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UHI North, West and Hebrides

Fort William; Portree; Thurso; Stornoway; Dornoch Academy

Fort William; Portree; Thurso; Stornoway; Dornoch
Scotland
Full-time; Part-time (schools)

Fort William Campus, Carmichael Way, Fort William; Registered office Ormlie Road, Thurso

PH33 6FF; KW14 7EE

01847 889000

Courses Available

NPA Construction Skills SCQF 5 (Fort William and Portree); NPA Construction Skills SCQF 5 (Thurso, Stornoway, Dornoch Academy)

Course Details

Fort William and Portree full-time NPA: practical experience across construction sectors delivered by practising tradespeople, including bricklaying, brickwork, blockwork, plumbing, carpentry and joinery, roofing and electrics. Schools NPA at Dornoch Academy, Stornoway Campus and Thurso Campus: four units focusing on basic hand skills across Brickwork, Bench Joinery Skills and Decorative Painting. One Brick Walling unit: select and use tools, equipment and materials; read simple construction drawings; build different types of brick walls, laying mortar beds and pointing joints.

Duration

Fort William and Portree: full time, 1 academic year. Schools NPA: 1 year. Dornoch Academy Tuesday 0900-1300; Stornoway Tuesday 0900-1035 and Wednesday 1400-1535; Thurso Friday 0945-1415.

Entry Requirements

Schools NPA: entry at the discretion of the centre; no formal entry qualifications required; beneficial to demonstrate an interest in construction and ability to work in numeracy and literacy at SCQF level 4.

Next Intake

September (Fort William and Portree NPA, per course page)

FEES & FUNDING

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