HNC
HTQ
Construction & Built Environment
Construction Management for England (Site Supervisor) Level 4 HNC/HTQ
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What You'll Study
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Overview
This Higher Technical Qualification aims to help you grow into a professional, self reflecting individual who can meet employers’ needs in the construction sector and keep pace with a world that is constantly changing.
The different units you study will get you ready to take on project and site management. The qualification exists to open up higher education to more people and to improve career prospects within the construction sector.
The GMIoT, a regional partnership of leading colleges, universities and employers, delivers this Higher Technical Qualification as one of its own. Being a GMIoT student means joining a learning community that is focused on industry, and you may benefit from a range of learning opportunities led by industry.
Among them can be access to innovative facilities, projects inspired by industry, workplace visits, guest speakers, mentoring, competitions and other activities that help you develop the specialist, in demand skills your chosen sector requires.
The additional opportunities the GMIoT provides vary with employer availability and project activity, yet membership ensures you are part of a network dedicated to getting the region’s future technical workforce ready.
What You’ll Learn
You will build up a range of construction knowledge, tied to practical skills that come from research, directed study, independent study and workplace scenarios.
You will look at the techniques for setting up controls and carrying out initial surveys, which includes how results are communicated and the methods for setting out the built environment.
You will be able to pinpoint and analyse the sources of error, and the mitigation techniques, that are used in common aspects of surveying.
On top of this, you will pick up the skills and techniques needed to manage both the people and the process sides of working on a building site, so that the quality of work, safe working practices and the interactions of different trades are ensured.
Assessment
Your assessment will draw on a range of methods, among them written assignments, reports and presentations, and you will carry out some practical activity as well.
Progression
You can stay with us for your further studies and progress to a level 5 HND Construction Management for England (Construction Site Supervisor).
After that, you may be eligible to complete a one year top up degree at Level 6. Some of the degrees you could pursue are:
- BSc (Hons) in Construction Management
- BSc (Hons) in Construction Project Management
- BA and BSc (Hons) in Construction
- BSc (Hons) in Construction Engineering Management
Entry Requirements
- Each application is judged on its individual merit
- 64 UCAS points gained from a GCE A level, from a Level 3 vocational qualification in a relevant subject, or from an Access to Higher Education Diploma in a relevant area
- Successful applicants should hold 4 GCSEs at grade C/4 or above, Maths and English included
- If you are a mature student with relevant work experience and/or professional qualifications, you are welcome to apply and may be invited to an interview
Study Options
At Stockport College, you can study full time over one year, with two full days of attendance a week (12 hours), or part time over two years, with one full day of attendance a week (6 hours). Every unit is worth 15 credits, and across the programme you will gain 120 credits.
This course is validated by Pearson
What You'll Study
The Construction Environment
Construction Technology
Legal and Statutory Requirements in Construction
Site Supervision and Operations
Construction Design Project
Financial Management and Business Practices in Construction
Surveying, Measuring and Setting Out
Digital Applications for Building Information Modelling