Foundation Apprenticeship Construction L5
Entry is at the discretion of the centre; however, The Foundation Apprenticeship in Construction Skills is aimed at pupils with an interest and enthusiasm in exploring this area of work and project-based learning.
Course Aims
The Foundation Apprenticeship in Construction Skills supports the commitment to provide relevant work-based vocational education and training as part of the S3 and senior phase curriculum. This will prepare young people for direct entry into a career in the Construction sector and other related occupations, by equipping learners with the necessary skills and knowledge to work effectively. This includes both the development of practical and technical skills alongside the development of learner meta-skills, supported via project-based learning. It also highlights meaningful vocational pathways as challenging and valuable routes to continued education, training and employment alongside existing academic subjects.
Course Description
The units within the underpinning National Progression Award (NPA) should be delivered in a holistic way, integrating learning and assessment, and introducing a project from the very beginning. A project should form the basis for delivery and be the vehicle for generating the majority of evidence. Delivery partners are encouraged to map project activity to learning outcomes. The underpinning NPA should not be delivered and assessed on a unit by unit basis. The holistic approach to delivery will allow learners to receive a more authentic work-based learning experience. The Work-based Skills Challenge unit is designed to support the contextualisation of the NPA, and therefore should be a complementary unit to run concurrently with the NPA.
Units covered in school:
One Brick Walling: An Introduction
The Construction Industry and Principles of Building Design
Personal Development: Self and Work
Develop Bench Joinery Skills
Decorative Painting
Work-based Skills Challenge
Progression Pathway
Your Foundation Apprenticeship gives you lots of options: it’s up to you where you go next.
- A Modern Apprenticeship: On completing your Foundation Apprenticeship, you’ll have the knowledge and experience to progress your career through a Modern Apprenticeship at SCQF level 5 or SCQF level 6
- Further education: Continue your studies at college with a related subject. Your work-based learning will support your college application.
- Straight to a job: By developing your technical and meta skills, alongside your understanding of industry, you will have the key skills employers want.
