Course Guide 2018-19 Full-time Courses and Apprenticeships
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Bench Joinery Diploma<br />
Level: 3<br />
Centre: Brunel Construction Centre<br />
Duration: 1 year<br />
Construction Extended<br />
Diploma<br />
Level: 3<br />
Centre: Dewsbury (DLQ)<br />
Duration: 2 year<br />
NEW<br />
Entry requirements<br />
A Level 2 qualification <strong>and</strong> appropriate English<br />
<strong>and</strong> maths.<br />
Overview<br />
You will develop your skills <strong>and</strong> knowledge<br />
enabling you to work at an advanced level in<br />
the construction industry in bench joinery, wood<br />
machining or furniture production. Skills such as<br />
measuring <strong>and</strong> application of number, problem<br />
solving skills <strong>and</strong> communicating with different<br />
people within a working environment can be<br />
transferable to other trade areas.<br />
You will learn about:<br />
• Safe working practices<br />
• Information, quantities <strong>and</strong> communicating<br />
with others<br />
• Building methods <strong>and</strong> construction<br />
technology<br />
• Joinery tools<br />
• Types of timber<br />
• Complex joinery skills<br />
• Staircases<br />
• Storm proof windows<br />
• Doors <strong>and</strong> frames<br />
• Joinery technology<br />
• Maths <strong>and</strong> English unless achieved GCSE<br />
grade 4 or above<br />
Steel toe capped boots are required.<br />
How will I be assessed?<br />
• Continuous assessment<br />
• Multiple choice online exam at the end of<br />
each unit<br />
• Work placement<br />
Entry requirements<br />
A minimum of 5 GCSEs with the following<br />
grades: English, maths <strong>and</strong> science at 4 or<br />
above, <strong>and</strong> 2 other GCSEs grade 4 or above.<br />
Overview<br />
If you are interested in construction, but not<br />
wanting to choose a specific trade, this course<br />
will give you an overview of the industry <strong>and</strong><br />
options available. You will develop knowledge<br />
<strong>and</strong> underst<strong>and</strong>ing of the construction sector,<br />
including essential employability skills.<br />
Units could include:<br />
• Construction principles<br />
• Construction design<br />
• Tendering <strong>and</strong> estimating<br />
• Construction technology<br />
• Health <strong>and</strong> safety<br />
• Surveying<br />
• Graphical detailing<br />
• Building regulations <strong>and</strong> control in<br />
construction<br />
• Management of a construction project<br />
How will I be assessed?<br />
• Written exams<br />
• Assignments<br />
• Supervised assessments<br />
• Work placement<br />
What’s next?<br />
Higher Education course such as technical<br />
design, construction management or architecture<br />
or employment.<br />
What’s next?<br />
Apprenticeship/Employment.
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