Access to Construction

ACCESS TO CONSTRUCTION

YOUR LOCAL COLLEGE

Where will I study?

The full-time course will be taught in our dedicated construction workshops in Dunoon, Campbeltown, Rothesay and Lochgilphead, and in the school workshop on Islay.

What qualifications do I need to enrol on this course?

Potential students require no special qualifications for this course. All students will be interviewed individually by the Course Tutor.

How can I continue to develop my construction skills?

Apprenticeships may be available within the construction industry. We also offer SVQ2/3 Carpentry and Joinery or Brickwork at our Construction Engineering and Renewables Centre in Lochgilphead.

Why should I consider a construction skills course?

Are you looking for a career in the construction industry?

Do you want to develop and hone your skills in crafts including bricklaying, plumbing, carpentry and joinery?

Do you want to improve your employment prospects through a practical and thorough understanding of general construction practices?

Then Construction Skills may well be the right course for you. Taught over one year, the course will help you develop and improve your skills and gain confidence and practical experience in six of the main crafts required by the construction industry.

Bricklaying: Half Brick Walling, One Brick Walling, Fundamentals of Cavity Walling, Simple Arch Construction, Simple Decorative Brickwork, Block Walling Painting & Decorating: Prepare and Paint Surfaces, Decorative Painting, Paperhanging Carpentry & Joinery: Site Joinery Skills, Bench Joinery Skills, Repair & Maintenance, Manufacture Joinery Components Plumbing: Prepare and Secure Domestic Plumbing Appliances, Install and Connect Domestic Plumbing Appliances, Hot and Cold Water Systems, Discharge Systems Plasterwork: Solid and Bench Plasterwork Skills Roof Tiling and Slating: Plain Roof Tiling, Single Lap Roof Tiling, Roof Slating

Argyll College UHI Ltd is a Scottish Charity, SC 026685

Argyll College UHI At Argyll College UHI we apply stateof-the-art information technologies – including high-speed internet access and video conferencing facilities – to allow as many students as possible to study throughout Argyll’s dispersed communities.

What’s more, as one of the 13 colleges and research institutions that make up the newly formed University of the Highlands and Islands, we can now offer our students even better access to a wide choice of undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses. This is in addition to our existing, prolific range of vocational, full and part-time further education courses.

Argyll College UHI has 13 centres throughout the Argyll region and you can also look at studying many courses at home if you wish. You choose what you study and how you study it.

To find out more about this course simply contact your nearest centre.

Arran Tel: 01770 600 152 Cairndow Tel: 01546 600 070 Campbeltown Tel: 01631 559 670 Construction, Engineering and Renewables Centre Tel: 01631 559 830 Craignish Tel: 01546 600 070 Dunoon Tel: 01369 707 182 Fionnphort Tel: 01681 700 377 Islay Tel: 01496 810 130 Lochgilphead Tel: 01546 600 070 Oban Tel: 01631 559 500 Rothesay Tel: 01700 501 000 Tiree Tel: 01879 220 372 Tobermory Tel: 01688 302 801