Pearson BTEC Level 4 Diploma in Construction and the Built Enviornment Central Area, Central

Course details

Programmes and courses should develop learner’s knowledge, understanding, skills and awareness necessary to provide them with the potential to progress to technical, supervisory and managerial positions in construction, building services engineering and civil engineering.

Programmes should make provision for:

• Sufficient time to achieve consistency of learning outcome standards and, when coupled with enhanced further learning, will enable learners to achieve the educational base required for an incorporated engineer.
• Both breadth and depth of coverage to meet the needs of industry in relation to technical and personal skills.
• The development of higher-level skills.
• The foundation for subsequent study and developing a commitment to lifelong learning.

All courses should include the development of learner skills in managing and developing themselves, working with others and being part of a team, communicating, managing tasks, solving problems, applying numeracy, IT, design and creativity. An understanding of health, safety, environmental and sustainability issues, and the need to design, install and maintain safe systems of work, is essential and courses should expose learners to these issues, hazards and risk assessment, environment and legal requirements.

• Design Principles and Application for Construction and the Built
• Environment
• Science and Materials for Construction and the Built Environment
• Group Project in the Construction Industry
• Health, Safety and Welfare for Construction and the Built Environment
• Applied Mathematics for Construction and the Built Environment
• Management Principles and Application for Construction and the Built
• Environment
• Environmental Impact of Construction
• Measuring, Tendering and Estimating for Construction and the Built
• Environment

Certification

Candidates who successfully complete all the 8 modules of this programme will be awarded the internationally recognised Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC Diploma in Construction and the Built Environment

Entry Requirements

• Min 18 years and above
• ‘N’/’O’ level with Higher NITEC, ‘A’, STPM, Polytechnic Diploma or Professional certificate from recognized institution
• Must have credit in English (‘A’, ‘O’ or ‘N’). Those with 3years of working experience with other qualification will be considered on an individual basis.