TC65
Part-Time
January
£3250
None
Rochdale Road Campus
Face-to-face via Lectures Seminars Tutorials
HNC Construction Management for England (Construction Site Supervisor) (HTQ)
Pearson
With the growing demand for housing developments and skilled professionals, the UK construction industry needs qualified Construction Site Supervisors now more than ever.
The Pearson HND Construction Management (Construction Site Supervisor) (HTQ) at University Campus Oldham is your gateway to a rewarding career in one of the UK’s fastest-growing sectors.
Developed with employers, this industry-recognised Higher Technical Qualification (HTQ) equips you with the technical expertise and leadership skills to manage projects, lead teams, and ensure safety and quality on site.
With expert tutors and a supportive learning environment, you will gain the confidence and skills to progress into and in site supervisory roles, higher apprenticeships, or further advanced study in site supervision and management.
Group Project (Pearson-set)
Through this collaborative project-based unit, students will explore how to define roles in a collaborative team, recognising the skills (and ‘skills gaps’) of each member of the group. Together, students will work to develop a construction project based on their research and analysis, in response to the Pearson-set ‘theme’.
Content in this unit will typically include role identification and allocation, collaborative structures, human resources management, project management, procurement, tender documentation, information/data sharing, meetings, health and safety, project costing and Building Information Modelling (BIM).
Personal Professional Development
This unit provides a framework in which students have the opportunity to reflect on and contextualise the learning they gain from working in the industry. In coordination with tutors and their employers, students will define the scope, duration and content of their expected work-based learning experience. Throughout the period of their work-based learning experience, students will be expected to record and reflect on their own learning.
Project Management
Topics covered in this unit include: project management as a discipline and suitability for a range of construction industry activities; project stakeholder types and their management; project manager roles and responsibilities; project management plans. On completion of this unit, students will be able to apply the theories and practices of project management to real-world scenarios. In doing so, they will develop transferable skills as well as equipping themselves with industry-standard tools to work as effective members of a project management team.
Construction Technology for Complex Buildings Projects
This unit is designed to give students a thorough understanding of the technology involved in complex buildings. Students will discover how scientific solutions are applied to complex building projects through technology, the choice of materials, buildability and construction methods. Particular emphasis is placed on the consideration of sustainability and health and safety in the construction of complex structures.
On successful completion of this unit, students will have applied suitable strategies, processes and methods of construction to meet prevailing conditions. They will be able to justify selected materials and construction methods used in complex buildings against set criteria and choose systems to facilitate alternative uses of buildings.
Contracts & Management
The overall aim of this unit is to give students a working knowledge of contracts so that they can manage a project team in accordance with the agreed terms and conditions of the contract. The principal person responsible for this is often the quantity surveyor and it is their responsibility to ensure compliance with the conditions of the contract.
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to run and administer a project using the contract terms and conditions that have been agreed between a client and the main contractor. Students will also have the fundamental knowledge and skills to progress to a higher level of study.
Value Engineering & Cost Control
In this unit, students will explore the application of value engineering principles to scenarios or case studies in order to develop an understanding of how they are applied in a construction context. Students will also explore the various methods used to control costs. Through an understanding of cost control and value engineering, students will develop their knowledge and skills in order to manage and reconcile project costs.
Maintenance & Operations
Students will also explore the relationship of maintenance and operations as an integral part of the building lifecycle (‘from cradle to grave’) and how the wider external business environment impacts on the way in which maintenance and operations are managed.
On successful completion of this unit, students will have the knowledge to be able to make informed decisions as to how to manage the maintenance of a building from design stage through construction phase and into the stage of facilities management, taking into consideration the health and safety of the building and its occupants at all stages of the lifecycle.
Highway Engineering
This unit explores the planning, design, construction and maintenance of our road infrastructure, including the supporting structures such as tunnels, bridges and full pavement construction.
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able describe a new route process for a highway and explain civil engineering aspects, including pavement types. They will also be able to appraise improvements to the existing road infrastructure.
Reports and Presentations
The course is designed for people who are seeking or are already in employment in the construction industry. Students will be supported to use their experiences in the workplace to inform discussions and learning and will also have the opportunity to directly apply their learning from the course to their work, adding immediate value to their employer.
Graduates often progress into roles such as Construction Site Supervisor, Assistant Site Manager, Site Engineer, Clerk of Works, Health & Safety Supervisor, Works Manager, Project Coordinator, etc.
Many also choose to continue to degree and/or postgraduate study in the areas of Construction Project Management, Building Surveying, Building Information Modelling (BIM), Health, Safety & Environmental Management, Sustainable Construction & Design
GCSE English and Maths grades at C/4 or above, or equivalent Level 2 qualifications and a HNC in Construction Management (HTQ)
Possibly some relevant experience in the construction and built environment industry