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Location: Ilkeston
Years: 2
Weeks: 38
Hours: 5.00
Start: 07/09/2021
Days / Times:
Tuition (£): 0.00*
Interview: N
Course Summary
This course is for school students, where the school has agreed to fund the placement, or for electively home educated young people.
The WJEC Level 1/Level 2 Award in Constructing the Built Environment (603/3068/5)* has been developed in partnership with CITB to provide an engaging introduction to the construction industry from the build perspective. Students will learn the technical knowledge and skills needed within the construction industry over three trade areas (Brickwork, Plastering and Painting & Decorating).
The course is delivered over two years, starting in Year 10, and students will study at Ilkeston College for a full day a week.
If you are home educated, you can also apply to study GCSE Maths and English with us.
*qualification featured on the DfE KS4 Performance Tables
Entry requirements
There are no formal entry requirements, you just need a strong interest in construction.
You will be assessed during the first term at College to ensure this is the most suitable course for you, with fall-back options available.
Course Content
You will need to complete three mandatory units:
- Safety and security in construction – gain the knowledge and understanding to minimise risk to yourself and others' health and safety in different contexts within construction
Weighting: 25% of the course
Assessment: External examination
- Developing construction projects – interpret technical information to plan the refurbishment of a building and utilise your skills to carry out the work in the three trade areas
Weighting: 50% of the course
Assessment: Internal assessment
- Planning construction projects – using the knowledge acquired in the first two units, learn how to plan straightforward built environment development projects
Weighting: 25% of the course
Assessment: External examination
How will I be assessed?
Students will be assessed through a mixture of internal assignments and external examinations. All three units must be successfully completed to gain this qualification.
Are there any additional costs or specialist equipment required?
Students must wear steel toe-cap boots and safety overalls (purchased through Derby College Group) in the workshop. You will be required to supply your own writing materials.
What can I do after this course?
Further Study
Upon completion of the qualification, and depending on the grades achieved and other qualifications achieved, students may wish to progress to:
- A Level 2 trade-specific qualification (e.g. Bricklaying, Plastering, Plumbing)
- A T Level in Professional Construction
- An apprenticeship programme at Level 2 or 3
- A-levels
You will be able to access advice and guidance while studying at the College to learn more about the post-16 opportunities available for you.
Careers
Further study can lead to a variety of careers, including:
- Tradesperson (Bricklayer, Tiler, Plasterer, Plumber, Carpenter, etc.)
- Scaffolder
- Roofer
- Landscaper
- Building Surveyor
For more information, email the 14-16 team at 14-16@derby-college.ac.uk
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* Tuition - This figure is the fee to be paid if you are not entitled to any concessions.
*** Co-Tuition - This figure is the fee to be paid if you are entitled to any partial concessions.
Joyin Li
Joyin surveys the future in Professional Construction
A chance remark from his grandmother in Hong Kong gave Derby teenager Joyin Li the idea of becoming a building surveyor. Derby College is now giving the nineteen-year-old Professional Construction student the skills and access to work experience to follow his dream. As a boy Joyin enjoyed watching flats being built on his grandparents’ land when his family visited them in Hong Kong. His grandmother commented that there was good money in building surveying…and her words stuck.
Now he is studying Level 3 Professional Construction while enjoying work experience two days a week with Pride Park-based architecture and construction consultancy YMD Boon. The consultancy is a member of Derby College’s Employment and Skills Academy (ESA), which aims to nurture students as they move from education to employment. He said, overall, the best part for him is the work experience saying “I learn a lot better, if I see it, rather than read it from a book.” J
oyin gained a triple distinction in year one and is currently studying in year two. Now he has targeted a place at Nottingham Trent University. He originally completed a Mechanical and Electrical BTEC Level 2 at Derby College before taking Professional Construction on the recommendation of a lecturer and fellow student.
I’m enjoying the course.
It’s set up a bit like university; they give you the resources and tell you what to look at, tell you what you need to know to pass an assignment, and let you get on with it. It will give you skills to progress at university. “I’m learning about architectural stuff, quantity surveying, building surveying building services, and engineering – all sorts of roles within Professional Construction. You get an insight into everything and get to pick what you want to do from there.
