Construction and the Built Environment Level 3 BTEC Diploma

What's it all about? The BTEC Diploma course aims to provide an understanding of the construction industry including health and safety, mathematics, science and materials, estimating and surveying. This course will enable you to progress your career into areas such as Architecture, Quantity Surveying, Building Control, Building Surveying and Construction Management. Many of these jobs combine office based activities with on-site visits to projects and building sites. What skills and qualities do I need? An analytical, methodical and accurate approach to your work Good communication skills The ability to work well in a team What would I learn at College? The underpinning maths and science related to construction The design of construction and how to communicate your design in drawings and specifications How to carry out site surveys to produce drawings and sections How to carry out site surveys to assess the conditions of buildings How to calculate the cost of construction works and monitor the progress against the budget