BTEC Advanced Certificate in Construction Course

Are you thinking about a career in construction? Looking to consolidate your skills? Then Start Learning’s Advanced Certificate in Construction could be the right course for you. 

 It provides a broad base as you will gain an understanding of health & safety, welfare, materials and construction and design terminology. This is a great course for anyone thinking about working in construction or someone who wants to gain further insight into the industry.

Like all Start Learning courses, you will have access to tutor support and our courses are designed in bite sized sections to make learning easier and more flexible. So Start Learning now!

Distance Learning Support

At Start Learning we pride ourselves on our friendly and supportive tutors. Your tutor support will start as soon as you receive your course and will be valid for 12 months. All our tutors are highly qualified with extensive experience in supporting distance learning students. You contact your tutor via email and they are responsible for marking assignments answering your questions and guiding you through the course.

Entry Requirements

At Start Learning we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to expand their knowledge and study further, so we try to keep our entry requirements to a minimum.

Recommended hours of Study

We recommended you spend approximately180 hours of your time studying for the Advanced Construction course. The pace of study is completely up to you. To give an example, if you dedicate 3 hours aweek to the course it would take you a year to complete but if you could spare 6 hours a week you could complete it in six months.

Course Contents

Unit 1 - Health, Safety and Welfare in Construction and the Built Environment (60 hours): Responsibilities under health, safety and welfare legislation - Construction Design and Management Regulations 1994 - Work at Heights Regulations 2005 - Construction Health, Safety and Welfare Regulations 1996 - Workplace hazards  - Working at height  - Risk assessments  - General Workplace Health and Safety  - Understanding your role in accident recording and reporting.

Unit 2 - Science and Materials in Construction and the Built Environment (60 hours): Science and Materials in Construction - Factors that affect human comfort – Forces - Strength of materials - Young’s Modulus - Stresses - Graphical representation of forces - Materials performance criteria - Properties of construction materials - Thermal Transmittance.

Unit 3 - Construction Technology and Design in Construction and Civil Engineering (60 hours):  Construction Technology and Design - Financial and Regulatory factors - Building regulations - Construction Design and Management Regulations - RIBA Plan of Work - Design Communication - Technical and architectural terminology - Design to production.

Qualification

BTEC level 3 Advanced Certificate in Construction

Edexcel registration fees are not included in the cost of the course and you send your registration fee in within 28 days of enrolling on the course, currently £80.00.

Assessment

You will have to send in a series of assignments which your tutor will mark and return a feedback sheet to you with your results.

Language of Course

English