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Virtual Courses and Careers Advice Event at Cornwall College St Austell – May 2021

20 May 2021, 17:00-19:00

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Virtual University Open Day at Cornwall College Camborne – May 2021

20 May 2021, 17:00-19:00

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Virtual University Open Day at Cornwall College St Austell – May 2021

20 May 2021, 17:00-19:00

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Virtual Apprenticeship Event at Cornwall College Camborne – May 2021

20 May 2021, 17:00-19:00

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Virtual Courses and Careers Advice Event at Cornwall College Camborne – May 2021

20 May 2021, 17:00-19:00

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£1.5bn college investment fund to help boost Cornish town

8th April 2021

Cornwall College St Austell has today been named as one of just 16 colleges in England to receive a share of £1.5 billion in the next phase of the government’s further education capital transformation fund.

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New funding available to upskill construction sector

8th December 2020

Businesses, the self-employed and the recently made redundant can now benefit from a new part-funded training designed to upskill and reskill the construction sectors’ workforce.

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Chance to upskill DIY skills

13th October 2020

A wide selection of trade skills can now be learned in 10 week practical courses at Cornwall College Camborne.

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Plumbing Apprenticeship

Level 3 • Work-based • Cornwall College Camborne, Cornwall College St Austell

If you like getting your hands dirty, fixing things and implementing a science that dates back to the Roman times, Plumbing might just be for you?? The first thing you’ll notice about this course is that it’s about practical learning – you’ll be spending a lot of time in our workshop, learning by doing as you work with a range of materials including Copper, steel and plastic. You will also be learning the theory behind the ‘science’ You’ll be looking at everything: Pipe, fittings, radiators, boilers, guttering and sanitary ware. Basically, if it holds water we will be up to our necks in it (not literally I hope?!) Along with how we can move and heat it. Our workshop features industry-standard equipment and kit, exactly like you would find in any Plumbers van. We also have a strong partnership with many manufacturers and industry bodies, so employers know a plumbing qualification from The Cornwall College Group means you have the very best skills. So, if you want a trade and want a career working with resources which are essential to our lives, this is the best place to start. As a Level 3 course, this NVQ standard is all about immersing you in the Plumbing and heating industry and developing your essential skills. You’ll be learning from professional engineers with many years of industry experience, who are there to give you the very best start to your career.

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Wall and Floor Tiling Diploma

Level 1 • Full-time • Cornwall College Camborne, Cornwall College St Austell

Floor and Wall Tiling is a finishing trade within the Construction Industry. Tiling can be a varied trade using different types of decorative tiles and natural stone. Areas covered within the Tiling Occupation are: Surface preparation & floor levelling Wall tiling Floor tiling External natural stone floor coverings If you have an eye for detail you will excel in the Tiling Trade.

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Painting & Decorating Diploma

Level 1 • Full-time • Cornwall College Camborne, Cornwall College St Austell

Do you like being hands on? Do you hope for job satisfaction? Do you see yourself working within a team of professionals striving for perfection? Or maybe you see yourself as your own boss!? If Yes to any of these then welcome to your first steps into the bright and colourful world of Painting and Decorating. If you were hoping for a course where the subject is just simply taught to you from a book then this is the wrong course for you because us painters and decorators like getting hands on and stuck In! The Level 1 Diploma in Painting and Decorating is very much about practical learning and you will be spending a lot of your time physically engaging with a variety of decorating task ranging from learning how to make minor repairs to a variety of surfaces all the way up to producing specialist decorative finishes. Our work shop consists of a wonderfully extensive collection of painting and decorating equipment, access equipment, a variety of work bays (miniature rooms) that are waiting for your attention to turn them into a fresh fully re-decorated bay , this is where you can let your creativity shine as the colour schemes for your bays are in your hands! As a level 1 course this diploma is your foot in the door to introduce you to the painting and decorating industry and will give you the best start into your future career as a professional painter and decorator. If you are looking for a way to start your Painting and decorating career that is practical, then you have now found that course. Congratulations!

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