The Manchester School of Building

Location

The School of Building is one of the north west’s top centres for all aspects of construction training. Based at the Welcomb Street centre, the college’s Openshaw and Moston campuses, and several specialist centres, the School of Building provides training throughout Manchester.

Construction courses at Welcomb Street

Located in Openshaw, just a short distance away from the Openshaw Campus, the centre has extensive facilities for general construction, carpentry and joinery, woodmachining, brickwork, painting and decorating, plumbing, heating and ventilation, wall and floor tiling, and plastering – all of which can be studied here by 16-18s and adults.

Other facilities at the centre include a SkillZone with IT facilities, a learning resource centre and a canteen.

Nearby, at Preston Street, there is a centre with specialist provision for scaffolding, automotive, engineering, formwork and general construction courses for 16-18s.

The college is one of only a few centres providing scaffolding training, in facilities that create a real world working experience.

Opening times

Monday to Thursday: 8.30am-9.00pm
Friday: 8.30am-5.30pm

Parking

Students can park at the nearby Openshaw campus or use on-street provision near the site, if spaces are available. Please do not use the private carparks of the nearby industrial units.

Construction courses at our Openshaw Campus

Courses in painting and decorating, electrical installation and alarms and plastering are provided for 16-18s and adults.

Construction courses at our Moston Campus

Courses in brickwork and carpentry and joinery are provided for 16-18s.

Construction courses at our Brownley Green Construction Centre

Courses in brickwork, plastering and carpentry and joinery are provided for 16-18s and adults.

Accessibility of college sites

Detailed information about the accessibility of the college's sites and facilities is provided by DisabledGo, an organisation that specialises in producing online access guides to venues.