OUR CONSTRUCTION CENTRES PROVIDE YOU WITH THE BUILDING BLOCKS FOR YOUR FUTURE.
At our dedicated construction centres you can build your career in construction and learn a hands-on skilled trade that will prepare you for the industry.
Across our sites we offer training in all the main construction trades including courses and apprenticeships in bricklaying, carpentry and joinery, electrical installation, plastering and plumbing.
There are fantastic opportunities to showcase your skills at competitions and get involved in real-life projects, which will help you develop your CV and enhance your employability. You’ll be supported by industry experienced tutors and have the opportunity to complete an industry placement, which will help to develop your employability skills and build your network of contacts.
You’ll learn all the key skills for being a Bricklayer: constructing half brick and solid walling, cavity walls, arches and solid wall piers, decorative fireplaces and chimney stacks. Others include trowel skills, brick bonding and building complex masonry. Alongside practical skills you’ll also study health, safety and welfare and site procedures in construction. You’ll meet key employers in the trade and carry out work experience.
Our construction centre offers an industry-standard learning environment where each trade has its own workshop space, fitted with both individual booths and large workspaces. After successfully completing one of our industry- recognised qualifications you can pursue a career in the building industry as a plasterer or further your knowledge and experience with an apprenticeship.
You’ll learn how to use wood machinery and power tools, explore timber technology, timber floor and roofing techniques, modern truss roof construction, all aspects of kitchen fitting, building partition walls and fitting door linings and fitting doors.
You will gain hands-on knowledge and skills of domestic electrical installations allowing you to work towards a career as an electrician. You will need to achieve a Level 2 and Level 3 course as well as a competency based qualification to be a fully qualified electrician.
Our plumbing courses will prepare you for work in the domestic and industrial sectors. You’ll learn a range of practical skills-based units, depending on the level of the course, plus a variety of bending and jointing techniques, fitting central heating systems, fitting underfloor heating, environmental technologies and gas. Our students also enjoy visits to local employers where they see real-life projects in action.
Construction
Bricklaying
Plastering
Carpentry and Joinery
Plumbing
Electrical Installations
Bricklaying
Plastering
Carpentry and Joinery
Plumbing
Electrical Installations
Bricklayer Apprenticeship
Carpentry and Joinery Apprenticeship
Property Maintenance Operative Apprenticeship
Bricklaying
Plastering
Architectural Joinery
Site Carpentry
Select your course to begin your application
Advanced Technical Diploma in Electrical Installation
Bricklayer Apprenticeship
Bricklayer Apprenticeship
Bricklaying
Bricklaying
Bricklaying
Carpentry & Joinery
Carpentry and Joinery
Carpentry and Joinery Apprenticeship
Carpentry and Joinery Apprenticeship
Diploma in Bricklaying
Diploma in Electrical Installation
Diploma in Electrical Installation
Diploma in Plumbing
Entry Level Steps to Construction (DFECN004#)
Joinery
Plastering
Plastering
Plumbing
Plumbing
Plumbing and Domestic Heating Technician Apprenticeship
Site Carpentry and Architectural Joinery
T-Level:Design,Surveying & Planning for Construction (RFECN014#)
Adults Plastering
Adults Work-based NVQ in Plastering
Diploma in Electrical Installation
Diploma in Site Carpentry
Entry 3 – Introduction to Bricklaying Adults
Entry 3 – Introduction to Joinery Adults
Entry Level Introduction to Plastering Adults
Further Plastering Skills for Adults
Bricklayer Apprenticeship
Bricklayer Apprenticeship
Carpentry and Joinery Apprenticeship
Carpentry and Joinery Apprenticeship
Plumbing and Domestic Heating Technician Apprenticeship
“I get to learn new skills that will help me get a job doing something I enjoy.”
Alexei Johnson Level 2 Bricklaying, former student at Wingfield Academy
The construction sector is ideal for those who like working outside, enjoy working practically and use their initiative to get things done.
Construction Labourers prepare building sites and assist trade workers with manual jobs once work starts.
Mark out and dig trenches for foundations and drains, lay concrete and put up panels to hold concrete in place as it sets, bend and fix bars to reinforce concrete structures and keep tradespeople on site supplied with materials.**
Construction sites for a variety of building projects across a range of physical areas.
*EMSI 2021 **nationalcareers.service.gov.uk
Construction Managers oversee building projects for quality, safety, timeliness and completion within budget.
Review building plans, hire staff and organise work schedules, ensure the site has the material its needs, monitor the timeline and cost of the project, ensure quality and health and safety is maintained throughout and report progress to clients.**
You could work at a client’s business or on a construction site.
*EMSI 2021 **nationalcareers.service.gov.uk
In-demand skills that commonly appear in job descriptions for roles within the construction sector include*:
BY 2025 THERE ARE EXPECTED TO BE 30,284 JOBS IN CONSTRUCTION IN SOUTH YORKSHIRE.
LIGHTCAST 2022“My favourite part of college is the hands-on, practical learning and the staff make it a great environment to be in.”
Sharoz Hussain Entry Level 1 Joinery, former student at Oakwood High School
“I get to learn new skills that will help me get a job doing something I enjoy.”
Alexei Johnson Level 2 Bricklaying, former student at Wingfield Academy
