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- Sarah Kendrick White
- skendrickwhite@canterbury.kent.sch.uk
- 01227 463971
Construction Skills City and Guilds Level 1
Canterbury Academy, The
The Canterbury Academy, Knight Avenue, Canterbury, CT2 8QA
Available start dates
Available start dates
Application Instructions
Applications Open – 3rd November 2025
Applications Close – 31st July 2026
Entry Requirements –We do have entry recommendations for some courses, especially A-levels, as we would not want you to start a course that would not be suitable for you. We want to give you the best chance of future success.
The course programmes are flexible: students can mix Level 3 courses with Level 2 courses, or A-levels with BTECs. We provide impartial advice and guidance and seek to put you on the courses you want and are likely to be successful in.
Students are expected to study up to 3 A level equivalent subjects (this can be from either A levels and/or Level 3 BTEC subjects) building their own personalised combination of Level 3 subjects OR a full time Level 2 course.
The sixth form runs on a flexible timetable with some courses running until 6.00pm. This flexibility means we can offer as much as possible, to as many as possible, as often as possible.
How to Apply – Please apply via Kent Choices.
Course Summary
At The Canterbury Academy, students can join the construction course, which has been designed to help learners understand aspects of the construction and the skills required to work successfully in the industry. Students will have the opportunity to visit trade sites and will be made aware of the range of employment opportunities that could be available to them. Learners will also have the opportunity to develop their functional skills.
Course Details
Learners must achieve a total of 15 credits, 3 credits from the mandatory unit around health and safety in construction, and a minimum of 12 credits from a range of options, including an introduction to the construction industry, carpentry and joinery, painting and decorating, plastering, woodworking, and bricklaying.
How will it be delivered and assessed?
Entry requirements
There are flexible entry requirements for this course. We will also support students to re-take their GCSE mathematics and or English Language if required.
Your next steps...
Vocation
This course will provide students with the support and knowledge for them to gain employment within the construction industry, through apprentice schemes.
Academic
The qualification will allow learners to progress to further construction qualifications e.g.:
· City and Guilds Level 2 In construction.
For more courses like this, check our courses page.