Weymouth College has a strong reputation and many years of experience providing courses in architectural stone carving, masonry and letter cutting, together with the associated spheres of conservation, sculpture and restoration. Study options aim to provide essential professional and specialist skills, combined with the opportunity for you to expand your practical and creative experience. This Foundation Degree responds to the continued demand from employers for competent and qualified technicians who possess the skills and knowledge required by the masonry/conservation industry. The course content is delivered by both academic members of staff, as well as current industry-based practitioners. This together with input from employers ensures that the programme maintains both up-to-date content and legislation as required by the industry. The Applied Architectural Stonework and Conservation FdSc course enables students to participate competently at a higher technical and organisational level in association with new projects and develop the necessary transferable skills in order to make an effective contribution to the conservation industry. Students who wish to continue their studies to a third year are able to apply to progress onto the final year of the Historic Building Conservation BSc(Hons) taught at Kingston University.

Throughout the UK and Europe there is a growing need for skilled practitioners able to function effectively with the skills and knowledge of the traditional artisan. Whilst incorporating the essential practical and technological criteria associated with contemporary practices, there is also an increasing need to retain and maintain the values and techniques of the craft through conserving and restoring the character and appearance of historic buildings. Graduates from the programme have obtained employment with St Paul's, Salisbury and Gloucester Cathedrals, English Heritage and other conservation practices.