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

