Construction Technology

This is an evening course.

If you’d like to work in a supervisory or management role within the construction industry, this course can help you on your way. Construction Managers (or Site Managers/Agents) are responsible for the safe completion of construction projects, on time and within budget. It’s a specialist, highly demanding role, so you’ll need to have excellent organisational and planning skills, as well as be good at motivating people.

For entry to this course, you’ll need to have completed a Modern Apprenticeship in a construction or related trade.

If you don’t have any formal apprenticeship qualifications but have appropriate experience or other training, we’ll also consider you for a place, so please call us for a chat.

Options for completing this course on a day-release or evening basis are also available. Applications are welcome from individuals currently working in a trade but want to upskill.

Please note that the Fees for Year 1 of the course include the SQA Group Award Certification Fee.

This course will give you the skills and knowledge you’ll need to work successfully in a management role in the construction industry. It’s mainly theory-based, with a small amount of practical work.

Here’s just some of what you’ll be doing:

• you’ll look at substructure, from site investigations through to ground improvements and building foundations.
• you’ll focus on construction technology and the techniques to build to specification for domestic and commercial construction, including walls, floors and roofs.
• you’ll develop skills in basic construction planning and programming, producing Network Flow Charts and Gantt Charts for master programs for construction works within a project’s contract duration.
• you’ll also learn how to safely manage a site and the various regulations that must be considered and adhered to.
• you’ll learn about administrative processes required to support a successful construction project, such as day-to-day site paperwork, as well as contracts and tendering procedures.
• you’ll develop skills in CAD (Computer Aided Draughting), creating 2D drawings, from location plans to sectional details of components within a construction context.
• you’ll look at common building services in commercial, industrial, and high-rise buildings. This includes installation techniques for hot and cold water supply, electricity, HVAC, fire prevention, and lift installations.
• you’ll carry out practical tasks, such as testing materials and conducting a leveling survey between two known benchmarks.

When you successfully complete this course, you’ll have the choice of:

• Moving onto an HND in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or Building Surveying
• Moving onto a degree course at university, possibly via our articulation arrangements, such as BSc in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or Building Surveying at Glasgow Caledonian University (direct entry to year 2). Please note a Grade B in Graded Unit is required for this.
• Seeking to start your career in construction in a role such as Trainee or Assistant Site Agent.

£660

This course may be eligible for Individual Training Account (ITA), Fee Waiver, and PTFG funding depending on individual circumstances. For further information on funding go to our Funding and Fees tab to the right.

Any course over £150 is eligible to pay by instalments. Please contact our Finance department for further information on 01563 523501 Ext. 8558