Construction - Entry 3 Construction Multi Skills

This course is now full at Wakefield for September 2026 enrolment. Please see our wide range of alternative course options within Construction and other subject areas, which still have places available. If you wish to be added to a waiting list for this specific course, please select ‘request information’ to make an enquiry, however there will be no guarantee of a place becoming available, so we encourage you to continue looking at other options. For further information, contact course information on courseinfo@heartofyorkshire.ac.uk or call 01924 789111.

This course aims to provide a basic knowledge of Construction and to develop and practise basic skills for employment and a career in this sector.

This is an ideal course for those who are looking to learn on a full-time basis; have identified they want to enter the construction industry and are looking to identify the specific craft area for a career.

Construction Skills study programmes start with an Entry Level 3 Award; a Level 1 Certificate or Level 2 Certificate.

Learners typically progress from this to either a Level 1 Extended Certificate or a Level 1 Diploma in a craft area; or the Level 2 Certificate in Multi Skills:

Learner’s progress from the Level 2 certificate to a Level 2 Technical Certificate/Diploma in a craft area.

A construction worker can earn from £17,000 per year and with experience has the potential to earn over £32,000.

These study programmes include learning that relates to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Goal 4: Quality education

Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth

Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

On a construction, skills study programme, you will learn through classroom teaching and activity incorporating IT access. The college has designated workshops and through practical activity, you will develop your skills.

This learning is supplemented with engagement with industry specialists. The extent of this depends on the study programme and varies from guest speakers and site visits to carrying out practical activity in a live environment supervised and assessed in this environment.

All Construction related study programmes cover health, safety, and principles of construction relevant to the trade, whilst developing practical skills.

With this you will study:

• Principles of construction
• How to work safely in a Construction environment

Alongside developing practical skills:

• How to carry out basic wiring tasks
• How to carry out basic plumbing tasks
• How to carry out basic trowel skills
• How to carry out basic carpentry skills

All study programme assessment is continuous throughout the academic year. Theory subjects are assessed through examination.

Practical assessment is continuous throughout the year with a synoptic assessment in the summer term.

3 GCSEs at Grade 9-1, including English and Maths.

All learners will be required to complete a BKSB assessment.

On completion, and with successful progress in GCSE attainment you can progress as a full-time learner to the Level 1 Certificate in Construction Skills or Level 1 or 2 in a craft area.