What You Will Study
The core content will focus learning around the following areas:
- Health & Safety
- Design Principles and Procedures
- Science with Building Technology – The Science Behind Building Design
- Management
- Measurement
- Commercial Business and Law
During your placement you will gain experience of working for an established and successful company. You will work with a supportive, motivated and focused team, gaining real experience of working on client projects. You will put your classroom learning into practice, developing the technical skills that will help you become more employable.
- How You Will Be Assessed
You will be assessed by two externally set exams covering knowledge from the building services engineering common core components, and completion of an employer set project.
In Year 2, you will complete an Occupational Specialism Assignment.
- Entry Requirements
5 GCSEs at Grade 9–5, including English, Maths and Science.
- Further Study
Upon successful completion progression can be to an apprenticeship.
This can be sideways to Level 3 Construction Apprenticeships to develop and gain certification of their occupational competence, or they could progress to higher level Apprenticeships such as Level 4: Construction Site Engineering Technician, Construction Quantity Surveying Technician, Construction Design and Build Technician, Building Services Engineering Technician, Construction Site Supervisor.
For those who prefer a more academic route, they could progress to relevant Higher National Certificate (HNC) or Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes or construction degree programmes such as Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Construction Surveying, Building Services Engineering, Construction Design and Architecture.