WESTON College has launched a unique house makeover diploma focused on women, following a successful taster day at the Construction and Engineering Centre of Excellence (CECE).
A dozen women got to grips with the intricacies of pasting and wallpapering and how to fill-in damaged areas.
IT teacher, Sam Mabberley, 45, of Earlham Grove, said: “This is a great course for working mums. I’m married to a painter and decorator but can’t get him to do DIY at home so I want to learn rather than pay someone else.
“I’ve enjoyed the taster day and would like to do the longer course.”
The new Level 1 course will allow women to gain a qualification and while the course is aimed at women who are interested in DIY, men can also enrol.
Limmara Tooze, 26, of Ottawa Road on the Coronation Estate, is on the full time Maintenance Course.
The single mum said: “I want to be a property developer and I’m studying plastering, carpentry and brickwork. This course will add to my skills. I’m very popular with friends who need DIY.”
The part-time course will start on February 28, and lasts for 16 weeks, from 10am-2.30pm, two days a week.
It includes painting, decorating, artexing, glazing, wallpapering and specialist decorative finishes.
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