Study areas:

• Appreciate the functions of drystone walls
• Appreciate the regional characteristics of drystone
  walls
• Assess drystone walls for landscape and wildlife
  benefits
• Care for and maintain walling tools
• Be aware of the need for correct safety procedures
• Be aware of basic drystone walling techniques
• Sort and select stone
• Undertake basic drystone walling construction
• Be aware of career opportunities in drystone
  walling and associated activities such as landscape gardening, horse event course building, parks and gardens

Practical activities:
As with all training areas, you will undertake your training on a 'real' site, and therefore what you work on will ideally be of a permanent nature and therefore your hard work will be available to be seen by all, where possible. Most of this training will be practical, and will involve you deconstructing a wall and rebuilding the wall from scratch. You will be taught all of the construction techniques, terminology and safe handling procedures.

Additional activities:
Whilst undertaking the five-day course, one of these days will be a 'complimentary' day. These days are road-trip styled days and are really exciting and fun and offer lots of new learning opportunities. You will be driven around as a group, to meet lots of artists, businesses and organisations, who through their work and activities, will demonstrate a range of career pathways and training opportunities unknown to you.

You will be provided with your own camera and diary during your course, so that you can document your own training and experiences.