Course Guide 2018-19 Full-time Courses and Apprenticeships
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FULL-TIME COURSES<br />
plastering Diploma<br />
Level: 3<br />
Centre: Brunel Construction Centre<br />
Duration: 1 year<br />
Plumbing <strong>and</strong> Electrical<br />
Diploma<br />
Level: 1<br />
Centre: Brunel Construction Centre<br />
Duration: 1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
A Level 2 qualification <strong>and</strong> appropriate English<br />
<strong>and</strong> maths. Qualifications to be discused at<br />
interview.<br />
Overview<br />
If you’ve previous experience of the construction<br />
industry, but would like to work towards<br />
something more trade specific, this course will get<br />
you to a very high skills st<strong>and</strong>ard, allowing you<br />
to undertake complex plastering work.<br />
You will learn plastering techniques, skills <strong>and</strong><br />
technology including:<br />
• Safe working practices<br />
• Applying plaster materials to complex<br />
external surfaces<br />
• Dry lining<br />
• Plaster boarding,<br />
• S<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> cement screeding (granolithic)<br />
• Casting cornice in-situ (cornice)<br />
• Plastering complex internal surfaces (e.g.<br />
curved wall)<br />
• Information, quantities <strong>and</strong> communicating<br />
with others<br />
• Building methods <strong>and</strong> construction<br />
technology<br />
• Maths <strong>and</strong> English unless achieved GCSE<br />
grade 4 or above<br />
Steel toe capped boots <strong>and</strong> safety glasses are<br />
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 satisfactory BPEC trade aptitude test score.<br />
Overview<br />
This qualification is for those waiting to enter<br />
the Plumbing or Electrical industry. It gives<br />
you the opportunity to pick up some core skills<br />
<strong>and</strong> knowledge to progress onto either Level 2<br />
Plumbing or Electrical Installation qualifications.<br />
You will be learning basic skills <strong>and</strong> knowledge<br />
<strong>and</strong> will be supervised as you undertake various<br />
practical <strong>and</strong> knowledge based activities.<br />
You will learn:<br />
• Health <strong>and</strong> Safety<br />
• Low carbon steel pipework<br />
• Plastic pipework<br />
• Maintenance skills (plumbing)<br />
• Electrical lighting circuit<br />
• Electrical socket circuit<br />
• Electrical PVC containment<br />
• Maintenance skills (electrical installation)<br />
• Maths <strong>and</strong> English unless achieved GCSE<br />
grade 4 or above<br />
How will I be assessed?<br />
• Continuous assessment<br />
• Work placement<br />
What’s next?<br />
Level 2 Diploma or Apprenticeship in Plumbing or<br />
Electrical Installation.<br />
What’s next?<br />
Apprenticeship/Employment.
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