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Construction Skills Award Level 1 – Carpentry Adult

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Location and start date

Cornwall College St Austell - 4 June 2025

Level

Level 1 Levels Explained

Duration

5 weeks - 1 evening per week

Subject area

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Attendance

Part-time

Course information

An opportunity to learn basic carpentry skills to prepare you for a role onsite as a carpenters mate or skilled labourer alongside level 1 H&S allowing you to be eligible for a CSCS card.

This 5-week course is for those with basic carpentry skill, who would like to take them to the next level.

Over the 5 weeks you would learn the concepts and practical of how to do some of the following:

• Measure and calculate resources needed to price up a job correctly.
• Build stud walls
• Cover stud walls
• Put in and replace skirting boards
• Door linings, how to fix problems with them.
• Put in and replace architrave.
• Cut hinges into doors
• Hang a little door

All the while learning about health and safety on a worksite. Giving you the confidence to take these skills back home and safely do those little jobs.

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The ability to apply for a CSCS card and enter industry or progress onto a level 2 diploma or apprenticeship in the construction trades.

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Tuition Fees: £293.00
If you are aged 19 or over, financial support may be available depending on your circumstances and the specific course. Detailed information can be found in our Financial Support Section.
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