CONSTRUCTION
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Construction
The information on this page will give you a flavour of what life is like studying a Construction course at Petroc and help to expand your knowledge. Take a look around!
Start by listening to the welcome presentations from Construction Programme Managers and meet the team of experienced lecturers who will be teaching you when you join us!
Why not have a go at this month's activities! You can also gain an understanding of the careers you could go onto and find out what our current and previous students have got up to this year.
Once you are finished why not check out what else Petroc has to offer on the Life at Petroc page
Please click the subjects you are interested in:
Carpentry & Joinery
June Content
Introduction to Carpentry & Joinery
Activities:
Work you way through the activities in the presentation!
Examples of Student work
Watch Programme Manager, Pat Broome, show you around one of our workshops and explain the machines you will be using
Tour our Carpentry Workshops
Hear from some of students!
Oliver Wise, Furniture Making Advanced Apprenticeship
A former Furniture Making Advanced Apprentice has won a prestigious Medal For Excellence Award – the only one of its kind in the world this year.
In March, City & Guilds announced that Oliver Wise had won the Medal For Excellence for Level 3 Furniture Design, after he designed and built an impressive cabinet unit for his final exam piece.
The Medal For Excellence Awards recognise the achievements of learners who produce great results through exceptional work, showing a true journey of progression through their qualification.
“Oliver has a genuine passion for the subject,” said Patrick Broome, Construction Curriculum Team Leader. “By his own admission, he lives and breathes furniture design and producing high-end quality products. He is a true representative of what we strive for in all our students at college.”
Oliver started his journey at Petroc as a Level 1 furniture making Apprentice and progressed to Level 3, developing his skills both at college and in his place of work, The Pine Centre in Bideford.
“I started at college knowing a small amount and did not think I was really that good at it,” he explained. “As I progressed, I learnt new skills and bit about the trade. It increased my confidence and I realised I was quite good at it!”
The Medal For Excellence Award is judged on the strength of each students’ final design piece – in Oliver’s case it was an intricate cabinet that Patrick struggled to explain adequately to the judges, such was the level of skill involved.
Oliver is now entered into City & Guilds’ most prestigious award – the Lion Award – which crowns the winner of winners and will be decided at an awards ceremony in London in June.
Painting & Decorating
June Content
Introduction to Painting & Decorating
Watch Programme Manager, Roy Thrower, explain what you will learn on our Painting and Decorating courses and show you around the workshop
Activities:
Work you way through the activities in the presentation!
Examples of Student work
Tour our Painting and Decorating Facilities
Construction and the Built Environment
June Content
Introduction to Construction and the Built Environment
BTEC.MOVActivities:
Examples of Student work
Take a look at our Construction facilities at Brannams Campus
July Content
Multi-Trades
June Content
Introduction to Multi-trades
Plastering
June Content
Introduction to Plastering
Bricklaying
June Content
Introduction to Bricklaying