Apprenticeship

General Construction

This course explores civil engineering principles and the processes involved in health and safety, and levelling and setting out.

General Construction

nest_clock_farsight_analog 16 weeks of training over 24 months, plus on-the-job experience
pin_drop Glasgow (Scotland)
nest_clock_farsight_analog Continuous start dates available
Get started arrow_forward

Course content

This course includes:

  • Drainage

  • Concrete

  • Levelling and setting out

  • Block paving

  • Kerbing

  • Brickwork

  • Excavation support

  • Working at height

  • Confined space operations

  • Small tools operation

  • Movement of plant

  • Manual handling.

You’ll also study personal skills. These include:

  • Maths

  • English

  • Drug and alcohol awareness

  • Time management

  • Personal organisation.

Download the delivery programme (PDF, 102KB)

Knowledge, skills and behaviours

  • Interpreting information

  • Risk assessments and method statements

  • Basic civil engineering methods

  • Construction elements 

  • Effective communications

  • Building information modelling (BIM)

  • Basic project management 

  • Site communication

  • Earthworks

  • Working area protection

  • Health and safety.

Teaching and assessment

16 weeks of training over 24 months.

Week 1: Induction

Weeks 2 to 15: Theoretical and practical training at NCC Scotland in two-week blocks. 

Week 16: Final assessments 

Regular assessment by:

  • Written and practical assessments

  • Verbal questioning and presentation

  • Multiple-choice testing

  • College and site-based activity journals

  • Evidence of work experience completed through OneFile.

What you get

SVQ Construction and Civil Engineering Operations (Construction) SCQF level 5

Entry requirements

Academic requirements:

You’ll need to complete a skills learning exercise to help us assess your suitability for this course. Further tests at college are also possible.

General requirements:

  1. Good level of physical fitness. This course includes strenuous physical activity.

  2. Comfortable working at heights.

  3. Comfortable wearing PPE/RPE.

  4. Able to work to deadlines.

  5. Valid form of ID. See accepted forms of ID.

By booking a course, you agree to follow our Terms and Conditions.

Grants and funding

Apprenticeship grants are available for eligible employers. For further information please visit our grant pages.

Why choose NCC?

NCC offer industry leading training with expert instructors, personal development, enhanced welfare support and grants/funding solutions for all your apprenticeship needs.

For more information, email ncc.accountmanager@citb.co.uk or call 0344 994 4433