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East Surrey College offers Full-time and Part-time courses as well as Apprenticeships and University Level qualifications for the Construction sector. Train in spacious industry-standard workshops, developing practical skills with modern equipment. 

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Brickwork Level 1 Diploma (Full Time)

Bricklaying is one of the traditional trades both in the UK and around the world. Those studying bricklaying will learn a variety of skills to enable them to build, repair and maintain the country's housing stock.

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F1FCBA East Surrey College 02 September 2024 (Mon) 34 Weeks

Brickwork Level 1 Diploma (Full Time)

Bricklaying is one of the traditional trades both in the UK and around the world. Those studying bricklaying will learn a variety of skills to enable them to build, repair and maintain the country's housing stock.

CODE LOCATION START DATE DURATION
F1FCBA East Surrey College 02 September 2025 (Tue) 34 Weeks

Brickwork Level 2 Diploma (Full Time)

Building on the skills learnt during the Level 1 programme, you will extend your skills and knowledge with more challenging activities.

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F1ICBA East Surrey College 02 September 2024 (Mon) 34 Weeks

Brickwork Level 2 Diploma (Full Time)

Building on the skills learnt during the Level 1 programme, you will extend your skills and knowledge with more challenging activities.

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F1ICBA East Surrey College 02 September 2025 (Tue) 34 Weeks

Carpentry (Bench or Site) Level 2 Diploma (Full Time)

After learning the basic skills at Level?1, you can follow one of two routes: Site carpenters will work on building sites erecting and fitting timber. Bench carpenters will manufacture items such as roof trusses and staircases ready to be delivered to the building site to be installed by the site carpenters.

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F1ICWA East Surrey College 02 September 2024 (Mon) 34 Weeks

Carpentry (Bench or Site) Level 2 Diploma (Full Time)

After learning the basic skills at Level?1, you can follow one of two routes: Site carpenters will work on building sites erecting and fitting timber. Bench carpenters will manufacture items such as roof trusses and staircases ready to be delivered to the building site to be installed by the site carpenters.

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F1ICWA East Surrey College 02 September 2025 (Tue) 34 Weeks

Carpentry & Joinery Level 1 Diploma (Full Time)

This Level 1 qualification provides an introduction to carpentry and joinery skills. It allows students to learn, develop and practise the skills required for employment and/or career progression in carpentry or joinery.

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F1FCWA East Surrey College 02 September 2024 (Mon) 34 Weeks

Carpentry & Joinery Level 1 Diploma (Full Time)

This Level 1 qualification provides an introduction to carpentry and joinery skills. It allows students to learn, develop and practise the skills required for employment and/or career progression in carpentry or joinery.

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F1FCWA East Surrey College 02 September 2025 (Tue) 34 Weeks

Construction Multi-Skills Level 1 Diploma (Full Time)

This is a basic construction course that is an introduction to several disciplines that form part of the construction industry.

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F1150 East Surrey College 02 September 2024 (Mon) 34 Weeks

Construction Multi-Skills Level 1 Diploma (Full Time)

This is a basic construction course that is an introduction to several disciplines that form part of the construction industry.

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F1150 East Surrey College 02 September 2025 (Tue) 34 Weeks

Design, Surveying & Planning for Construction T Level (Full Time)

This technical qualification is intended for those who want to progress to a career in the Construction sector, with a focus on Surveying and Design. You will also cover specialist units such as: measure the built environment, analyse the built environment, design the built environment and verify delivery of the built environment. Whilst on your employer led work placement you will complete an employer set project, which is an essential part of the overall qualification.

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T10005 East Surrey College 02 September 2024 (Mon) 68 Weeks

Electrical Installation Level 1 Diploma (Full Time)

You will learn the basic skills required for a career in electrical installation and on successful completion of this course you will be able to progress on to Level 2.

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F11EI East Surrey College 02 September 2024 (Mon) 34 Weeks

Electrical Installation Level 1 Diploma (Full Time)

You will learn the basic skills required for a career in electrical installation and on successful completion of this course you will be able to progress on to Level 2.

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F11EI East Surrey College 02 September 2025 (Tue) 34 Weeks

Electrical Installation Level 2 Diploma (Full Time)

This qualification provides you with the underlying knowledge and abilities needed to progress in Electrical Installation and will allow you to support a fully qualified electrician on site.

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F1ELIA East Surrey College 02 September 2024 (Mon) 34 Weeks

Electrical Installation Level 2 Diploma (Full Time)

This qualification provides you with the underlying knowledge and abilities needed to progress in Electrical Installation and will allow you to support a fully qualified electrician on site.

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F1ELIA East Surrey College 02 September 2025 (Tue) 34 Weeks

Painting & Decorating Level 1 Diploma (Full Time)

This quali?cation is for students who wish to enter into a career in the painting and decorating industry. The course covers basic preparation and painting and decorating skills.

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F1FCPA East Surrey College 02 September 2024 (Mon) 34 Weeks

Painting & Decorating Level 1 Diploma (Full Time)

This quali?cation is for students who wish to enter into a career in the painting and decorating industry. The course covers basic preparation and painting and decorating skills.

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F1FCPA East Surrey College 02 September 2025 (Tue) 34 Weeks

Painting & Decorating Level 2 Diploma (Full Time)

Building on the skills learnt on the Level?1 programme, you will extend your skills and knowledge with more challenging activities.

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F1ICPA East Surrey College 02 September 2024 (Mon) 34 Weeks

Painting & Decorating Level 2 Diploma (Full Time)

Building on the skills learnt on the Level?1 programme, you will extend your skills and knowledge with more challenging activities.

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F1ICPA East Surrey College 02 September 2025 (Tue) 34 Weeks

Plumbing Level 1 Diploma (Full Time)

This Level 1 qualification will provide you with the basic plumbing skills used in industry.

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F113B East Surrey College 02 September 2024 (Mon) 34 Weeks

Plumbing Level 1 Diploma (Full Time)

This Level 1 qualification will provide you with the basic plumbing skills used in industry.

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F113B East Surrey College 02 September 2025 (Tue) 34 Weeks

Plumbing Level 2 Diploma (Full Time)

This Level 2 qualification builds on the skills learnt at Level 1 and allows you to carry out installations of kitchen, bathroom and sanitary ware.

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F115F East Surrey College 02 September 2024 (Mon) 34 Weeks

Plumbing Level 2 Diploma (Full Time)

This Level 2 qualification builds on the skills learnt at Level 1 and allows you to carry out installations of kitchen, bathroom and sanitary ware.

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F115F East Surrey College 02 September 2025 (Tue) 34 Weeks

Bricklayer Level 2 Apprenticeship (Apprenticeship)

Please note you must be employed before applying for this Apprenticeship. Bricklayers lay bricks, blocks and other types of building components in mortar to construct and repair walls, foundations, partitions, arches and other structures e.g. chimney stacks. They might also refurbish brickwork and masonry on restoration projects. The range of sites and projects that bricklayers will work on include large commercial developments, new builds in housing, alterations, extensions and restorations.

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Building Services Design Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship (Apprenticeship)

Please note you must be employed before applying for an apprenticeship. We can support your company with this apprenticeship. We are an approved organisation to deliver the BTEC Level 3 in Construction and the Built Environment (Building services pathway). We also deliver the NVQ in the workplace. These are both recommended qualifications for this Apprenticeship Standard.

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Carpentry and Joinery (Bench Joinery) Level 2 Apprenticeship (Apprenticeship)

Please note you must be employed before applying for this Apprenticeship. The occupation involves carrying out skilled work, primarily using timber products, either on a construction site, or in a workshop, creating and installing building components.

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Carpentry and Joinery (Site Carpentry) Advanced Level 3 Apprenticeship (Apprenticeship)

Please note you must be employed before applying for this Apprenticeship.The course involves carrying out advanced skilled work, primarily using timber products, either on a construction site, or in a workshop, creating and installing building components. The advanced carpenter and joiner is able to undertake complex job tasks, requiring high levels of practical skills and knowledge, in addition to managing their own work and leading small teams.

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Carpentry and Joinery (Site Carpentry) Level 2 Apprenticeship (Apprenticeship)

Please note you must be employed before applying for this Apprenticeship. The occupation involves carrying out skilled work, primarily using timber products, either on a construction site, or in a workshop, creating and installing building components

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Chartered Surveyor (Quantity Surveyor) Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship (Apprenticeship)

Please note you must be employed before applying for this Apprenticeship. Some of the main duties and tasks of a Construction Quantity Surveyor include ensuring that comprehensive study has been undertaken of the whole life aspects of the project and the understanding of the client's needs and managing the selection of the specialist contractors for the project.

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Civil Engineering Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship (Apprenticeship)

Please note you must be employed before applying for an apprenticeship. We can support your company with this apprenticeship. We are an approved organisation to deliver the BTEC Level 3 in Construction and the Built Environment (Civil Engineering pathway). This is a recommended qualification for this Apprenticeship Standard

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Construction Design & Build Technician Level 4 Apprenticeship (Apprenticeship)

Please note you must be employed before applying for an apprenticeship. As a construction design and build technician, you will help to coordinate design information on construction projects and be mainly based on construction sites, with occasional time in offices. This Apprenticeship includes an HNC qualification and typically takes 3 years depending on experience.

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Construction Groundworker Level 2 Apprenticeship (Apprenticeship)

Please note you must be employed before applying for an apprenticeship. We have been working with Kier to deliver groundwork courses at the college and are able to offer support for this apprenticeship. For further information please contact our apprenticeship team

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Construction Quantity Surveying Technician Level 4 Apprenticeship (Apprenticeship)

Please note you must be employed before applying for this Apprenticeship. The occupation covered by this standard is Construction Quantity Surveying Technician. Some of the duties and tasks of a Construction Surveying Technician include Assisting senior managers with the budgeting of construction projects, control of costs during a construction project and selection and management of specialist contractors.

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Construction Site Engineering Technician Level 4 Apprenticeship (Apprenticeship)

Please note you must be employed before applying for this Apprenticeship. Some of the main duties and tasks of a Construction Site Engineering Technician include dimensional control of construction projects, assisting design teams with civil engineering solutions on construction projects and supervision of specialist contractors.

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Construction Site Management Level 6 Apprenticeship (Apprenticeship)

Please note you must be employed before applying for this Apprenticeship. Some of the main duties and tasks of a Construction Site Manager include ensuring that safe systems of work are in place on their site and that all staff and operatives on site adhere to those systems and safe standards of behaviour and managing interfaces between the various stakeholders associated with the site.

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Construction Site Supervisor Level 4 Apprenticeship (Apprenticeship)

Please note you must be employed before applying for this Apprenticeship. Some of the main duties and tasks of a Construction Site Supervisor include supervision of specialist contractors, the control of health and safety standards on construction projects and control of quality of works on a construction project.

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Installation Electrician / Maintenance Electrician Level 3 Apprenticeship (Apprenticeship)

Please note you must be employed before applying for an apprenticeship. Our Level 3 Electrical Installation Apprenticeship is suitable for new entrants to the Electrical industry. Apprentices must have achieved good GCSE grades for maths and English. Modules studied at college include Health, Safety and Environmental Considerations, Electrical Scientific Principles and Technologies, Design and Installation Practices and Procedures, Plan and Oversee Electrical Work Activities, Terminations and Connections of Conductor, Installation Practices and Procedures or Practices and Procedures for Maintenance, Fault Finding, Inspection Testing and Commissioning, Wiring Regulations There is a 3 day end assessment for this Apprenticeship

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Painter and Decorator Level 2 Apprenticeship (Apprenticeship)

Please note you must be employed before applying for this Apprenticeship. Painters and Decorators operate in domestic and commercial properties and undertake the decoration and protection of buildings. Properties include houses, schools, offices, hospitals factories and construction sites.

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Plumbing and Domestic Heating Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship (Apprenticeship)

Please note you must be employed before applying for this Apprenticeship. Plumbing and Domestic Heating Technicians plan, select, install, service, commission and maintain all aspects of plumbing and heating systems. Plumbing and domestic heating technicians can find themselves working inside or outside a property. Customer service skills and being tidy and respectful are important qualities as they can often find themselves working in customers? homes as well as on building sites.

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Property Maintenance Operative Level 2 Apprenticeship (Apprenticeship)

Please note you must be employed before applying for an apprenticeship. This Property maintenance standard is suitable for individuals who ensure that structures such as residential properties through to commercial and industrial premises are in good working order. They will perform maintenance tasks within the building services and fabric of the building including the grounds.

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Surveying Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship (Apprenticeship)

Please note you must be employed before applying for this Apprenticeship.The occupations covered by this standard are associated with surveying technicians acting on behalf of clients or employers in an assistant capacity. Duties can include to collect information from inspections or visits to buildings land and construction sites and taking appropriate measurements of buildings, lands or plans.

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Construction & The Built Environment (Building Services Engineering) HND Top-Up (HE Full Time)

This course is only available as a Top-up for students who have completed the Construction And The Built Environment (Building Services Engineering) HNC. The course provides a more complex level of education and knowledge in the field of building services engineering and is designed to support career progression or on to degree-level study.

CODE LOCATION START DATE TIME DURATION FEE
TCO0000011 East Surrey College 23 September 2024 (Mon) 1 Year £6,535

Construction & The Built Environment (Civil Engineering) HND Top-Up (HE Full Time)

This course is only available as a Top-up for students who have completed the Construction And The Built Environment (Civil Engineering) HNC. You will develop a sound understanding of the principles and gain a more complex level of education and knowledge in the field of civil engineering. This course is designed to support career progression or on to degree-level study.

CODE LOCATION START DATE TIME DURATION FEE
TCO0000012 East Surrey College 23 September 2024 (Mon) 1 Year £6,535

Construction & The Built Environment (Construction Management) HND Top-Up (HE Full Time)

This course is only available as a Top-up for students who have completed the Construction And The Built Environment (Construction) HNC. You will gain a more complex level of education and knowledge in the field of construction management. This course is designed to support career progression or on to degree-level study.

CODE LOCATION START DATE TIME DURATION FEE
TCO0000010 East Surrey College 23 September 2024 (Mon) 1 Year £6,535

Construction & The Built Environment (Surveying) HND Top-Up (HE Full Time)

This course is only available as a Top-up for students who have completed Construction And The Built Environment (Surveying) HNC. You will develop knowledge of building maintenance, quality assurance, construction management, construction techniques, building materials, building inspection and contract procedures. This course is designed to support career progression or on to degree-level study.

CODE LOCATION START DATE TIME DURATION FEE
TCO0000013 East Surrey College 23 September 2024 (Mon) 1 Year £6,535

Construction & The Built Environment (Building Services Engineering) HNC (HE Part Time)

This programme provides an excellent opportunity to gain both a qualification and skills within a challenging and rewarding discipline. You will develop skills and knowledge to manage, design and install building services engineering systems. Optional modules will develop specialist pathways for various career paths and this qualification will allow you to progress in your career or on to further study.

CODE LOCATION START DATE TIME DURATION FEE
P0004 East Surrey College 23 September 2024 (Mon) 2 Years £3,268

Construction & The Built Environment (Civil Engineering) HNC (HE Part Time)

The course is designed for students who wish to pursue or advance their career in the civil engineering sector and provides the skills and knowledge needed to meet the demands of employers in this vital sector. The course also provides you with an understanding of the way new technologies are transforming construction and civil engineering, and you will also investigate other contemporary issues such as sustainability, professional ethics and statutory responsibilities.

CODE LOCATION START DATE TIME DURATION FEE
P0005 East Surrey College 23 September 2024 (Mon) 2 Years £3,268

Construction & The Built Environment (Construction) HNC (HE Part Time)

On this course you'll gain a theoretical understanding of the principles that underpin construction management, as well as the professional skills required to perform this successfully. This course is ideal if you are working in the construction industry and are looking to progress your career or on to further study.

CODE LOCATION START DATE TIME DURATION FEE
P0003 East Surrey College 23 September 2024 (Mon) 2 Years £3,268

Construction & The Built Environment (Surveying) HNC (HE Part Time)

This course will give you a high level understanding of the design, function, construction and statutory requirements for buildings of all classes. You will develop knowledge of building maintenance, quality assurance, construction management, construction techniques, building materials, building inspection and contract procedures. This qualification will allow you to progress in your career or on to further study.

CODE LOCATION START DATE TIME DURATION FEE
P0006 East Surrey College 23 September 2024 (Mon) 2 Years £3,268

Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons) Degree (HE Part Time)

This course is subject to validation. While studying for a recognised degree, you will learn how quantity surveyors organise, control and manage the costing of projects, including building economics, contracts and construction law, construction technology and project management.

CODE LOCATION START DATE TIME DURATION FEE
P0011 East Surrey College 23 September 2024 (Mon) 4 Years £6,087

Installation, Commissioning & Safety Aspects of Hot Water Systems for Domestic Use in Accordance With UK Building Regulations Award (Part Time)

CODE LOCATION START DATE TIME DURATION FEE
TEC0000004 East Surrey College 06 November 2024 (Wed) 09:00 - 17:00 1 Day £601

Insulation & Building Treatments (Construction) Diploma (Part Time)

CODE LOCATION START DATE TIME DURATION FEE
TEC0000003 East Surrey College 02 September 2024 (Mon) £601

Plumbing Studies Diploma (Part Time)

CODE LOCATION START DATE DAYS TIME DURATION FEE
TEC0000006 East Surrey College 05 November 2024 (Tue) Tues & Thurs 18:00 - 21:00 2 Years £2,175

Retrofit Certificate (Part Time)

CODE LOCATION START DATE TIME DURATION FEE
TEC0000010 East Surrey College 02 September 2024 (Mon) £576

Decorative Finishing - Painting & Decorating (Construction) NVQ (Part Time)

CODE LOCATION START DATE DURATION
TEC0000005 East Surrey College TBC

Design, Surveying & Planning for Construction T Level (Full Time)

This technical qualification is intended for those who want to progress to a career in the Construction sector, with a focus on Surveying and Design. You will also cover specialist units such as: measure the built environment, analyse the built environment, design the built environment and verify delivery of the built environment. Whilst on your employer led work placement you will complete an employer set project, which is an essential part of the overall qualification.

CODE LOCATION START DATE DURATION
T10005 East Surrey College 02 September 2025 (Tue) 68 Weeks

Requirements For Electrical Installations (18th Edition amendment 2) Level 3 Award (Part Time)

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TCO0000035 East Surrey College 12 October 2024 (Sat) 3 Weeks
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Carpentry Level 1 students had an exciting beginning of term as they were competing to create the best Gallows Bracket out of their class. Brickwork students at East Surrey College receive a donation East Surrey College - National Highways & Balfour Beatty Careers Event East Surrey College ranked 23rd in the RateMyApprenticeships' Top 50 Training Providers. Quantity Surveying students at East Surrey College visit a Linden Homes site. East Surrey College Awarded the Mayor's Construction Academy Quality Mark

Carpentry Level 1 Gallows Bracket Competition

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Voted by Apprentices Quantity Surveying Students Visit a Linden Homes Site Awarded the Mayor's Construction Academy Quality Mark

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