Hub West Scotland (HWS) has held a building skills event for pupils at Kilmacolm Primary School in Inverclyde.
The organisation is currently delivering a £4.2 million refurbishment project at the school in partnership with the council.
Features include a complete internal upgrade, creating a new multi use games area and re-lining the playground.
The Building Challenge event saw representatives from HWS, the council and main contractors CBC, stage a series of challenges to show pupils which key skills are required to work in the construction industry.
Activities included designing and building towers, bridge building and an architectural challenge.
Simone McCredie HT from Kilmacolm Primary school, said: "The Building Challenge Day was a great event, the children were all fully engaged in the challenges. It was fantastic to see the children using their problem solving and team work skills in action.
"Thank you to the team from Hub West, CBC and Inverclyde Council for making the day as close to ‘real life’ as possible. The children now have a better understanding of all the work that is going on with the refurbishment of their school."
Cllr Terry Loughran added: "This is a great initiative. As well as delivering a top class school for Kilmacolm as part of our school’s investment programme, young people are getting an insight into the building process. This helps to give them a stake in the school building itself, and they also get to explore the work done by our construction sector."
The refurbishment project is scheduled to reach completion in October.
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