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Level 1 Certificate in Bricklaying

Learn to build. Walls, corners, cavity work, the real foundations of the bricklaying trade. You'll spend the year in the workshop with hand tools, setting out and building for real, while getting the health, safety and site knowledge that every job runs on. It's a proper trade, in demand, and it pays. This is where you start.

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How you’ll learn

Set It Out. Build It. For Real.

This course gets you building from the start. You’ll learn to set out and construct block walling, brick walling with a racked back corner, and cavity walling, all using hand tools, the same way it’s done on site. The practical work is backed by the theory that matters: health, safety and welfare in construction, technical information and quantities, and construction technology.

You’ll learn how craft activities are carried out safely and how they fit into the wider construction process, building the independent working skills employers want. By the end of the year you’ll have real bricklaying skills, the site knowledge to back them up, and a clear route to a Level 2 Bricklayer apprenticeship.

Core Knowledge

  • Health, Safety and Welfare in Construction and Associated Industries
  • Knowledge of Technical Information, Quantities and Communication with Others
  • Knowledge of Construction Technology

Bricklaying Skills

  • Setting Out for Basic Masonry Structures
  • Construct Block Walling
  • Construct Brick Walling
  • Construct Cavity Walling
  • Functional Skills (English and Maths) and Personal and Professional Development
Entry and progression

What you need and where it leads

  1. Entry requirements
  2. This course Level 1
  3. Further study

Entry requirements

  • Grade 3 in Maths or English (the other must be a Grade 1 or 2 minimum)
  • A genuine interest in bricklaying and working with your hands
  • Successful interview with our team

The course includes Functional Skills in English and Maths, so you keep building those alongside the trade.

Not sure you meet these? Talk to us and we will help you find the right starting point.

Further study

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At this college

At North Lindsey College

Careers it can lead to

  • Elementary Construction Occupations £26,300 a year
  • Construction Operatives £30,800 a year
  • Road Construction Operatives £40,500 a year
  • Scaffolders, Stagers and Riggers £43,600 a year
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With further study or experience

  • Bricklayers £29,100 a year
  • Construction and Building Trades £27,500 a year
  • Stonemasons and Related Trades £31,500 a year
  • Steel Erectors £32,300 a year
  • Carpenters and Joiners £30,300 a year
  • Production Managers and Directors in Construction £50,600 a year

Typical pay is the UK median for each job (Lightcast, October 2026).

Our facilities

Spacious, Well-Equipped Workshops

You'll train in dedicated construction workshops built for hands-on bricklaying, led by tutors who've worked in the trade.

  • Construction Workshops

    Spacious, well-equipped spaces to set out and build for real.

  • Expert Tutors

    Every session led by tutors with real bricklaying industry experience.

  • Links With Local Companies

    Real experience on live projects, plus national competitions.

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Adam

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Student Voice

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I’ve gained loads of skills that’ll help me in life and in starting my career as a full-time painter and decorator. College has been a great experience—everyone’s treated equally, and the staff are really friendly and supportive. I’d definitely recommend it.

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For parents and carers

Supporting your child’s journey

A Friendly, Welcoming Place

Students are often surprised by how friendly and welcoming college is. It's a supportive community where they'll build genuine friendships and feel part of something.

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Qualifications That Count

These are nationally recognised qualifications with real academic weight. Your child will develop practical skills and knowledge that employers and universities genuinely value.

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GCSE Support Built In

If your child needs to resit GCSE English or Maths, it's built into the timetable, not bolted on as an extra. They'll get structured support alongside their main course.

About student support

Learning Support

If your child has additional learning needs, our support team works with them from day one. Adjustments are put in place early so they can get the most out of their course.

About learning support

Your next step

Apply now, come and see us first, or ask us anything.

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What happens after you apply

1

You apply

Apply online and you’ll get a confirmation email.

2

You meet your tutor

We’ll invite you to an interview to talk through the course and your plans, and make sure it’s right for you.

3

You get an offer

We’ll email you a conditional or unconditional offer.

4

You get ready to start

Come to a taster session in the summer, then enrol in August, bringing your results.

Read our full guide to applying