Construction Management for England (Construction Design and Build Technician)

The purpose of Pearson BTEC Higher Nationals in Construction Management for England is to develop students as professional, self-reflecting individuals able to meet the demands of employers in the construction sector and adapt to a constantly changing world.
Objectives include providing the core skills required for a range of careers in construction. A balance of employability skills and the knowledge essential for students with entrepreneurial, employment or academic ambitions will be offered.

The 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.

For the full specification please visit https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/btec-higher-nationals/construction-management-2023.html

The course comprises 8 units (15 credits each) at Level 4 as follows:

Unit 1: Construction Design Project;
Unit 2: Construction Technology or Unit 17: Civil Engineering Technology;
Unit 4: The Construction Environment;
Unit 5: Legal and Statutory Requirements in Construction;
Unit 6: Digital Applications for Construction Information or Unit 26: Digital Applications for Building Information Modelling;
Unit 11: Financial Management & Business Practices in Construction;
Unit 12: Tender & Procurement;
Unit 13: Building Information Modelling.

Unit descriptors can be found in the document “Unit Descriptors for the Pearson BTEC Higher Nationals Construction Suite”, which can be found at: http://qualifications.pearson.com/

If you have any specific questions about this course, please contact Anna Hare - Course Leader, email: anna.hare@ccn.ac.uk

Assessment is by a mix of assignments, presentations, project work and some exams.