We can accommodate single students or block bookings from schools, APs, CICs, and Trusts. The maximum number of pupils per group is 8.
This course is designed to provide an introduction to the bricklaying profession.
NOCN Entry Level 3 Award in Introduction to Bricklaying
Course duration
3 terms | £60pp per session
Session times
09:30 am – 11:30 am | 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Units
- Introducing Bricklaying
- Introducing Health and Safety in Construction
Introducing Bricklaying
Learning Aims
- Be able to set out basic brickwork structures.
The learner must be able to:
- Follow instructions.
- Lay out walls and returns in accordance with the information provided.
- Be able to build basic brickwork structures.
The learner must be able to:
- Follow instructions in order to lay out walls and returns in accordance with the information provided.
- Work safely.
- Use all tools and equipment correctly and apply the required protective measures.
- Construct single brick walls and returns using stretcher bond, a minimum of 1m x 1m.
- Lay beds and form perp joints and ensure that all joints are finished to specification and to agreed tolerances.
- Ensure that all courses are level and plumb.
- Check plumb and level at the end of the task.
- Work safely and communicate effectively.
The learner must be able to:
- Seek clarification for the given tasks.
- Communicate and work productively with colleagues/peers, including responding to requests and seeking help when necessary from others.
- Demonstrate safe and considerate behaviours throughout the given tasks.
- Keep the work area tidy while carrying out tasks, both in terms of health and safety, and to prevent damage to the work.
- Be able to clear the work area after bricklaying tasks.
The learner must be able to:
- Clear excess materials from the work area.
- Store or dispose of materials correctly.
- Sweep the work area upon completion of the tasks safely.
- Dispose of dust and waste materials correctly in accordance with organisational guidance and environmental considerations.
- Be able to clean and store tools and equipment.
The learner must be able to:
- Be able to demonstrate how tools and equipment are cleaned after use.
- Be able to carry out inspections of all tools to ensure they are still safe and functional for future use.
- Outline how to report damaged or faulty equipment.
- Be able to store all tools and equipment safely, ensuring they cannot be damaged while stored and do not represent a risk to others.
Introducing Health and Safety in Construction
Learning Aims
- Know about common risks and hazards when working in construction.
The learner must know:
- Areas where the various hazards and risks can occur.
- The impact these can have on self, others, employer and environment.
- The importance of reporting incidents, including near misses.
- Know how health and safety requirements are communicated when working in construction.
The learner must know:
- The purpose and importance of site inductions, including the information that will be provided.
- The purpose and importance of toolbox talks, including the importance of these in communicating changes to a site that may remove or introduce hazards and risks.
- About risk assessments and method statements, learners should understand how these are used to carry out various tasks.
- The types of signs that can be found on a site, including the colours and shapes used.
- How to access sources of health and safety information.
- Know about protective measures that are used when working in construction.
The learner must know:
- The range of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) available.
- How and where PPE should be worn, how to maintain it and when it should be replaced.
- The range of Collective Protective Measures, including how they help to reduce the risks when working in construction.
- Know about own and employer’s health and safety responsibilities when working in construction.
The learner must know:
- Know the importance of following instructions, such as the correct use of PPE, the use of risk assessments and method statements when carrying out tasks and good housekeeping and personal hygiene.
- Know their responsibilities when working onsite include the correct access and egress, responsibilities during an emergency or evacuation and accident and near-miss reporting.
- Be aware of their employers’ legal responsibilities.
- Know how to clarify if instructions are unclear or if they have concerns.
- Know about the importance of good housekeeping and hygiene when working in construction.
The learner must know:
- The risks posed by poor housekeeping include the increased risk of slips, trips and falls, fire and diseases.
- The importance of keeping a tidy work area, storing tools and materials correctly and disposing of all waste in accordance with organisational procedures, manufacturers’ guidance and legislation.
- The importance of only eating within designated areas, as well as the impact of not disposing of food correctly.
- The importance of personal hygiene, including the dangers of not washing hands before eating, the increased risk for illnesses (such as contracting Weils disease and other illnesses), as well as the harmful effects of some chemicals and other substances that site workers may be exposed to.
