- Location
- Anniesland Campus
- SCQF Level
- 4
- Start Date
- 27 Jan 2025
- Qualification Type
- Other non-advanced qual
- Course Type
- Short Full-Time
- Duration
- 18 weeks (January to June)
Applications are now closed.
Introduction to Vocational Skills in Construction is an 18-week course which is ideal for anyone looking to enter the construction industry. You'll learn the main principles of joinery, brickwork and health and safety and will have the opportunity to work on a construction site off campus. This course focuses on problem-solving, with an emphasis on outdoor work and using both traditional and modern construction tools and technologies.
What will I learn?
During the Introduction to Vocational Skills - Construction course you'll learn:
- Health and safety is at the core of construction, you will learn how to recognise and record situations which are hazardous
- At the Anniesland Campus you'll also learn joinery skills, painting and decorating skills, construction project and understanding the construction industry
- At the Cardonald Campus you'll also learn bench joinery skills and traditional site brickwork
Entry requirements (minimum)
- This course has no formal entry requirements
- You should have an interest in working in construction and demonstrate this, along with any experience you might have of a technical subject, in the application form
- Applications are also invited from those without formal qualifications but who have relevant life and/or work experience.
The Scottish Credit and Qualifications (SCQF) Framework can help you to check if you're choosing the right level of study. Take a look at the SCQF Interactive Framework here.
If you do not meet the entry criteria for your chosen course, you may be offered an alternative course in the same subject area.
Employer and industry links
This course has close links with many industry partners, including Keepmoat Homes, Ashleigh Construction, Morrison Construction and Cruden Homes, providing you with opportunities for site visits and work experience as well as employer talks.
Jobs and further study
After successfully completing the course, and having received a satisfactory reference from your lecturers, you may progress to the following courses starting in August at Glasgow Clyde College:
- Introdcution to Vocational Skills in Construction (Level 4) (To further develop your skills)
- NPA Carpentry and Joinery (Level 5)
- NPA Painting and Decorating (Level 5)
After you have successfully completed the course you will be in a better position to find employment, including carpentry and joinery apprenticeships supported by CITB
I've applied — what happens next?
When you apply
You will receive an automated email confirming that we have received your application (remember to check your SPAM folder).
Your application will be reviewed by the admissions team and you will either be:
- Invited to book an interview session to assess your suitability for the course at the campus you apply to. You'll be given a short practical test with a task to complete and behaviour and punctuality is assessed.
- Advised that your application is unsuccessful – you have not met the entry requirements for this course and are advised to contact the College Student Advice Centres to discuss alternative options which may be available to you.
- We aim not to reject an application and if you don’t meet the entry requirements you may be referred to a different course or level.
If you are invited to interview, you will be informed of the outcome of your interview by email within 14 working days. The outcome will be one of the following:
- Unconditional offer of a place – you have met all the entry requirements and your place is guaranteed. You will be required to accept this offer to secure your place.
- Conditional offer of a place – your place is secured pending you meeting the entry requirements. This may mean achieving school or college qualifications which you may not be able to provide to us yet. You will be required to accept this offer to secure your conditional place. Once your conditions are met this will change to an unconditional offer of a place which you must accept before you can enrol on the course.
- Waiting list – you have met all entry requirements, and have been interviewed however, the course is now full so you have been placed on a waiting list. If any spaces become available you may be contacted, usually around the course start date. We would advise that you also consider other application options.
- Reserve list – following your interview, you have unfortunately not been successful in this round of recruitment. We have placed your name on a Reserve list and your application may be reconsidered at a later date. This could happen any time up to the start date of the course but it is very possible that you will not be offered a place. We would advise that you also consider other application options.
- Unsuccessful – your interview has been unsuccessful. You may be offered a place on a course at a different level, or advised to contact the College Student Advice Centres to discuss alternative options which may be available to you.
Once an offer is received, you must reply within 14 working days or risk losing your place, as the system will automatically decline your offer after 14 days.
Once you have accepted your offer, you will be sent out instructions about student funding, start date and induction. This will normally be sent out in December / January.