CITB Pre-apprenticeship course – week 8 update

The team have now decided on their preferred trades, and are now completing some advanced projects. Quite a few of the students have been completing work experience this week, but will back to provide updates on their experience next week.

CITB Pre-apprenticeship Course – Week 7 Update

This week the students continued on with tiling and solid plastering tasks. After a hectic few weeks, all the students have now had the chance to work on tasks in Bricklaying, Tiling and Solid Plastering. This helps students work out which trade they most enjoy before...

CITB Pre-apprenticeship Course – Week 6 Update

Congratulations to Cameron from the CITB Pre-apprenticeship team! Cameron has gained work tiling after completing some work experience with a former FCTA Apprentice. The rest of the team are very interested in getting onsite to learn more about the trade, and...

Doorways 2 Construction Plus Students

Scott & Zac have been at FCTA all week, completing projects in the Wall & Ceiling trade. Doorways 2 Construction students are sponsored by the CITB as a way of getting students in high school to develop trade skills as part of their formal education. The...

CITB Pre-apprenticeship Update – Week 5

The students have hit the halfway point, and we have some of the team working on advanced bricklaying projects, others trying tiling and solid plastering. It’s the best way to decide which of the mortar trowel trades students are most interested in. At this...

Week 4 CITB Pre-Apprenticeship Update

This week the pre-apprenticeship students started working on projects in Solid Plastering and Tiling. As part of the course we offer students the flexibility to complete practical projects in Bricklaying, Solid Plastering & Tiling. Students then select which trade...