Construction
Construction
CONSTRUCTION COURSES FOR 16-19 YEAR OLDS
The South West’s construction industry annual recruitment requirement of 2.6% per year, is the strongest across the UK and means an extra 32,000 new workers are needed between the end of 2020 and 2025.
Our outstanding range of courses are taught by experienced professionals in high-quality facilities, and provide qualifications that are recognised across the industry.
Use this page to discover your perfect career and associated course options - Vocational qualifications (full-time in the campus workshops) or Apprenticeships in the workplace.
As a Weston College student you will become part of our exciting new Construction Career Excellence Hub. Your study programme will have lots of career boosting benefits, all with the aim of giving you the opportunity to become career ready! This includes unrivalled exposure to employers, enhanced work experience, employer visits and more...
Our Construction Career Excellence Hub endorsers include:
Job Roles in the West of England Currently Include:
WHAT OUR PARTNERS SAY...
We’re delighted to be involved with the Construction Career Excellence Hub. It gives learners the chance to hear from and speak to industry professionals and hear what it is really like to have a career within the construction industry. They can see the breadth of careers our industry has to offer.
Danielle Haskings
Social Value Manager, Wilmott Dixon
The Construction Career Excellence Hub presents an exciting opportunity for us to invest in local talent and develop learners who could become the future leaders in our business.
Weston College is the perfect location for people to develop their construction skills, and we are thrilled to play a role in your development and offer further assistance on your journey into our industry.
David Bowdley
Operations Director, Galliford Try
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Industry Facts
A career in construction can involve all kinds of settings and skills. It could range from working on building sites for new builds, to renovations, to creating beautifully crafted furniture. Led by experienced professionals, with great links with local employers to help launch your career, our courses are designed to give you the skills that will prepare you for employment.
Facilities
The South West Skills Campus offers state-of-the-art training facilities dedicated to construction training.
Facilities
The South West Skills Campus offers state-of-the-art training facilities dedicated to construction training.
These include:
- Large, well-equipped training workshops for each trade area.
- Excellent links with national and local employers to enrich your training.
- Industry-standard materials testing lab.
- Excellent array of tools and equipment, ranging from power tools to digital surveying equipment.
- Carpentry woodworking machine shop, with industry approved machinery.
- Suites of computers with 3D software such as AutoCad.
- Renewable technologies such as biomass and ground- source heat pumps.
- Outdoor working arena.
- Fast, free and secure WiFi connection.
- Specialised software packages for individual subjects.
- A well-resourced library including e-resources and laptop loan service.
- Access to a large number of high specification PCs, laptops, and digital hardware.
LATEST NEWS
<p><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/ROCKWOOL%201_1.jpg" data-align="right" data-entity-uuid="b023701c-2912-4154-8820-d6d21e061a4d" data-entity-type="file" alt="ROCKWOOL experience insulation" width="408" height="306">Bridgend based insulation experts, ROCKWOOL visited South West Skills Campus yesterday (15th February), to showcase the ROCKWOOL experience to our construction students.</p><p>The interactive van allowed the learners to see and feel how ROCKWOOL stone wool insulation products perform, through a hands-on demonstration.</p><p>Learners developed their knowledge further in areas such as improving thermal, acoustic, and fire performance through expert training and guidance.</p><p>As part of our Construction Career Excellence Hub, Weston College learners experience a curriculum which gives a greater focus on preparing them for industry, and this experience was a part of that. </p><p>The event was arranged by Business Partnership Manager, Lynsey McKinstry, who said: “At Weston College we believe it is vital to connect industry with education, because it benefits everyone, from employers to learners.</p><p>“Bringing ROCKWOOL in today has not only inspired the learners, but has also taught them new techniques, which is vital in their skills development.”</p><p>Subject Area Manager for Construction, Richard Hanney, added: “It was great to welcome ROCKWOOL today. The learners really enjoyed this valuable experience, which has given them a greater insight into insulation.”</p><p>Find out more about our Construction courses, by <a href="https://www.weston.ac.uk/what-can-i-study/courses-16-18-year-olds/const… here</a>.</p>
