BTEC Higher National Certificate & Diploma in Construction & Civil Engineering
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- Entry Requirements
- Progression & Assessment
- Duration & Location
- Fees
- Further Information
Course Description
The course is designed for Civil Engineering Technicians, who have completed the National Certificate in Civil Engineering or other approved qualifications and wish to develop their expertise to meet the requirements of the Civil Engineering Industry.
Content
Course unit examples are as listed below:
- Design Principles and Application
- Geology and Soil Mechanics
- Science and Materials
- Civil Engineering Construction ‘A’ & ‘B’
- Analytical Methods
- Tendering and Estimating
- Management Principles and Application
- Transportation
- Group Project
- Fluids and Hydraulics
- Health Safety and Welfare
- Structural Analysis and Design
- Law and Contract
- Site Surveying Procedures
- Technology ‘A’ & ‘B’
- Measurement
- Building Services Engineering Technology
Entry Requirements
National Certificate in Construction or Civil Engineering or other approved qualifications.
Progression & Assessment
The award of the Higher Certificate is by continuous assessment and end of unit examinations.
The college is committed to maintaining Records of Achievement and providing appropriate feedback through action planning.
Satisfactory completion of the course will enable a student to progress to a degree course or to a professional qualification in their chosen discipline.
Duration & Location
Higher National Certificate – one day per week for 24 months.
Higher National Diploma – one day per week for 12 months.
Fees
If you already have an equivalent level of qualification, it is likely that you will be required to pay higher fees due to funding restrictions placed on the college. Please contact the course coordinator for more details
If you are under 19 on 31st August when your programme begins and study more than 12½ hours per week, you will be entitled to free tuition and no examination fees wherever you live provided you are a European Community National. Mature students may also qualify for free tuition under certain circumstances; please ask our Guidance Services for details.
Further Information
Bob Wheatley
School of Construction & Engineering
01522 876348
