121 PPE courses

The main subject areas of the course are: Role of the analyst Stage one Stage two Stage three Stage four Certificates and reporting results DCU clearance testing Quality control

Learn the basic handbuilding techniques including slab building pinch pot / coil animal sculpture and glazing All of the equipment and resources will be provided.

Learn about line and form. Cover all aspects of tone. Make your pictures come alive with simple perspective tricks. Create realistic space. Introduction to shading.

Highfield Level 1 Award In Health And Safety Within A Construction Environment (RQF) Highfield Level 1 Award in Health and Safety within a Construction Environment (RQF) One day course For those applying for the Green Labourer CSCS Card Includes the Health, Safety, Environment Test For Operatives and Specialists book or DVD by CITB! Face to Face: One day course + time for self-study required This course is supported by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) This course is designed to give learners a route to applying for the Green Labourer CSCS Card Course Contents: The purpose of a risk assessment The purpose of a method statement The legal requirements of risk assessments and method statements The common causes of work-related fatalities and injuries The implications of not preventing accidents and ill-health at work Health and safety definitions Hazards and potential risks of a a range of situations The importance of reporting accidents and near misses Accident reporting procedures Risk assessments and dynamic risk assessments The reasons for using safe manual handling in the workplace The employees' responsibilities under current legislation and official guidance in relation to manual handling in the workplace The procedures for safe manual handling Working at height Employees' legal responsibilities in relation to working at height Potential hazards when working at height Controlling risks and hazards while working at height Regulations regarding working at height COSHH: substances hazardous to health Common risks to health within a construction environment Drugs and alcohol Personal Hygiene Asbestos PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) Working around plant and equipment safely Benefits of this course: In 2018/19, 1.4 million people suffered from a work-related illness They have a much higher rate of work-related ill-health than those working in many other industries Construction workers have the highest rate of musculoskeletal disorders compared to other occupations This course develops learners’ knowledge and understanding of health and safety in a construction environment so they can work safely on a construction site Those who successfully complete this Level 1 Award in Health and Safety in a Construction Environment and have completed the CITB Health, Safety & Environment Test within the last 2 years can then apply for a Green Labourer CSCS card. Our Health And Safety In A Construction Environment Training Course is a nationally recognised, Ofqual regulated qualification accredited by Highfields Qualifications.This course leads to the obtainment of the CSCS labour card, allowing workers to work on construction sites.The Ofqual Register number for this course is 603/2442/9

Acrylic techniques Learn how to handle acrylics. Useful colour hints. Painting from a subject. Impasto techniques. This workshop could be a follow on for you from the 'Drawing techniques' day.

This course is suitable for all. You will learn how to make your own egg tempera paint from natural pigments and produce your own 10 x 12 " painting. All materials are included in the price but please bring old clothes/apron.

Watercolour techniques. Learn how to put a basic wash down, including gradiations. Colour pallettes explained. Techniques of wet into wet painting How to create a convincing sky. How to master trees. An all round guide to the properties of this beautiful medium.

Introduction to palette knives, developing textures and depth in creating landscapes in oils. Learn key points in creating dynamic paintings using reference materials from the rural landscape of Neath. Teaching will be through demonstrating and one to one time with students.

Take a one day or weekend Masterclass with Internationally renowned quilt artist Bethan Ash at Queen Street Gallery studio.

Masterful use of shape can take your work to new heights, add vitality and energy to your work with improvised free cut shapes is the goal of this workshop. Exercises will focus on sharpening your awareness of the role shape can play in your work. Ideas will be developed by using fused fabric studies. Fabric compositions will be developed using piecing and raw edge fused collage. Learn to use shape and colour confidently by fusing, appliqueing, piecing or stitching them to add movement and direction to your work. Working with a variety of shapes you will learn how to add a new graphic quality by stitching or overlapping colour to make an individual free-form composition.  You may choose to work by hand or machine or both.