Construction and the Built Environment Level 3 BTEC Extended Diploma

What's it all about? The BTEC Extended Diploma course aims to provide an understandingof 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 Surveying, Civil Engineering and Building Services Engineering. 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 interpret design information and ensure the construction works are positioned correctly How to carry out surveys to assess the conditons of buildings How to calculate the cost of construction works and maintain the progress against the budget The specialist skills and knowledge related to construction and the built environment