The Civil Engineering Senior Technician apprenticeship provides both academic development and the vocational work-based knowledge and skills to be successful in a dynamic construction environment supporting the business needs of the company.
Benefits for the Employer
Support the business needs by providing, coordinate, manage and provide the technical planning, design, building, management, maintenance or dismantling of the built environment.
Benefits for the Apprentice
The apprenticeship offers both an academic qualification HNC Civil Engineer alongside the vocational work-based learning with your employer. The HNC units selected support underpinning knowledge and align with the knowledge, skills and behaviour’s set within the end-point assessment.
Completion of the apprenticeship aligns with the professional bodies listed below, supporting CPD opportunities.
- Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE)
- Chartered Institution of Architectural Technologists (CIAT)
- Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT)
- Institute of Higher Engineers (IHE)
- Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
- Institution of Structural Engineers (iStructE)
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
Learning Approach
Attendance on day release to study Pearson BTEC Level 4 Higher National Certificate in Civil Engineering.
Production of a work-based portfolio of evidence
End-point assessment activities within college and workplace.
Study Commitment
As a guide, apprentices should expect to study for an additional 12 hours per week on top of their scheduled learning. Employers are expected to support their apprentice’s study by providing a workplace mentor and supporting meetings and assessments.
Qualification Awarded
HNC Civil Engineering apprenticeship alongside.
Next Steps
Contact our Employer Training team EmployerTraining@DNColleges.ac.uk
Location
Option to study at 1 of 2 campuses: University Campus Doncaster (UCDon) or University Campus North Lincolnshire (UCNL)
Course Structure
Pearson BTEC Level 4 Higher National Certificate in Civil Engineering.
Unit structure:
Core Mandatory Unit 1: Construction Design Project (Pearson-set)
Core Mandatory Unit 4: The Construction Environment
Mandatory Unit 3: Science & Materials
Mandatory Unit 8: Mathematics for Construction
Mandatory Unit 17: Civil Engineering Technology
Specialist Mandatory Unit 19: Principles of Structural Design
Optional Unit 7: Surveying, Measuring & Setting-out
Optional Unit 20: Site Supervision & Operations
EPA:
There are 2 elements to the assessment and will take place over a typical period of 4 months once the apprentice as gone through gateway. The 3 elements are:
- Assessment 1: Technical project report and presentation with questioning
- Assessment 2: Professional discussion underpinned by a portfolio of evidence
Assessment Methods
EPA:
There are 2 elements to the assessment and will take place over a typical period of 4 months once the apprentice as gone through gateway. The 3 elements are:
- Assessment 1: Technical project report and presentation with questioning
- Assessment 2: Professional discussion underpinned by a portfolio of evidence
Progression
Successful completion of the apprentice can lead to progression onto Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Civil Engineering, alternatively L6 degree apprenticeship.
Course Fees
UK
Any fees for a 19+ learner, where the company is a non-Apprenticeship Levy payer will be paid by the company.
Quick Reference Guide
Level
Level 4
Duration
Typically, 36 months, studying HNC Civil Engineering alongside preparation for end-point assessment.
Study Mode
Wb
Awarding Body
Pearson
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