Construction and Building Trades

The construction and building trades sector is at the heart of shaping the world around us, from designing modern homes to restoring historic buildings and creating sustainable spaces for the future.

This sector offers a huge range of roles, from bricklaying, joinery, and plastering to electrical installation, plumbing, and construction management. Sheffield is a city that’s constantly growing and developing, with major regeneration projects creating exciting opportunities for skilled tradespeople.

By studying construction and building trades at college, you’ll learn hands-on skills, work with industry-standard tools, and prepare for a career where every project makes a real difference.

What can i study

Bricklaying

C

CARPENTRY & JOINERY

C

Electrical Installation

C

Plumbing

A

CAMPUS KEY

C

CITY

H

HILLSBOROUGH

F

FIR VALE

A

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CENTRE

Electrotechnical Engineering

C

Plumbing & Heating Engineering

A

Surveying and Design for Construction and the Built Environment

C

EXPLORE YOUR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

Our construction and building trades and civil engineering provision is based across our City and Advanced Technology Centre, in the Sheffield city centre.

Students study in the very best facilities around, including our:

Carpentry And Joinery Workshops
Painting And Decorating Studio
Bricklaying Zone
Electrical Workshop
Kier Construction Academy
Force Contracts Plumbing Academy
Computer Facilities And CAD Studios
Materials Testing Lab

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CONSTRUCTION CAREERS

Profession	Starting salary	Experienced salary
ELECTRICIAN	£18,000	£42,000
PLUMBER	£18,000	£42,000
Carpenter	£17,000	£38,000

ENGINEERING CAREERS

Profession	Starting salary	Experienced salary
CIVIL ENGINEER	£18,000	£42,000
CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN	£18,000	£42,000
Construction manager	£27,000	£65,000

Who we work with

The construction industry is in global demand and moving fast! Everywhere you look something is being built, being fixed. But as the demand for construction increases, so does the demand for skilled workers.

We work with employer partners across the local region and beyond to provide work experience, masterclasses, workplace tours and other exciting opportunities. Some of our employer partners are:

CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING TRADES

Force Contracts
Kier Construction
Horbury
Taylor Tuxford

CIVIL ENGINEERING

Wates Group
Kier Construction
Henry Boot Construction
MJ

"My highlights from this year, are probably the teaching staff and how well they bring you out of your shell."

Jacob Osborne

Building Technologies Student of the Year 2025

Job information

Key Skills Needed:

Problem-Solving
Initiative
Customer Service
Precision And Accuracy
Knowledge Of Buildings and Trades

Total No. of Jobs 65,931 in south yorkshire by 2030 750 NEW JOBS CREATED IN SOUTH YORKSHIRE BY 2030

T-levels AVAILABLE IN THIS SECTOR. ASK US ABOUT THEM AT AN OPEN DAY.

80% classroom learning
20% WORKPLACE LEARNING
45 DAY REAL WORK PLACEMENT

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