Start Date
- January 2026, Part Time, Mixed Day and Night
What You Will Study
Are you looking to build the confidence and practical ability needed to carry out maintenance tasks across a range of construction trades? Do you want to develop the hands-on skills required to begin a career in property maintenance or broaden your existing skill set?
This course offers a broad and practical introduction to key maintenance areas including tiling, plastering, plumbing and drainage, painting and decorating, carpentry and joinery, building systems, and the maintenance of external property areas. The programme combines classroom theory with hands-on workshop learning, giving you the opportunity to develop safe working practices, technical confidence, and real-world problem-solving skills.
As a course participant you will learn how to:
- Work safely in a construction environment
- Apply the principles of health, safety and welfare in the industry
- Understand how the construction industry operates
- Carry out tiling repairs and maintenance
- Complete plastering and rendering repairs
- Undertake remedial painting and decorating tasks
- Maintain plumbing and drainage systems
- Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on building systems
- Use carpentry and joinery skills for repairs and refurbishment
- Carry out corrective maintenance to external property areas
The diploma attracts learners of different ages, backgrounds and experience, creating a supportive and dynamic learning environment. The range of units and practical activities will help you develop the knowledge, confidence and technical skills required for the next steps in a career in building maintenance or progression into an apprenticeship.
The course will run two full days a week and one evening session.
On completion of the course you will have achieved City and Guilds Level 2 Extended Technical Occupational Entry in Maintenance Operations Diploma (qualification number 7255-92 | QAN 61045433)
Entry Requirements
While there are no specific entry requirements for the course, you will need to demonstrate competency in English language due to the essential written component of the course. Ideally you will have a minimum of a grade C in GCSE English and feel confident in your assignment writing ability. You will need to have some experience of working in the construction industry as you will need to demonstrate good tool skills.
How You Will Be Assessed
Assessment will be through a variety of methods including assignments and practical work.
Fees
The Level 2 Diploma is part of the Free Courses for Jobs initiative and is fully funded for learners who are age 19+ and earn under £25,700.
For those that do not qualify for Free Courses for Jobs depending on your circumstances, you may be eligible for the co-funded course cost of £1470 (plus registration) - you will be able to pay in instalments. If you are not eligible the total cost would be £4704 (plus registration).
All participants will be required to provide their own basic equipment and will also need the ability to access Microsoft Teams. CMI grant access to a wide range of learning resources in support of the course which participants will be introduced to during induction.
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