Construction

National Apprenticeship Week is an exciting opportunity to celebrate our Apprenticeships, engage with a range of local and national employers, and learn a little more about the Apprenticeship offer at Orbital South Colleges.

See what our students got up to for NAW 2022...

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National Highways & Balfour Beatty Careers Event
We had the pleasure of having National Highways and Balfour Beatty talk to our Construction, Engineering and Business students! It was a great insight into what it is like to work in the different industries. Our first speaker Jonathan Wade, Project Manager at National...

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Quantity Surveying Students Visit Linden Homes Site
Our Quantity Surveying students recently took a trip to a Linden Homes site just around the corner in Redhill! The Level 5 students had a tour with the Site Manager and carried out a Health & Safety Audit as part of their assessment. The students all progressed...

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Students on Site
Construction students on Level 1 courses for Carpentry & Joinery and Painting & Decorating had the chance to visit a local Kier site. The trip to a project site at The Warwick School in Redhill helped to bring learning to life as they were able to see the theoretical elements...

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Commended at the Youthbuild UK Awards
Congratulations to our Bricklaying Apprentice Rory, who was commended at the 2019 Youthbuild UK Young Builder of the Year Awards! Youthbuild UK has a mission to inspire disadvantaged young people to succeed in the construction industry. They work with...

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Meet Abbie - Level 1 Carpentry & Joinery
After experimenting with mechanisms in Design & Technology GCSE, Abbie knew she wanted to pursue something practical, taking after her father, a retired Carpenter. She also took part in a Carpentry & Joinery session as part of a Taster Day at ESC, where she was able to...

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Meet Louis - Electrical Installation Level 3 Apprenticeship
Louis is currently undertaking an Apprenticeship with True Electrical Ltd, where he supports the installation and maintenance of electrical systems, adhering to health and safety standards. As a benefit of his Apprenticeship, Louis is able to learn from knowledgeable...

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