Construction in the Built Environment Higher National Certificate

Leicester College

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    Leicester

The Higher National qualifications in Construction and The Built Environment are aimed at students wanting to continue their education through applied learning. Higher Nationals provide a wide-ranging study of the construction and the built environment sector and are designed for students who wish to pursue or advance their career in construction and the built environment. […]

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Leicester (Leicestershire)
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Painter Street, LE1 3WA

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On request

About this course

Candidates will need to be aged 18 years or over on or before 31 August of the academic year the course commences. You will need a minimum of 120 UCAS points. Candidates should have a National Certificate in Building Studies or equivalent, or have relevant industrial experience, and be practising in this discipline at an equivalent level.


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This course is aimed at students who already have a level 3 qualification (i.e. A2s, extended/subsidiary diploma, Access to HE) or a strong portfolio of work. You are expected to hold GCSE English and maths at grade 4/C or equivalent , web-based,...

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Subjects

  • IT
  • Construction
  • Built Environment
  • Project
  • Construction Training

Course programme

Year 1

Mandatory units: Individual project (Pearson-set); construction technology; science and materials; construction practice and management.
Optional units: Tender and procurement; mathematics for construction; surveying, measuring and setting out; contracts and management; project management; management for complex buildings,
Specialist units: Legal Statutory Responsibilities in Construction, Construction Information (Drawing, Detailing, Specification),
Mandatory units will not be a subject to change, however optional units may be subject to change to meet local skills shortages and skills gaps.

Year 2

Mandatory units: Individual project (Pearson-set); construction technology; science and materials; construction practice and management.
Optional units: Tender and procurement; mathematics for construction; surveying, measuring and setting out; contracts and management; project management; management for complex buildings,
Specialist units: Legal Statutory Responsibilities in Construction, Construction Information (Drawing, Detailing, Specification),
Mandatory units will not be a subject to change, however optional units may be subject to change to meet local skills shortages and skills gaps.

Additional information

Each year of the programme will include an externally set piece of work, the internally set units at mandatory, specialist and optional will be set and assessed internally through a range of mediums There is a range of assessment methods that can be utilised, such as: ● presentations, written reports, accounts, surveys ● log books, production diaries ● role play ● observations and reflections on practical tasks or performance ● production of visual or audio materials, artefacts, products and specimens ● peer and self-assessment ● time constrained assessments

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