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Level 1 in Bricklaying

51P170/AP-2223
  1. CampusMaidstone
  2. Course Length
  3. Type of CourseFull Time
  4. Week Commencing05-09-2022
  5. Annual Fee£471

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The Details

Gain the key practical skills needs to be enter the expanding construction industry. You will learn how to construct different brickwork models to industry standard as well as core health and safety knowledge. You'll also learn about the principles of building, information and quantities, as well as improving your communication skills.

You could be learning how to construct block, brick and cavity walling as well as basic manory structures. You'll also be taught how to maintain the different tools involved. We'll help you to iprove your maths skills too as they're vital to being a bricklayer!

All work completed will be assessed against set criteria, which is clearly signposted throughout the programme. The assessments are in practical skills and theory work.

Future Prospects

Successful completion of the programme will enable you to progress on to a Level 2 in Bricklaying or an apprenticeship. Alternatively you may wish to go straight into employment in the construction industry.

Entry Requirements

A minimum of four GCSEs at grade 2/F or above, including English or maths.

Why Choose MidKent College?

  • We provide some of the finest teaching and learning environments you’ll find in a further education college in the country, having built a brand-new campus in Gillingham in 2009 and refurbished our Maidstone Campus in a redevelopment programme completed in 2016.
  • Both of our campuses are fully-equipped with workshops that simulate real working environments, equipment that replicates the latest technology students will find in the workplace, and commercial facilities that are open to the public.
  • The University Centre Maidstone (UCM) building at our Oakwood Park campus is a dedicated campus for university-level courses and professional training.
  • Our career advisers booked 1105 careers interviews in 2020-2021! They'll be able to give you impartial guidance as to the range of education, training and employment opportunities available to you.

    • What our students say...

      Joe Reardon

      I’m an apprentice bricklayer and work with Roe Brickwork attending College one day a week usually. My job involves carrying and passing bricks and blocks to the other bricklayers and actually laying the bricks and blocks. Currently I’m on site building houses in Kings Hill. I really enjoy laying the bricks and seeing ...