Welcome to Able Skills 10 Day City & Guilds
Unit Accreditation in Bricklaying

Able Skills is a City & Guilds and CAA approved training centre and is able to offer the following City & Guilds Unit Accreditation in Bricklaying.

During this 10 day accredited bricklaying course you will receive training, be assessed and will be building a portfolio of photographic evidence, which is yours to keep and present to potential employers or customers.

The training you will receive will cover the following:

• To set out building lines
• Brick and block work
• Ensure your walls are square and vertical
• To build a corner
• To build a pillar
• To build a pier
• To build a cavity wall

You will learn the different types of bricklaying bonds eg:

• English Bond
• Stretcher Bond
• Shown how to do pointing for face work

This course is designed to provide you with plenty of general bricklaying knowledge to ensure that once you leave the training centre, you are confident in all areas of brickwork.

During this training you will be assessed on all of the following 5 units. All 5 assessments must be completed in order to obtain this bricklaying unit accreditation.

• Constructing half-brick wall in stretcher bond
• Constructing one-brick wall in English Bond
• Constructing a detached hollow pier
• Constructing block walling
• Constructing cavity wall

The City & Guilds certificate and portfolio obtained at the end of this training course will enhance your employability status and provide you with the skills and confidence to a career in bricklaying.

After having completed this bricklaying training for unit accreditation, you have various options available to you.

These particular units are taken from the City & Guilds 6217-08 - Multi Craft Award. To obtain the full Multi Skills award, please visit the Multi Craft award page for full course details, and to see what other subjects can be covered to achieve the full multi skilled qualification.

Alternatively, if you have really enjoyed learning bricklaying and are looking to specialise in this particular area to qualification standards, you have the option to attend training for a Level 1 City & Guilds in Bricklaying or a Level 2 CAA Intermediate Construction Award in Bricklaying. Individually, these are 6 week long courses and will provide you with trade specific recognised qualifications.

Equal training and facilities will be offered to everyone regardless which of our courses you choose. All Instructors at Able Skills have been selected because of their on site construction experience and their relevant teaching qualifications.

This training for a bricklaying unit accreditation will be suitable whether you are looking to do a DIY project or looking for a career in bricklaying, we feel confident that any of our bricklaying courses will suit your needs.

We will also explain and demonstrate all the different bricklaying materials used for different surfaces. Bricklaying Tools and equipment will be fully supplied, explained and demonstrated

Once you have completed training with Able Skills we can offer you after course support and advice on any bricklaying projects you are undertaking. You can contact us by telephone or Email: info@ableskills.co.uk.

Additionally, we can provide you with a Business start up pack containing useful information and guidance on printing (business cards), opening a business bank account, public liability insurance and website design.

10 Day City & Guilds Unit Accreditation in Bricklaying Fees are £850 (inc vat)

To Book please phone our booking line on 0808 100 3245

Or for more information please Email us.

Courses are held Monday to Friday.

All Course Times are: 08.30am-16.30pm.

For people travelling longer distances Able Building Skills can provide their own reasonable priced accommodation on request or at the time of booking.

Able Building Skills Centre are giving £ 1.00 to Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity for every course booked.