Please select how you would like to attend your Surveying & Design Construction T Level course:
Title: Surveying & Design Construction T Level
Pathway: Construction
Available Study Options:
Full Time
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Do you want a career in Construction that gives you great progression and career opportunities on this new generation of qualifications that offer an attractive technical alternative to studying three different A Levels. We offer the T Level in Professional Construction at Level 3.
This exciting two-year course has been designed with construction employers to give you the knowledge and skills you need for a successful career in the construction industry. You’ll build a strong foundation through core content that covers how the industry works and the different job roles available. At the same time, you'll develop the practical skills you’ll use every day on the job.
You will study in our modern state-of-the-art quality workshops and classrooms and will have support from our expert tutors and great online learning platforms. Your choice of occupational specialisms will allow you to develop the relevant skills in preparation for your career in Construction.
The topics are as follows:
This is a great chance for you to gain real-world experience during your industry placement. You’ll work with professionals, become part of a team, and build your skills by putting what you've learned into practice
Year 1 Core Assessments
Core Exam: These exams will be made up of different question types covering the core topics that include short answer questions, structured questions, and extended response questions. The exam paper will consist of part A and part B. The level of difficulty will increase through the paper with lower demand questions at the beginning of the question paper to higher demand questions at the end of the question paper.
Employer set project: Each project will be developed together with employers in the industry to reflect realistic types of developments, activities and challenges. The project is made up of a number of tasks which all relate to the same employer-set project brief and tender specification.
Year 2 Occupational Specialism Assessments
In this course, you’ll develop the knowledge, skills, and behaviours needed to reach threshold competence—which means getting as close as possible to being job-ready while still in college. Your chosen occupational specialism will be Surveying and Design for Construction and the Built Environment, giving you a strong foundation for a career in this area of the construction industry.
There are four main areas of skill development and application within the specialism:
1. Measure the Built Environment
2. Analyse the Built Environment
3. Design the Built Environment
4. Verify the delivery of the Built Environment
Successful completion of this qualification will enable you to progress to University to continue your studies in a number of areas:
HNC in Construction
Building Services Engineering BTEC HND
Higher apprenticeship
Employment in the construction sector, carrying out roles that include:
Construction Design and Build Technician
Site Engineer
Quality Surveyor
Entry Level Courses:
Skills for Life & Work/Preparing for Adulthood
No formal qualifications are required for this course.
These courses are specifically designed for learners with a Special Educational Need (SEND).
Pre Level 1
No formal qualifications are required for this course.
Full Time ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)
No formal qualifications are required for this course.
Full Time GCSE Re-sit Study Course Science
GCSE Grade 3 (C) in Maths or English. Below GCSE Grade 3 (C) in BIO,CHM,PHY subjects or not sat GCSE Sciences in the past.
Full Time GCSE Re-Sit Maths and English
GCSE Grade 2 or 3 in Maths and English.
Full Time Level 1 Course
2 GCSE's at grade 2 unless you want to study the courses listed below:
Electrical & Plumbing: Min GCSE grade 3 in maths or Functional Skills 1 in maths
Motor Vehicle: Min GCSE grade 2 in maths
Full Time Level 2 Course
4 GCSE grade 3 including English or maths or a level 1 in Functional Skills English or Maths unless you want to study the courses below:
Motor Vehicle : GCSE grade 3 in maths or Functional Skills Level 1 in maths & Level 1 in Motor Vehicle.
Min GCSE grade 4 or Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths and English Required for:
Accounting, Plumbing & Electrical
Full time Level 3 Course
4 GCSEs at Grade 4-9 including English AND Maths (Functional Skills Level 2 English AND Maths will be accepted).
NOTE: If you want to study Applied Science you must have 4 and above in GCSE Biology, Chemistry & Physics.
Vocational Level 2 in the subject area you wish to study plus Grade 4-9 GCSE English or Maths (Functional Skills Level 2 English or Maths will be accepted).
*A Vocational Level 2 is required for the following courses:
Accounting
All Construction Subjects
Hair & Beauty Subjects
Applied Science
T Level Foundation (Level 2)
4 GCSE Grade 3 including English and Math's (or Functional Skills Level 1 in English and Math's)
T Levels
5 GCSEs at Grade 4-9 including English and Maths (Functional Skills Level 2 in English and Maths will be accepted).
*Health & Healthcare Science T Level requires GCSE Grade 4 in BIO, CHEM, PHY OR if double all 4's required.
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If you are aged between 16 and 18 when you start your course and are taking a course leading to a qualification, the tuition and exam fees are free. However, there may be some additional costs for optional trips, recommended text books and professional start up kits. We have a bursary scheme to assist with these costs.
It is important that you come along and speak to one of our staff about your choice/s.
Once we receive your application, you will be invited in to speak to a tutor or a member of the Apprenticeship team to discuss your application.
This will provide you with the opportunity to ask any questions you may have about the course/Apprenticeship and to see our facilities.
