Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Construction Management for England - Site Supervisor (HC4E2F)

A minimum of two passes at A Level, plus four passes at GCSE (grades A–C or grade 4 and above), including Maths and English Language and a science subject.

Or a National Certificate or Diploma with MM or other equivalent qualifications, such as GNVQ/NVQ or other Level 3 vocational qualifications, plus English and maths at grade C or above and a science subject.

For Students returning to education, other qualifications and experience will be taken into consideration when processing applications. Also an international equivalent of the above will be considered.

All students who are non-native English speakers and who have not undertaken their final two years of schooling in English, must demonstrate capability in English at a standard equivalent to IELTS 5.5; Reading and Writing must be at 5.5 or equivalent.

The course is aimed at students who completed Level 3 Construction and the Built Environment qualification and Level 3 Plumbing or Electrical Installation qualification and wanting to continue their education through applied learning to gain the experience of the breadth and depth of the construction sector that will prepare them for further study or training.

The course is for students with a clear line of sight to progression to HND at L5 and to a degree at Level 6, as well as to gain the skill for work readiness in the sector.

The course duration is 1 year Full Time and will cover the following units:

• Individual Project
• Construction Technology
• Construction Practice and Management
• Legal and Statutory Responsibilities in Construction
• Science and Materials
• Construction Information (Drawing, Detailing, Specification)
• Surveying, measuring and setting out
• Tender and Procurement.

The programme uses a combination of traditional classroom teaching, open learning and research-based experiential learning, laboratory experiments and demonstrations, use of modern surveying equipment, industry standard IT applications and group activities, tutorial directed study and site visits.

To cover the required Guided Learning (GL) hours you will study 7.5 supervised hours per week to cover 6 hours theory, 1 hours practical activities and 0.5 hour tutorial. For a 2 years to cover the activities below:

• 74% classroom based teaching
• 20% workshop and laboratory experiments
• 6% directed study and site visits

Other 11.25 independent and unsupervised hours per week will be offered to contribute to the Total Learning (TL) hours as below.

• 5 hours working on assignment (22.5%)
• 2.5 hours research/ learning (11%)
• 1.25 hours compilation of evidences (5.5%)
• 2.5 hours e-learning (11%).

Staff profiles are available within the course handbook but all staff have higher level qualifications in the relevant field and work experience related to their subject specialisms.

The course is assessed using written assignments. All the assignments are 100% assessed and marked internally by HCUC. One assignment is Pearson-set assignment but the remaining 14 assignments are HCUC set assignments. Assignments covered the theory and the practical elements of the assessment at the ratio 4:1.

Please click here for the Course Handbook – containing full course details plus information on:

• Assessment and grading
• College rules and resources
• Student support and representation.

Please click here to view the Terms and Conditions for our HE students.

For students to be eligible for funding from Student Finance England, they must be studying on an eligible course at a provider registered with the Office for Students (OfS). The OfS has published providers on its Register and HRUC (and HCUC as we were know before Jan 2023) has been registered since 10 December 2018. Please visit www.officeforstudents.org.uk for more information.

UCAS CODE: K600

For all inquiries regarding higher education studies in Construction and allied pathways, please contact:

Harish Patel, Course Team Leader, HE Construction Studies.

E: harish.patel@hruc.ac.uk

It’s an exciting time to be a higher education student at HRUC, as alongside your course you also have the opportunity and support to become an HRUC Graduate.

As a higher education student at HRUC you will be able to participate in a range of extra-curricular enrichment opportunities and activities to gain essential employability skills to enable you to become even more work-ready. These are additional skills, over and above your main qualification, that will help you to further develop yourself, increase your knowledge and skills and prepare you for university or the workplace.

Find out more here.

The qualification has been developed to meet the requirements of the employer and the professional bodies like CIBSE, CIPHE, and CIOB. The qualification will enhance the career prospects of those who undertake the course and gain access to jobs in construction and the built environment as Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying, and Property Management, and Acoustics Designer.

The course provides progression into the workplace either directly or via study at a higher level including L5 HND and L6 an Honours degree University (subject to grades).

Areas for progression to higher level may include (subjected to entry guidelines and prerequisite subjects or a foundation year):

• Building Service Engineering
• Building Surveying
• Quantity Surveying
• Property Management
• Architectural Technology.

The course provides progression into the workplace either directly or via study at a higher level including L5 HND and L6 an Honours degree University (subject to grades).

Areas for progression to higher level may include (subjected to entry guidelines and prerequisite subjects or a foundation year):

• Building Service Engineering
• Building Surveying
• Quantity Surveying
• Property Management
• Architectural Technology.

All applications for HND courses are through UCAS (Universities and College Admissions Service). For an application pack, contact UCAS on 01242 227788 or visit www.ucas.com

For information and advice from the College you can also make an initial application by clicking the Apply Now button. Our Careers Team can provide you with support and advice to help you through the UCAS process.