Free Level 1 Construction Skills Course in Newcastle upon Tyne. Classes run at Trinity Academy Newcastle. You'll spend a year studying in a specialist training environment, with a work placement in a real construction setting. The course covers practical construction skills across multiple trades, alongside health and safety. There's also an option to move into a pre-apprenticeship programme, which can lead to an apprenticeship or employment. A solid first step toward a construction skills qualification.
Who this course is for
You will gain real experience and knowledge of working in the Construction Industry, you will learn from highly skilled staff in a specialist training environment, the course will involve a work placement in a real construction environment (length assessed on a individual basis) and an option to progress to our highly successful pre apprenticeship programme which could lead to gaining an apprenticeship or employment. The course also offers an option of gaining Health & Safety Certificates and a CSCS card. This course may include Functional Skills or GCSE Maths and Englishdepending on previous qualifications.
Entry requirements
16-18
What you will learn
You'll develop practical skills across a range of construction trades.
You'll learn health and safety practices relevant to construction sites.
You'll gain hands-on experience through a work placement in a construction environment.
You'll build knowledge of working methods and materials used in the construction industry.
You'll understand the expectations and standards of construction site work.
How you will learn
You'll learn through classroom-based sessions at Trinity Academy Newcastle, practical hands-on training in a specialist environment, and a work placement. The length of the work placement is assessed on an individual basis. Assessment is ongoing throughout the course and covers both practical skills and knowledge.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. Trinity Academy Newcastle will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Construction operative: general site work across house building and civil projects.
Groundworker: foundations, drainage, and groundworks on construction sites.
Bricklayer: laying bricks and blocks on residential and commercial builds.
Carpenter: timber framing, joinery, and first-fix work on site.
Painter and decorator: interior and exterior finishing work.
Labourer: supporting skilled trades across all types of construction sites.
What you could study next
Level 2 Diploma in a specific construction trade (such as bricklaying, carpentry, or plastering) - the next step toward skilled-worker status.
Construction Apprenticeship - the pre-apprenticeship route from this course can lead directly into an apprenticeship with an employer.
Level 2 Health and Safety in Construction - useful for site roles where a CSCS card is required.
