This 5-day skills intensive allows participants to become fully immersed in the ancient techniques required to select and shape stone, construct strong wall heads, curve a wall by eye and retain earth banks, using varied stone types. This is a highly practical course providing participants with all the fundamentals and wide-ranging knowledge and skills to practise and develop.

If you’re looking to increase your skills but have already completed one or more of the standard elements, we can arrange alternative skill development options for you (please review our Regular training course pages for detailed information on included elements).

Interested in getting faster or working towards certification? SKILLS - Intensive course participants have the option to focus on exam preparation on day 5 of the intensive course (including a mock test with feedback).

Stone of Arc provides the following for all course types:

• An appropriately qualified instructor
• Tools, safety glasses and sun protection
• Lunch and refreshments
• A certificate of completion
• Course information booklet
• Access to ongoing project support

Course includes:

• The fundamental principles and various applied construction techniques
• Safety, set up, and tool use
• Stone selection and calculations
• Stone shaping requirements and techniques
• Working by eye
• Retaining earth
• Practical completion of features
• Optional speed enhancing/Exam preparation day

Useful information:

• Course times are 9:30AM-4:30PM daily, unless otherwise stated (Fri/Sat - Exam Preparation and Exam Practice events: 8:00am - 5pm)
• Please bring a hat, water bottle, gloves, play clothes and strong footwear (preferably steel-toed)