Summary

This course is for individuals wishing to develop higher-level professional skills relevant to the construction and build environment sector.
“The purpose of BTEC Higher Nationals in Construction and The Built Environment is to develop students as professional, self-reflecting individuals able to meet the demands of employers in the construction and the built environment sector and adapt to a constantly changing world. The qualifications aim to widen access to higher education and enhance the career prospects of those who undertake them.”
“The BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) is a Level 4 and Level 5 qualification made up of 240 credits.”

This programme incorporates a combination of traditional classroom teaching, open learning and research based experiential learning, laboratory experiments and demonstrations, use of surveying equipment, industry standard IT applications and group activities. Many assignments are based around students' own work experiences.

The course comprises mandatory and optional units.
The mandatory units are:

Level 4 (total 120 credits)
Individual Project
Construction Technology
Science and Materials
Construction Practice and Management
Construction Information (Drawing, Detailing, Specification)
Mathematics for Construction
Principles of Structural Design

Level 5 (total 120 credits)
Group Project
Further Mathematics for Construction
Geotechnics and Soil Mechanics
Advanced Structural Design

Students will complete additional modules selected by the course team (1 at level 4 and 3 at Level 5)

Please see Pearson website https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/btec-higher-nationals/construction-and-the-built-environment-2017.html for further information
and the attached document for more detail on the core modules.

Students will normally attend college for one day per week for three years.