Furness College
Channelside Campus
Barrow-in-Furness
England
Apprenticeship; Part-time
Courses Available
Level 2 Bricklayer Standards Apprenticeship; Level 3 Craft Bricklayer Standards Apprenticeship (listed on course search); Level 1 Award in Bricklaying; Level 1 Certificate in Bricklaying; Level 1 Diploma in Construction Skills (includes brickwork)
Course Details
Level 2 Bricklayer apprenticeship: lay bricks and blocks, sometimes using modern methods of construction and premanufactured elements to construct walls; simple setting out; prepare mortar; apply damp-proof materials; use spirit levels and plumb lines; shape and trim bricks and blocks. Typical outdoor site work. Level 1 Certificate in Bricklaying is a short evening course for adults in small workshop groups; units include introduction to health and safety in construction and two of: constructing half brick walling; introduction to the construction industry; constructing block walling; constructing half brick return corners; constructing cavity walls in brickwork and blockwork; constructing one brick walling. Evening classes run in six-week blocks.
Duration
Level 2 apprenticeship: typically 24 months. Level 1 Certificate: six-week blocks.
Entry Requirements
Apprenticeship: individual employers set recruitment and selection criteria. Apprentices aged 16-18 without GCSE Maths/English at grade 3-1 must complete Level 1 Maths and English and work towards Level 2; GCSE 9-4 exempt. Aged 19+: Maths and English optional by agreement with employer. Level 1 Certificate: aged 19 and over and must have completed L1 Award in Bricklaying.
Next Intake
Level 1 Certificate: Monday 11th January; Monday 10th May (per course page; year not stated on page).
FEES & FUNDING
Level 1 Certificate: £45 per learner. Funding may be available if unemployed or earning less than £26,800 per year, subject to residency eligibility criteria (page also states £25,750). Apprenticeship: refer to college fees policy.
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