Construction and the Built Environment
Level 1 Diploma in Brickwork
Course Title
Level 1 Diploma in Brickwork
Course Code
C000233
Mode of Study
FULL TIME
Location
Entry Requirements
You’ll need to be prepared for a hands-on career. Attention to detail and a willingness to apply yourself are key to success.
Leads on to
This course is an ideal way to get onto a more advanced qualification or apprenticeship leading to a career in construction - as a bricklayer, or maintenance operative, or variety of other roles within the industry.
ABOUT THE COURSE
This course will help you gain the basic knowledge and skills to begin a career in the Brickwork trade. Your time will be split equally between practical modules in the workshop, and studying the theory behind brickwork.
You will spend approximately 50 per cent of your time in the workshop building brick and block walls to a variety of designs, which will help build the necessary skills to complete the synoptic tests towards the end of the course. The other 50 per cent will be spent learning the theory behind brickwork and the construction industry in general.
Areas of study include:
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Construct Block walling
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Construct Brick Walling
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Construct Cavity Walling
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Health and Safety
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Construction Technology
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Communication and Information
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Mixing Materials
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Setting Out