Year 10 Construction students donned hi visibility jackets and hard hats as they visited the development site at the college's Harrow Weald campus where a new LLDD building (Learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities) is being constructed.
The visit provided the Level 2 TechBac students with an opportunity to see how some of the theory acquired during their City & Guilds course is put into professional practice.Topics covered during the tour included insulation, roofing, scaffolding, brickwork, energy efficiency and health and safety. Students had the opportunity to ask questions and take photographs, which they will then use as support material for course assignments.
Thomas Brosnan, Skills Centre Lecturer at Harrow College said "TechBac provides learners with a professional pathway to their chosen career and gives them the opportunity to achieve the technical qualifications and skills needed to progress. Visits like today are invaluable to the students who get to see construction taking place in a live environment".
Alan Harman of Hutton Construction and Project Manager for the new LLDD building was today's tour guide. He commented "this is the second visit by this group of students. It's great for us to be able to show the students what we do and also for us to answer questions to help the students with their studies".
The new Harrow College LLDD building is due to open in September and will offer enhanced facilities for the students including a central flexible learning zone and courtyard, sensory room and specialist classrooms for LLDD students.