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National Progression Award: Construction Skills (CECA) Construction Operations and Civil Engineering Services

This programme is a blend of practical and theoretical within the construction civils area and what would assist you in gaining employment. You will learn hands on skills within practical subjects. There are opportunities to be interviewed with companies that undertake Civil and construction operations work at the end of this course.

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Level:

SCQF Level 5

Study Mode:

  • Full time

Location:

  • Dunfermline

Start Date:

Feb 2025

Duration:

  • 30 hours per week in college, plus
  • 10 hours per week self directed study
  • 18 weeks

Who is this course for?

This course is ideal for anyone looking to work within Civil and construction operations.

What skills will I learn?

  • The valuable skills and knowledge associated with Road Drainage, Lay Kerbing, Lay and Finish Concrete and Temporary Excavation Support

What will I study?

  • On this 18 week course you will study

    • Workplace Health Safety and Welfare
    • Conform to Productive Work Practices
    • Set Out Secondary Dimensional Work Controls: An Introduction
    • Install Road Drainage
    • Lay Kerbs and Channels
    • Excavate Holes and Trenches
    • Reinstate Ground Conditions
    • Form Concrete Structures
    • Lay and Finish Concrete
    • Provide Temporary Excavation Support
    • Study and Guidance support
    • Meta-skills portfolio
    • Sustainability in Construction (VLE)
  • There will be some written assessments at the end of each unit as well as the practical.

Application Information

What further study options are available?

What career opportunities are there?

There are opportunities to be interviewed with companies that undertake Civil and construction operations work at the end of this course.

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