Who is this course for?

The Level 1 Bricklaying Diploma is approximately 60% practical and 40% theory, and your training will be carried out in our construction workshop and classrooms.

You will have a personal tutor to help support your learning as well as access to information on study skills and study support groups should you need them.

Your practical training in the workshop will include:

• Basic block laying, how to construct walls using blocks
• Basic bricklaying, how to construct walls using bricks
• Basic cavity walling, how to construct walls for houses
• Basic setting out, how to read drawings and position a building

You'll also study:

• Health and safety, the essential safety that is demanded by the construction industry
• Communications, how the construction industry operates and communicates
• Building methods, how buildings are constructed and the role you would play as a bricklayer

Full time 16-19 learner with a Grade 3 or below, must study towards a GCSE grade 4-9.

Where will it lead?

Successful completion could lead to entry onto the Level 2 Bricklaying Technical Certificate, applying for an apprenticeship or gaining employment in the trade.