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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT Stephen.sheridan@cskills.org ConstructionSkills Scotland – School Offer Events planned for academic year 2009-2010 Primary The Giant Tetrahedron
The pupils work in a small team of people. They are expected to construct a tower, at maximum profit and maximum height, in the shortest possible time, using the materials provided. The tower can be of any design but must be self-standing and stable enough to be measured. The aim for 2009/2010 is to train teams of Secondary school pupils to support the deliver the activity with the feeder primary schools. Secondary – S2 Subject Choice Presentations - We aim to work with Secondary Schools to providing Information and advice on the suitability of Skills for Work as a subject choice, as well as entry requirements for University on Construction Related courses, with the aim of Increasing the quality and Diversity of students who consider these subject choices.
Activity day at college – pupils will be invited to a local college for a full day of events where they will get to ‘have a go’ at construction activities – joinery, bricklaying, plumbing, painting & decorating, surveying etc.
Secondary – S3 & S4 Skills for Work / National Progression Award – Construction: Timetable of Events
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Pre apprenticeship certificate ( pilot Highlands & Islands - 2010 )
Site Visits The education team are involved in setting up or assisting with site visits for school pupils or college students. These visits are carried out locally and are set up to give the young person a taste of life on a building site. Construction Simulations ConstructionSkills Scottish Education Team and our Construction Ambassadors carry out a wide range of construction Simulation activities in School, with activities suitable from P6 to S6. Careers Materials ConstructionSkills produces a range of career materials aimed at school pupils. These are produced in a variety of formats such as paper booklets and electronic/mobile/web-based I information. ConstructionSkills has a website specifically aimed at young people giving career information on the whole range of occupations available within the construction Industry (www.bconstructive.co.uk). The site features case studies of people and projects, information on university and college courses, application forms for craft apprenticeships and university sponsorship, competitions, etc. All materials are available free of charge and an information pack is sent to every secondary’s school and Careers Scotland office.
ConstructionSkills in partnership with Edinburgh’s Telford College developed ‘SchoolBuild 2010’, a construction competition based on the Skills for Work coursework reinforcing employability skills, core skills, communication, measurement, teamwork, accuracy and bringing that ‘competition’ element to the curriculum. ‘SchoolBuild 2010’ competition will be held at Edinburgh’s Telford College, Forthside Campus on Friday 18th June and consists of three construction craft competitions designed and run by Edinburgh’s Telford College lecturing staff. A panel of judges will come from colleges and industry. Pupils work in teams of two and can only enter one of the following competitions.
Main Sponsors: The Scottish Government, SQA and Federation of Master Builders Pre Apprenticeship Certificate in Construction The certificate will be issued by ConstructionSkills Education Unit to recognise learners, who have been working towards a Construction Craft – Skills for work Qualification and in addition have shown to have the employability skills required by employers in the construction Industry. This will be Achieved by the learner through meeting the following criteria:-
Secondary – S5 & S6 Airport Project – Timescale: full day, Year Group: S5/S6 A new terminal building has been constructed at Heathrow Airport. In reality, planning permission wouldn’t be given to an airport which did not include facilities for people with disabilities. However, for the purpose of this exercise, this terminal does not have the appropriate facilities.
Work Shadowing A work shadowing placement is intended to help a young person decide if a specific career is for them. There is no obligation on a school to provide such a placement and they are generally instigated by the young person themselves. ConstructionSkills offers young people work shadowing placements. These are week long placements with construction companies offered to senior school pupils who are considering a course in the built environment at college or university. The young person completes an application form, with a section to be filled out by their guidance teacher, expressing a preference as to which discipline.
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This is an excellent simulation of the kind of problems which occur when translating the design for a building into reality. It requires teamwork, co-operation, good planning and decision making of the highest standard to succeed. The satisfaction of completing the project to the clients satisfaction based on the initial specifications is considerable.