Pearson BTEC LEVEL 5 HND Diploma in Construction and the Built Environment (Civil Engineering) (QCF) Central

Course details

PEARSON BTEC LEVEL 5 HND DIPLOMA IN CONSTRUCTION AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT (CIVIL ENGINEERING) (QCF) is an innovative qualification that introduces students to the nature of the built environment and its impact on both individuals and communities. The programme introduces key concepts related to the Construction and Built Environment industries where students will be taught what the Construction and Built Environment industries are all about and examine the different opportunities it has to offer. Students will develop a good understanding of the theory behind the Construction and Built Environment industry as well as learning practical skills and developing an ability to solve problems. They will also learn to work as part of a team.
Upon completion of level 5 students are able to progress to Bachelor's Degree at universities recognising BTEC higher Nationals.

MODULE STRUCTURE / DESCRIPTION

Science and Materials for Construction and the Built Environment
This unit introduces scientific principles relevant to the study of construction and the built environment and provides learners with a fundamental understanding of the properties and use of construction materials. This unit has been designed to enable learners studying construction, civil engineering and/or building services engineering programmes to explore scientific principles and the behaviour of materials used in the construction and built environment sector.

Design Principles and Application for CBE
This unit enables learners to demonstrate an understanding of design considerations and the design process. Learners will develop their ability to evaluate the planning and design phases and consider the environmental impact of construction projects. Learners will explore the roles and legal responsibilities of all parties involved in construction projects. Learners will also gain an understanding of how emerging technologies affect the design and production phases of construction projects.

Applied Mathematics for Construction and the Built Environment
This unit provides learners with an understanding of analytical techniques and the mathematical skills needed to solve construction and engineering problems. This unit has been designed to enable learners to use mathematical processes to solve construction, civil engineering and building services engineering problems. It is also intended to provide a basis for further study of the analytical methods and engineering mathematics needed for learners working in civil engineering and building services engineering disciplines.

Management Principles and Application for CBE
This unit introduces learners to the principles and application of management as they relate to the technical and professional disciplines of construction, civil engineering and building services engineering. It is based on the principles of theLatham Report of 1994, which advocated no adversarial, multi-disciplinary team working. Learners will gain an understanding of how these principles may be applied to the management of construction, building services engineering or civil engineering activities through the application of recognised management techniques.

Group Project in the Construction Industry
This unit will develop learners' skills in terms of the evaluation and resolution of realistic practical problems and the ability to work as part of a team. This unit also enables the application of knowledge, understanding and skills developed in other units, and where possible experiences from work, to a major piece of work. This unit is designed to bring together small groups of learners into teams so that they can coordinate their individual skills and abilities. The scheme of work should give individual learners an opportunity to take responsibility for their contribution to the outcome, and demonstrate their ability to work as part of a team. The brief will include an agreed timescale, within defined constraints, with the team working towards an acceptable and viable solution to the agreed brief. Learners will also develop skills to carry out evaluations of the group project and be able to present solutions.

Health, Safety and Welfare for CBE
On completion of this unit, learners will understand current health, safety and welfare legislation applicable to the construction and built environment sector. Learners will understand the main requirements of an effective health and safety policy and its successful implementation in the workplace. Learners will understand how to identify and record hazards, assess risks and select appropriate control measures to prevent or mitigate ill health and injuries on site. Work carried out for this unit will contribute to health and safety plans within project work and allows learners to contribute to the safety policy and arrangements. Learners will also gain an understanding of the need to review, revise and monitor risk assessments.

Site Surveying Procedures for CBE
This unit is designed to develop learners' skills in using modern surveying equipment to carry out a range of typical site surveying procedures in the construction and built environment sector. Learners will undertake setting-out and control of alignment of construction work. This unit develops the understanding and skills required to perform surveying calculations. It is intended that the procedures outlined in the specification are performed using semi-manual methods and learners will also gain an understanding of the software available for site surveying. Learners will develop the skills required to produce cartographic details from survey information using a manual approach, alongside the benefits of computer-aided plotting.

Engineering Geology and Soil Mechanics
This unit provides learners with skills to classify soil types and establish primary design parameters for soils. Learners will discuss the significance of the ground investigation element of site investigation. This unit also covers the skills required to test soils to current codes of practice and the associated analysis of laboratory data. Learners will also gain a working understanding of the tests needed to classify soils and establish their design parameters.

Civil Engineering Technology
This unit introduces learners to the methods and techniques used to create civil engineering structures. This unit has a strong theoretical underpinning and learners will develop an understanding of the technical requirements for substructures and superstructures. Learners will gain an understanding of hazards related to construction and civil engineering activities and consider the required health, safety and welfare legislation. Learners will also develop skills to design solutions and produce safety plans for civil engineering problems.

Structural Analysis and Design
This unit focuses on the skills required to analyse construction designs and appraise statically determinate structures. Learners will design common structural elements to the appropriate British Standard, code of practice or European Code of Practice. Learners are encouraged to work with real-life examples and develop the skills needed to produce effective and economic designs.

Project Design, Implementation and Evaluation
This unit provides opportunities to develop skills in decision making, problem solving and communication, integrated with the knowledge, understanding and skills developed in many of the other units within the programme, in order for learners to complete a realistic project.
Learners will select, plan, implement and evaluate a project and present the final outcomes, in terms of the process and the product. Learners will also develop the ability to work individually and/or with others, within defined timescales and given constraints, to produce acceptable and viable solutions to an agreed brief. If this is a group project, each member of the team must be clear about their responsibilities at the start of the project and tutors must ensure that everyone is accountable for each aspect of the work and makes a contribution to the end result. Learners must work under the supervision of programme tutors or work-based managers.

Contractual Procedures and Procurement for CBE
This unit develops a working knowledge of the nature and purpose of the legal requirements and procurement arrangements used in the construction and built environment sector. Learners will also gain knowledge of the parties and organisations involved in construction projects and how current issues and best practice are applied to the procurement of contracts. The varying available procurement arrangements will be considered throughout the design and construction cycle, from inception to completion of the contract. Learners will gain an understanding of the types of construction contracts in terms of time, cost, quality and supply chain management issues.

Project Management for Construction and the Built Environment
This unit enables learners to demonstrate their understanding of project management and the role of project managers. Learners will have the opportunity to understand how the client's objectives affect the project and how these objectives can be achieved through successful project management. Learners will also understand the different types of project management and how they impact on and add value to construction projects.

The Use of Information and Communication Technology for CBE
This unit provides learners with a fundamental understanding of the growing importance and application of information and communication technology (ICT) within the construction and built environment sector. Learners will investigate a variety of software packages currently used within the construction and built environment sector, and produce outcomes using Word, spreadsheets and computer-aided design (CAD) software packages. Computing technology underpins many aspects of the construction and built environment sector, from design to production management, and is beginning to have an integrating role within the overall sector. The implications of ICT are far reaching and learners will gain an understanding of the influence of technology, and the opportunities it offers within the sector.

Employability Skills
Learners at all levels of education and experience require honed employability skills as a prerequisite for entering the job market. This unit gives learners an opportunity to assess and develop an understanding of their own responsibilities and performance in, or when entering, the workplace. Learners will consider the skills required for general employment such as interpersonal and transferable skills, and the dynamics of working with others in teams or groups including leadership and communication skills. This unit also deals with the everyday work requirement of problem solving which includes the identification or specification of the 'problem', strategies for its solution and the evaluation of the results through reflective practices.

Personal and Professional Development
This unit is designed to enable learners to assess and develop a range of professional and personal skills in order to promote their future personal and career development. It also aims to develop learners' ability to organise, manage and practice a range of approaches, in order to improve their performance as self-directed learners in preparation for work or further career development. The emphasis is on the needs of the individual within the context of how the development of self-management corresponds with effective team management to meet objectives. Learners will be able to improve their own learning, be involved in teamwork and be more capable of problem solving through the use of case studies, role play and real-life activities.

DELIVERY METHOD

Lessons will be conducted face-to-face. Lecturers, on top of teaching the modules, will share with the students their wealth of industry experience.

TEACHER TO STUDENT RATIO

1:40

ENTRY REQUIREMENT

Pearson / Edexcel-BTEC HNC Level 4 in an Engineering field; or
Specialist Diploma in an Engineering field; or
Mature Candidate without HNC Level 4; or
A Specialist Diploma in an Engineering field but has at least 3 years relevant work experience
English Proficiency:

IELTS 5.5; or
Paper-based TOEFL score of at least 400; or
Internet-based TOEFL score of 61; or
Computer-based TOEFL score of 173; or
Pass in GCE 'O' Level English; or
Pass in AEC Cert in General English Level 4 or Equivalent
ASSESSMENT AND GRADING

This programme will be assessed through a combination of attendance and module assignments. The credits will be based on project assignment on every individual module.

GRADUATION CRITERIA

This programme will be assessed through a combination of attendance and module assignments. The credits will be based on project assignment on every individual module.

AWARD

The Higher diploma is awarded by Pearson International, UK's largest awarding body offering academic and vocational qualifications and testing to schools, colleges, employers and other places of learning in the UK and internationally.
(Formally known as EDEXCEL BTEC)

PROGRESSION PATHWAYS

Graduates of this program are eligible for top-up engineering programs offered by several British universities and their partners all over the world.

PROFESSIONAL BODY RECOGNITION FOR CONSTRUCTION AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT (CIVIL ENGINEERING)

The relevant professional bodies that recognize the BTEC Higher Nationals in Construction and the Built Environment and their recommended unit structure, as qualifications that contribute towards their requirements:

Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) UK;
Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) UK;
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) UK.
The relevant professional bodies that recognise BTEC Higher Nationals in Construction and the Built Environment (Civil Engineering) and their recommended unit structure, as qualifications that contribute towards their requirements: Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) UK; Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) UK; Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) UK; Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) UK.

Please check www.edexcel.com for full list of universities and higher education institutes in United Kingdom, which will accept students with BTEC HND in business on to the Final year of a same subject 3 year degree programme.

Further details of professional body recognition and exemptions for PEARSON BTEC Higher Nationals are given in the PEARSON BTEC Higher Nationals Professional Recognition and Progression Directory 2008 available from our website:

www.edexcel.com/quals/hn/Pages/Keydocuments.aspx.

INTAKE DATES

12 intakes a year (Monthly Intakes)

Module Title
Intake Dates

Science and Materials for Construction and the Built Environment
25-Jan-15

Site Surveying Procedures for Construction and the Built Environment
22-Feb-15

Engineering Geology and Soil Mechanics
22-Mar-15

Project Management for Construction And The Built Environment
19-Apr-15

Personal and Professional Development
17-May-15

Group Project in the Construction Industry
14-Jun-15

Design Principles and Application for Construction and the Built Environment
12-Jul-15

Management Principles and Application for Construction and the Built Environment
9-Aug-15

Health, Safety and Welfare for Construction and The Built Environment
6-Sep-15

Civil Engineering Technology
4-Oct-15

Structural Analysis and Design
1-Nov-15

Contractual Procedures and Procurement for Construction and the Built Environment
29-Nov-15

CLASS TIMES

Part Time : One Sunday 10 am to 5 pm per week