Build your future from the ground up with hands-on, practical experience in the Construction industry.
You’ll work on real projects, mastering the tools and techniques that professionals use every day.
Construction and the Built Environment
Full Time courses
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Find the trade for you
We offer a variety of courses covering many aspects of the Construction and Built Environment industry, so you can pick the specialism you wish to train in.
Bricklaying
If you are hands-on and enjoy practical challenges, a job in the bricklaying industry could be for you.
Our industry standard facilities will give you the skills you need to achieve as a Brciklayer. The purpose-built 200+ M2 workshop gives you plenty of room to practice building your walls, and a 1200 litre pan mixer will help you perfect your mortar mixing skills.
Carpentry and Joinery
Carpentry is a woodworking craft that takes skill and precision to master. You’ll be cutting, shaping and installing building materials.
You will be working in our industry-standard workshop with top-of-the-range tools such as circular saws and power planers.
Electrical Installation
We offer Electrical training courses for all levels, training you to become a reliable and skilled Electrician.
Each of our classrooms contain individual bays for you to work in, giving you the space to work on your own electrical circuits, find faults, and increase your electrical installation skills.
Plumbing
Train to be a Gas Engineer or Plumber today, or build on your profession with additional training.
Our Plumbing workshops are set up to give you the opportunity to learn while working with real plumbing systems. You’ll find boilers, bathroom fittings and a variety of industry standard tools to help you develop your skills.
T Level Design, Surveying and Planning (Morgan Sindall Academy)
The T Level in Design, Surveying and Planning for Construction is a course in partnership with Morgan Sindall, allows you to develop your knowledge, skills and understanding of architectural, planning, and quantity surveying aspects of the Built Environment.
You’ll get hands-on training, attend site visits, and complete work placements with industry experts, giving you the skills and experience employers are looking for.
Get Work Ready
Alongside your course you will have the opportunity to work with key employers in the construction industry, including Morgan Sindall, Cardo, Jenner and Persimmon Homes.
Our Industry Liaison Officer will help connect you to meaningful work placements that will give you the confidence and skills needed to enter the Construction and Built Environment industry once you have completed your course.
Why should you choose EKC Canterbury College
Learn in professional workshops
Learn in our fantastic purpose-built workshops which imitate real world working environments.
You’ll work with industry-standard tools and equipment, building the skills you need for a successful career in the trades.
Get career ready
You’ll complete a work placement which will give you a head start in your career.
Just like Brick student, Kieron had a very successful placement working on the new McCarthy Stone development in Canterbury.
Learn from the best in the trade
All our lecturers have extensive experience in the Construction and Built Environment industry.
Whichever trade you choose to study, you will learn from an expert who can pass on industry knowledge and give you practical advice for your future career.
Compete against other Colleges
You can take part in national and international competitions to showcase your newfound skills. We regularly enter students into World Skills Competitions and consistently offer high standards in the KFE4Skills Competitions.
In 2025, Ollie Hellyer took home a gold medal for his impressive Electrical Installation work.
Stretch your skills
We ensure learners get the most out of their time at College, and where possible challenge students to stretch their skillset.
Just like Level 2 Brick students, Harry and Lewis, who successfully built an archway which they’re not expected to master until Level 3.
Social Action Projects
Alongside your course you will have the opportunity to use your skills to help the local community through social action projects.
Carpentry Apprentices made wonderful owl boxes for Kentish Stour Countryside Partnership, who work with the community to conserve and promote the countryside and urban areas of the Stour Valley.
In the past projects have included organising a Charity Football Match in aid of Leukaemia UK, creating stunning copper pipe Christmas decorations to sell during the Christmas Community event, and raising funds for East Kent Hospitals Charity.
Level 2 Construction explore their careers with Cardo
14 January 2025
EKC Canterbury College recently welcomed Cardo, to deliver an inspiring talk to Level 2 Electrical and Carpentry students.
How you apply for a course at Canterbury College
Step 1 – Find a subject you’re interested in
Explore our courses online and see the wide range of academic opportunities that are available to you.
Step 2 – Apply
Apply through our online application system for the department you are choosing.
Step 3 – Come to an interview
Come along to EKC Canterbury College to meet our team, explore our facilities and see which course is right for you.
Career prospects
Example:
Construction and Building Trades Supervisor
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£39,000
Annual pay
Annual pay is per year, based on full-time employment and on the South East region.
Role description
Construction and building trades supervisors oversee operations and directly supervise and coordinate the activities of workers in construction and building trades.
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“When I started, I didn’t know anything about electrical work or the industry, and now I’m able to understand quite complicated wiring systems.”
“I find solar panel technology and wind turbines interesting such as seeing how everything’s run. The industry changes so much which I think would be exciting to be part of.”
Sophia
Level 2 Electrical Installation
“I struggled quite a bit in GCSEs, so came to College and got them before doing a Construction course. I was then approached by a tutor to do a T Level course. It was all about project management, and I excelled at it and really enjoyed it.
“The course led me to do work experience with Jenner Group, which is a construction company, and from that point, they offered me a Site Trainee position. They’ve been fantastic and have really helped me along the way.”
Jensen
T Level Design, Surveying and Planning
“My course is really enjoyable and it’s great to learn a valuable trade which I will use after College.
“We have all the resources that we need to work up to a high standard and I have really supportive tutors who offer extra help and support if we need it.”
Joe Clark
Level 2 Plumbing
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