Is it for me?

Working on different projects and with different clients means work is always super interesting and varied. You will need to be able to work well in a team, solve problems and make decisions, have excellent communication and organisational skills and digital technology skills.

Career ready

We work with the following employers to help you gain real work skills: Gentoo, South Tyneside Homes, Sunderland Council and small specialist construction and building companies.

College of the Year

*Pearson BTEC College of the Year 2019

91%

of our construction students progressed to employment or further study.*

*Destination data, academic year 2016/17 (FT FE 16-18 students)

Have you seen our excellent facilities?

We have some of the best facilities for construction students including:

  • Industry-standard workshops for plumbing, construction multi-skill, electrical, brickwork, and carpentry and joinery.

  • Each workshop has dedicated resources with power tools, industry-standard hand tools, test equipment, and access equipment.

Find out more about our Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme

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Why maths skills are important in the construction sector 

You will use maths skills every day in the construction sector to:

  • to build and maintain relationships during construction projects 
  • to share ideas and best practice 
  • to write a quote 
  • to understand a written specification. 

Why English skills are important in the construction sector 

You will use english skills everyday in the construction sector to:

  • to calculate surface areas of floors and walls 
  • to work out ratios of sand and cement in mortar 
  • to calculate how much material is required 
  • to calculate roof angles using Pythagoras 
  • To measure cuts of materials 

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