Surveying & Estimating (BTEC Advance Level 3 Certificate)

Course Structure

The Edexcel BTEC Level 3 Advanced Certificate in Surveying & Estimating is divided into 3 comprehensive Units:

Unit 1 - Health and Safety

• Understand the general and specific responsibilities both of employers and employees under current health, safety and welfare legislation.
• Be able to identify workplace hazards, persons who may be affected by such hazards, and the potential consequences of accidents.
• Know how to use risk assessments in appropriate formats.
• Be able to use workplace health and safety policies to recommend control measures, reduce risk and meet legal requirements.
• Understand own role in accident recording and reporting procedures.

Unit 2 - Measuring, Estimating and Tendering Processes in Construction and the Built Environment.

• Be able to record dimensions and descriptions of construction work in a methodical way and process these into final quantities for varying purposes, eg bills of quantities, variations, final account, interim payments, claims, etc.
• Understand the purpose of estimating and the common techniques used to price construction work.
• Be able to calculate all-in costs of materials, labour and plant, together with unit rates, for a variety of construction work.
• Be able to derive approximate quantities and costs to determine the approximate value of building projects at varying pre-contract development design stages and to understand the limitations on the accuracy that might be achieved.
• Understand the purpose of tendering, the common techniques used and the relevant documentation and explain the factors that can affect the level of tenders.

Unit 3 - Surveying in Construction and Civil Engineering

• Understand surveying terminology and be able to use the equipment and instruments typically used to perform linear surveys, record the measurements in a standard from and produce drawings.
• Be able to use the equipment and instruments typically used to perform levelling surveys, record the measurements in a standard form and produce drawings.
• Be able to use the equipment and instruments typically used to measure angles, record the measurements in a standard form and produce results from calculations.
• Be able to perform the setting out of small buildings.

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