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A qualification in construction opens the door to a host of other careers, including architecture, quantity surveying, building and construction management. Equivalent to the first year of a university degree, this Construction HNC taught at Bolton College offers the skills for a role within the construction and property industry or progression to further study in your preferred specialism.

For an informal discussion about the course, please contact:

Lawrence Atherton,
Programme Leader, Bolton College
Email: lawrence.atherton@boltoncc.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)1204 482556

The Higher Education courses shown on Bolton College’s website are taught by Bolton College on behalf of the University of Bolton. Therefore, all the information applicants and learners provide will be shared between these two organisations. Applicants and learners will receive communication from both the University of Bolton and Bolton College. Student Finance Loan applications should be made using the institution ‘University of Bolton’ not Bolton College.

HNC BTEC Construction and the Built Environment (Construction)

Introductory Course Information

Award: HNC
UCAS points: 32
Location: Bolton College – Deane Road
Awarding Body: HNC
Duration: 2 Years
Start Date: TBC Mode of Study: Part Time
Course Overview

This HNC BTEC Construction and the Built Environment (Construction) course is taught by Bolton College on behalf of the University of Bolton.

This part-time day-release Level 4 HNC in Construction is designed to develop your knowledge and skills across a broad range of construction disciplines that are essential to organisations in this dynamic and exciting sector of the economy. The course also aims to help you gain key transferable skills that are highly valued by employers.

Throughout the course, our team of highly professional teaching staff will guide you as you gain knowledge and understanding, as well as practical, professional and subject specific skills. Your studies will focus on the core knowledge that is required for a career in construction and the built environment, such as construction technology, science and materials, and construction practice and management.

We’ll help you to gain a sound understanding of construction management roles, and learn important details about the regulatory, technological, social, legal and economic aspects of construction management. You’ll also undertake an individual project, where you’ll have the opportunity to develop and apply your knowledge and demonstrate your practical ability. Overall, we’ll support you as you develop cognitive, intellectual and thinking skills, and gain valuable key, personal and transferable skills ready for employment or further study.
Course Highlights & Key Features
Highlights
- The course provides opportunities for you to make progress towards achieving professional institute membership; for instance, with the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) or the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
- We’ll support you as you learn to apply critical reasoning and analysis techniques to solve construction problems using industry standards and appropriate codes of practice.
- On successful completion of this programme you’ll be awarded the Pearson BTEC Level 4 Higher National Certificate in Construction and The Built Environment (Construction).
- Bolton College scores highly in student satisfaction surveys for its HE provision, and we take pride in being able to offer you the opportunity to learn from industry-experienced staff.
Key Features
- This course offers essential subject knowledge that you’ll need to progress successfully within or into the world of work or onto further study.
- Our approach to teaching and learning is ‘student-centred’, so we’ll work with you on an individual basis, providing tailored help and support throughout your studies.
- You’ll have the opportunity to develop and enhance crucial skills such as communication, teamwork, organising and planning, numeracy, problem solving, flexibility and adaptability, action planning, self-awareness, initiative, personal impact and confidence, environmental sustainability, and social, public and ethical responsibility.
- You’ll have the chance to take part in field trips to various projects run by industry; and gain first hand industry knowledge and insights from guest speakers during class time.
Modules
The modules listed below may be a mixture of compulsory and optional. You may not have the opportunity to study all the modules shown as part of the course.
- Individual Project (Pearson Set)
- Construction Technology
- Science and Materials
- Construction Practice and Management
- Legal and Statutory Responsibilities in Construction
- Construction Information (Drawing, Detailing Specification)
- Surveying, Measuring and Setting Out
- Tender and Procurement
- Building Information Modelling
- Site Supervision and Operations
Entry Requirements
- 32 UCAS points. We accept a full range of qualifications that carry UCAS points, including A-levels, BTECs and T levels. Please see our guide to the UCAS Tariff for examples of how to achieve these points. For most courses, we are also able to consider non-tariffable qualifications
- Any subjects are acceptable at Level 3.
- You should also have five GCSEs at grade C or above or grade 4 to 9 (or equivalent), including English and Mathematics.
- Entry to this course is also available to applicants who have extensive appropriate work experience in the construction/civil engineering sector. If you don't possess the academic qualifications listed above but have extensive appropriate work experience, we'll be delighted to consider your application.
- You may be required to attend an interview and/or provide a portfolio of work.
- If English isn’t your first language, you’ll also need IELTS 5.5 with no less than 5.5 in reading and writing (or equivalent). We also accept a range of other English language qualifications – please visit our English Language Requirements web page for more details.
- If you intend to progress on to a top-up degree course at a university after completing this HNC, you will usually need GCSE Mathematics and English at grade C/4 or above (or equivalent). If you have not already achieved this, please speak to the course leader about taking GCSE Mathematics and/or English while completing this course.
- If you apply or enrol on this course, Bolton College and the University of Bolton will share the information you provide. You’ll also receive communications from both organisations.
Where changes are made to material information contained in this course description or a decision is taken to suspend a course between the offer of admissions and enrolment, we will inform applicants at the earliest possible opportunity and will outline the various options available to the applicant.

If you apply or enrol on this course, Bolton College and the University of Bolton will share the information you provide. You'll also receive communications from both organisations.
Career Opportunities
This qualification has been developed by Pearson in close partnership with experts from professional bodies, vendors, businesses, universities and colleges so that you can gain the skills necessary to succeed in the future - no matter which route you choose to take.

What can I do with this qualification?
The HNC in Construction is designed to further your career and support entry into architecture, surveying, planning, maintenance and construction management.
This course will also allow you to take on further responsibilities at work after successful completion.
You can also progress onto a higher level qualification if you complete the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HNC in Construction and The Built Environment (Construction). You'll also be able to apply for advanced entry to bachelor's degrees in a range of construction disciplines.

Other career options:
- Architectural technology
- Quantity surveying
- Logistics and distribution
- Civil engineering
- Planning and development surveying
- Teaching
- Research and development
- Town planning
- Water and environmental management
- Facilities management
- Estate agency
Fees and Financial Support

Course fees

Home students starting this course in the first year will be required to pay a Home fee of £2,996 for the academic year 2023/24.

Useful information

When completing your student finance application, please list your institution as ‘University of Bolton’, not ‘Bolton College’.

Important note regarding tuition fees for the 2022-2023 academic year: EU nationals who meet residency requirements (have settled or pre-settled status) may be eligible for 'Home' fee status. If you do not meet these residency requirements, overseas fees will apply. Irish citizens living in the UK or Ireland will be eligible for 'Home' fee status under the Common Travel Area arrangement. Please read the student finance for EU students web page on www.gov.uk for information.

The fees for a student's course of study will be set for the normal duration of that course subject only to inflationary increases – measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded in March each year to take effect for subsequent start dates.

For 2022-2023 entry, the maximum government approved undergraduate tuition fee for UK students is £9,250 per year. The University is able to charge this fee subject to an approved Access and Participation Plan for 2022-2023 and its current rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework.

Bursaries

Click here for more information about the scholarships and bursaries available to University of Bolton students.
Teaching, Learning & Assessment
The varied nature of this HNC programme means that we use a wide range of teaching and learning methods. In order to ensure you acquire and develop the appropriate concepts, knowledge and skills, we combine timetabled classes with student-centred and independent learning. You can expect to attend lectures, practical sessions, workshops, tutorials and informal group study sessions. There will also be opportunities to go on site visits and attend guest lectures by specialists from industry, the professional bodies or other academic institutions.

There are significant opportunities to spend time with the tutors and technicians during timetabled classes, practical work and tutorials. However, we’ll still expect you to devote a significant amount of time to personal study. For example, this time might be spent engaging in general background reading, revisiting practical work, attending technical meetings and lectures provided by the professional bodies or working on assignments.

We use a range of assessment methods, depending upon the learning outcome in question and the type of module content being assessed. You’ll have opportunities to test your understanding of subjects informally before you complete the formal assessments that count towards your final mark or grade. Each module/unit will normally contain at least one piece of practice or ‘formative’ assessment for which you’ll receive feedback from your tutor. Practice assessments are developmental and any grades/marks you receive for them do not count toward your module/unit mark or grade.

There is a formal or ‘summative’ assessment at the end of each module/unit. Methods include a range of coursework assessment such as exams, essays, reports, portfolios, presentations, and final year major project. The grades from the formal assessments count towards your module/unit mark or grade.

Modules

The modules listed below may be a mixture of compulsory and optional. You may not have the opportunity to study all the modules shown as part of the course.
- Individual Project (Pearson Set)
- Construction Technology
- Science and Materials
- Construction Practice and Management
- Legal and Statutory Responsibilities in Construction
- Construction Information (Drawing, Detailing Specification)
- Surveying, Measuring and Setting Out
- Tender and Procurement
- Building Information Modelling
- Site Supervision and Operations
Assessment Methods

Level

Assessment method

Level One

Coursework (100%)

Learning Activities

Level

Learning activity

Level One

Guided independent study (60%), Scheduled learning and teaching activities (40%)

Disclaimer

The university will use all reasonable endeavours to deliver your course as described in its published material and the programme specification for the academic year in which you begin your course. The university considers changes to courses very carefully and the university will minimise any changes. Please be aware that our courses are subject to review on an ongoing basis and changes may be necessary due to legitimate staffing, financial, regulatory and academic reasons. The content of course modules and mode of associated assessments may be updated on an annual basis. This is to ensure that all modules are up-to-date and responsive to employment and sector needs. The published course material and the programme specification contain indicative ‘optional modules’ that may be subject to change due to circumstances outside of our control. For this reason, we cannot guarantee to run any specific optional module.
How To Apply

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Please contact Admissions by telephone on 01204 903903 or email enquiries@bolton.ac.uk

Admissions
University of Bolton
Deane Road
Bolton, BL3 5AB
United Kingdom

Tel: 01204 903903
Email: enquiries@bolton.ac.uk
Contact Us

Lawrence Atherton
Programme Leader, Bolton College
Email: Lawrence.Atherton@boltoncc.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)1204 482556

Hear what our students have to say

- The construction course is really insightful and hands on.
  
  Jay Smith, HNC Construction

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