Full Time BTEC First Diploma in Construction
BTEC
In Pencoed
Description
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Type
BTEC
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Location
Pencoed
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Duration
1 Year
This course provides students with an introduction to the activities of the Construction Industry. Students experience construction through classroom-based learning and a range of site-related visits. Assessment is carried out via written assignments and class projects.
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About this course
A BTEC Foundation GNVQ in Construction and the Built Environment or appropriate GCSEs (normally at least 4 at G or above)
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Course programme
BTEC First Diploma in Construction
Length of Course: 1 year
Campus: Pencoed
Course Description: This course provides students with an introduction to the activities of the Construction Industry. Students experience construction through classroom-based learning and a range of site-related visits. Assessment is carried out via written assignments and class projects.
Modules:
- Introduction to the Construction Industry
- Investigating Health, Safety an Welfare
- Construction Science and Mathematics
- Construction Processes and Operations
- Construction Methods and Techniques
- Construction Drawing Techniques
Entry requirements: A BTEC Foundation GNVQ in Construction and the Built Environment or appropriate GCSEs (normally at least 4 at G or above)
Progression/Career Opportunities: Many students use the course to progress onto National Diploma in Construction, with a view to entering the Construction Industry as a Site Technician, a Surveyor or a Trainee Architectural Technician.
Students often use 'successful' completion of this course to help secure a place on a range of craft related courses.
Did you know?: Construction worker Hard Hat's were first invented specifically for workers on the Hoover Dam back in 1933.
What our students say: "Having completed the First Diploma, I have decided to stay on at college and study the National Diploma in Construction. I hope to eventually become a site manager with a large house building contractor. My favourite part of the course was Construction Drawing Techniques." David Philips - BTEC First Diploma in Construction
Full Time BTEC First Diploma in Construction