School Leaver Course Guide 2021-22
In this guide you'll find information about the different full time courses and apprenticeships you can study at Gateshead College after your GCSEs.
In this guide you'll find information about the different full time courses and apprenticeships you can study at Gateshead College after your GCSEs.
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Construction<br />
Carpentry & Joinery<br />
Level 1<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Two GCSE grades at 3 or above,<br />
ideally including maths and English<br />
or equivalent.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
You'll build foundation carpentry<br />
and joinery skills to help you<br />
progress to an apprenticeship, work<br />
or further training. Practical and<br />
hands-on, you’ll learn carpentry<br />
and joinery techniques using hand<br />
and power tools, as well as health<br />
and safety.<br />
On completion of the course,<br />
you can progress to one of our<br />
Level 2 courses, into work or an<br />
apprenticeship.<br />
Site Carpentry<br />
Level 2<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
You must have a Level 1 in<br />
Carpentry and Joinery and GCSE<br />
maths and English.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This course develops your craft skills<br />
to work at recognised industrial<br />
standards within this trade area.<br />
You will learn new site carpentry<br />
skills as well as developing those<br />
learnt at Level 1. The college has<br />
close links to local construction<br />
companies, so you’ll also have the<br />
opportunity to take part in valuable<br />
work experience placements in the<br />
commercial world.<br />
Diploma in Site Carpentry<br />
(Construction)<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
There are no formal entry<br />
requirements.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
You will cover three core subject<br />
areas including health, safety and<br />
welfare, technical information,<br />
quantities and communication<br />
and the construction industry and<br />
the built environment. You’ll learn<br />
a range of practical skills such as<br />
first and second fixing operations,<br />
how to set up and operate cutting<br />
and shaping machinery, how to set<br />
up complex structural carcassing<br />
components and how to maintain<br />
non-structural and structural<br />
components.<br />
HOW DO I APPLY?<br />
Click here to go straight to the<br />
Construction courses on our<br />
website. Decide which course is<br />
for you and then apply online.<br />
Or sign up to one of our<br />
Enrolment Events, click here to<br />
find out when the next one is.<br />
See page 118 for full details.<br />
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