Level 1 Bricklaying – Part Time Evening

Course Overview

The combination of practical and theory sessions will enable you to gain good practical skills with underpinning job knowledge of Brickwork.

Entry Requirements

English & Maths : GCSE Grade 3 and 2 or Level 1 Functional skills

What the course covers

Brickwork exists in every structure you look at today and as a trade it dates back to before the building of the pyramids. It involves skills and knowledge you have probably never stopped to think about. For instance, how do you build something circular out of things that are square?

Mandatory Units:

• Construction Health & Safety
• Skills for Bricklaying
• Further Skills for Bricklaying

Optional Units May Include:

• Constructions Community Project
• Construction Multi-skills
• Construction Principles
• Cost Calculations
• Employment in the Construction Industry
• Environmental Awareness and Sustainability in Construction
• Erect and Dismantle Access Equipment or Working Platforms
• Handle, Move and Store Resources
• Modern Technologies in the Construction Industry
• Personal Skills in the Construction Industry
• Personal Wellbeing in Construction
• Repair and Maintain Masonry
• Repair and Maintain Plasterwork
• The Construction Industry

This CSKILLS/NOCN qualification is recognised by the construction industry as a training programme, however it does not qualify for the award of a CSCS Card.

For more information about the Construction Skills Card Scheme please visit www.cscs.uk.com

Fees and funding

Please note:

• Students aged 16 to 18, or those aged 16 to 24 who have a valid EHCP, and are studying Further Education courses are not normally charged course fees
• Adults may need to pay a fee depending on their personal circumstances. This will be assessed against the relevant Funding Body eligibility criteria at point of enrolment

If you don’t qualify for fee remission, the fees for 2026/27 will be:

£1,005* (plus registration fee to be advised at enrolment)

*Exam fee included

Fees are for 2026/27 entry and apply to students eligible for home fee status enrolling to funded programmes. The fees quoted are subject to personal circumstances and will be confirmed at the time of your enrolment, depending on eligibility criteria. For more information about financial support for students, please click here or email studentfinance@nescot.ac.uk