Glendowie College Glendowie College

12 Building Construction and Allied Trade Skills (BCATS)

12BCT
Subject Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr C. Sunde.

Objectives

Students who participate in the BConstructive programme can go on to consider apprenticeships in a variety of trades such as: carpentry, construction, plumbing, drain laying, roofing, gas fitting, painting and decorating, infrastructure, flooring, joinery and furniture making. The programme also provides a good base for students who would like to enter other related areas of the construction industry such as architecture, quantity surveying and estimating.  

Content

BConstructive is a hands-on subject. It is an innovative, practical and multi-disciplinary programme for students, providing them with the skills and knowledge to springboard into any career in the construction industry.

  • The safe and correct use of hand tools to produce a range of projects.
  • Reading and interpreting plans and working models for the construction of various projects.
  • The construction of garden furniture and basic construction equipment using a range of joining methods.
  • Workshop safety.
  • Timber, fastenings and adhesives.

 

Faculties:

Technology


Assessment Policy & Procedures
Pathway

13 Building, Construction and Allied Trade Skills (BCATS)

Career Pathways

Building Surveyor, Architect, Glazier, Wall and Floor Tiler, Building Insulator, Brick and Blocklayer, Boat Builder, Fabrication Engineer, Building Contractor, Building and Construction Labourer, Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Building and Construction Manager, Cabinet Maker, Surveyor, Carpenter, Flooring Installer, Civil Engineer, Civil Engineering Technician/Draughtsperson, Coachbuilder/Trimmer, Painter and Decorator, Concrete Worker, Stonemason, Quantity Surveyor, Plumber, Gasfitter and Drainlayer, Electrician, Plasterer, Welder, Fencer, Furniture Finisher, Landscaper, Glass Processor, Joiner, Locksmith, Project Manager, Roading Construction Worker, Roofer, Wood Processing Worker, Scaffolder


Subject and Associated Costs

Course Costs: $110.00 Materials for project work.

Associated Costs: Nil.