get your expected grades, or perhaps conditional on grades have changed your mind about what to study, then don’t worry. Just call us and we can arrange for you to meet staff to help you ﬁnd and enrol onto a more suitable course. Full-time courses all start in September. You Enrolment letter sent will be told at enrolment when your exact to you in July start date is and where you need to go to on your ﬁrst day.

What do I do now? GCSE Results Day: Decide early on in Year 11 what course(s) Not the grades you GCSE Results Day: you want to apply for. wanted? Don’t Grades okay – great, Get your application in – either using the online worry – call us and you can relax application form at ww.s-cheshire.ac.uk, using talk to staff about the form at the back of the full-time prospectus your options or contact us and we’ll send you one. You should aim to do this early, before Christmas if possible, because popular courses ﬁll up fast and in some cases spaces are limited. The Enrolment week: College has a deadline of 30th April 2012 for Enrolment week: Discuss and agree a most courses, for you to be guaranteed a place Come in and enrol on your ﬁrst choice of course (subject to you more suitable course, as per your letter meeting the entry requirements). then enrol for that

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