Student in high-vis and gloves uses an adjustable spanner on copper pipes to attach them to a hand basin that is upside down on the floor

Construction

Whether you want to work as a Carpenter, Bricklayer, Plumber, Electrician or Painter and Decorator, our construction courses are the ideal option for someone who loves to get stuck in and work using practical skills and knowledge.

Being able to understand the practical techniques and skills needed to work in your trade will set you for a future where, once qualified, you will be able to be self-employed or work for a company and challenge yourself on a range of projects from house to large scale both across the county and the world.

Work In

Construction Industry

Bricklaying or Stone Masonry

Restoration Projects

Building Sites

Commercial and Domestic

Specialist ECO and Energy Sectors

Our Courses

2 students wearing gloves and safety glasses add mortar to the face of a brick pillar on the joins between the bricks

Level 1 Brickwork (delivered at Eastleigh College from September 2024)

Student holding a trowel presses a red brick on to the top of a brick wall he is constructing

Level 2 Brickwork (delivered at Eastleigh College from September 2024)

Happy student, wearing ear defenders and safety glasses, works with a circular saw to cut wood

Level 1 Carpentry & joinery

Student working with a mallet and chisel at a work bench to cut a joint in a piece of wood

Level 2 Carpentry & joinery

Student strips the end from the yellow wire to join it into a fuse box

Level 1 Electrical Installation (delivered at Eastleigh College from September 2024)

Close up of a student joining brown wires in an electrical box

Level 2 Electrical Installation (delivered at Eastleigh College from September 2024)

Student cuts a straight edge on a sheet of wallpaper where it lines up with the ceiling using a knife and metal rule

Level 1 Painting & Decorating

Student applies a decorative paint effect to a piece of wood on a work bench

Level 2 Painting & Decorating

Student in high vis and gloves connects the copper pipes behind a hand basin

Level 1 Plumbing & heating

Student in overalls connects a copper pipe to the wall below a radiator

Level 2 Plumbing & heating

Other Areas of Interest

Student uses a torch to cut a sheet of metal. You can see orange sparks falling below

Engineering

2 students in white protective suits and gloves lay a sheet of material inside a white boat hull

Marine

Back of a student sat at a mixing desk with sliders and coloured lights. In the background is a DJ with decks and a laptop, with smoke and purple and blue stage lighting

Production Arts