Free Level 1 Construction Skills Course in Chatham. Daytime construction skills classes run at Nacro Education Centre Chatham, with flexible study across a range of practical trades. You'll cover bricklaying, cavity walling, painting and decorating, plastering, tiling, and joinery, alongside essential health and safety knowledge the industry requires. Functional skills are woven throughout to build your industry knowledge. The course includes at least two weeks of work experience. It typically takes one year to complete.
Who this course is for
Our construction course allows learners to develop a variety of skills. Learners will be taught tool identification, cavity walling, corner building, block work, painting and decorating and plastering. We also offer an engaging joinery course where students can build their own models. Our course includes functional skills throughout to support the students in gaining the relevant industry knowledge.
What you will learn
You'll identify and use construction tools correctly.
You'll construct half brick walling and cavity walling.
You'll build corner brickwork and block work.
You'll apply painting and decorating techniques.
You'll tile a plain wall.
You'll practise plastering skills.
You'll construct housing joints in joinery.
You'll apply health and safety practices required on construction sites.
How you will learn
You'll learn through hands-on practical work in workshops, covering a range of construction trades. Assessment includes written assignments and observed practical demonstrations, where your tutor watches you carry out skills directly. You'll also complete at least two weeks of work experience, which the centre will help you arrange and prepare for.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. Nacro Education Centre Chatham will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Bricklayer's labourer: assist on residential and commercial builds.
Painter and decorator: interior and exterior decorating work.
Plasterer's mate: support plastering on construction projects.
General construction operative: site labouring and multi-trade support.
Joinery assistant: workshop and on-site joinery tasks.
Tiler: wall and floor tiling in domestic settings.
What you could study next
After completing this level 1 construction skills qualification, you could move on to:
A Level 2 qualification in a specific trade such as bricklaying, painting and decorating, or plastering, which takes your skills further in a chosen area.
A construction apprenticeship, combining paid work with structured training toward a recognised trade qualification.
