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The course is delivered over two years, over which time you will study a suite of units.

The units selected for delivery cover a number of disciplines including:

• Design
• Construction methods
• Surveying and quantity surveying

In year 1 you can expect to study:
• Construction Principles
• Construction Design
• Health and Safety in Construction
• Construction Technology
• Graphical Detailing (Including an introduction to CAD and BIM)
• Building Regulations
• Building Surveying

The course also addresses the mathematical requirements for progression to higher education and with this in year 2 you will study:
• Further Mathematics
• Surveying Construction
• Site Engineering in Construction

These are varied and designed to cater for all ability levels. You will receive advice and guidance regarding the correct level for you.

Skills in Maths and English will support your full-time course, assisting you with assignment writing, research, job applications, presentations, managing your own finances and interpretation of data, to mention just a few. They will also help you in the future. Most employers are looking for ability in these areas and the majority of university courses require you to have Maths and English GCSEs at A*-C (or new grade 9-4). This is why the development of Maths and English is so important, whatever your field of study.

The course is delivered over the two years in four elements.  Each element constitutes a qualification, culminating at the end of the two years in the Extended Diploma.

The aim of the course is not only to extend the theoretical knowledge of the industry but also to introduce skills required for the workplace. Delivery is carried out traditionally in the classroom through formal and informal sessions, including practical and resource-based learning activities with tutorial back up. Working with employers, we aim to study local projects which help to extend the learning environment beyond the College premises.  In addition to visits to live construction sites and other places of interest, a two week work placement is introduced at the start of Year 2.

Two of the units are externally assessed.

Construction principles is assessed through a 90-minute written examination, taken in January or May/June.

Construction Design is assessed through a piece of externally set and marked coursework carried out in a supervised environment

The remaining units are assessed through assignment work completed throughout the academic year that will show how you applied the knowledge gained.

4 GCSEs at grade 9-4 including English and Science and a GCSE grade 9-6 in Mathematics.

Where you do not meet the entry requirements but have achieved GCSE grades 9-3 in English and Maths there is the opportunity to study the Extended Certificate in the first year to support the retake of these GCSEs.

Tuition and certification are free if you are aged 16-18. Related additional costs may include materials, equipment, visits, and residentials, which are payable by all students.

Any student registered with an Awarding Body who has been given free entry and subsequently withdraws or is withdrawn by a tutor will incur the certification fee associated with the course. Any re-sit examination will incur a cost.

Different fees apply to international/overseas students and those studying this qualification as a standalone course

Please complete a full-time application form.

If you require an application form or details on how to enrol, please contact Course Information on 01924 789111.

Please contact Kieron Shepherd by email k.shepherd@wakefield.ac.uk or Suzanne Black by email s.black@wakefield.ac.uk or Course Information on 01924 789111.

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