Construction & Building Services

Introduction to Construction

  • Campuses

    • Greenock
  • Course type

    Full time

  • Campuses

    • Greenock
  • Course type

    Full time

  • Start date

    Greenock
    24 Aug 26

Overview

What will I learn?

This introductory construction course provides a hands-on overview of key building trades. It’s designed to help you explore each trade, develop basic skills, and understand how they work together on a construction site.

You will learn about:

  • Plumbing: An Introduction
  • Bricklaying: An Introduction
  • Electrical: An Introduction
  • Painting and Decorating: An Introduction
  • Carpentry and Joinery: An Introduction

What qualifications do I need?

No formal qualifications required

What can I do after?

Progression pathways include;

  • Construction

or

  • Building Services

SCQF   4

Programme Information

Start: August

End: January

Duration: 2.5 days/ weeks (18 weeks)

Study options

Campus Mode Start date Status Level
Greenock Full time Aug 26 Open SCQF

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