Construction qualifications and training courses

Last Updated: 30 Mar 2020

A qualification in Construction helps you understand the principles behind construction and design. You'll develop the critical judgement to take on high level technician roles in the construction industry.

These qualifications could help you develop your career to become a senior technician supervising others, or to work as a senior manager.

The Technician Certificate in Construction can help you get into the construction industry either in the UK or around the world.

The Technician Diploma or Advanced Technician Diploma in Construction are both for people already working in the construction industry who want to increase their skill set and knowledge base to get ahead.

The Advanced Diploma is also ideal if you want to move into higher education with advanced entry.

Available to deliver in the following:

Scotland
International

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General Information

What Is Involved In Studying This Course?

The Technician Certificate covers the principles and practice in construction skills:

painting and decorating
plumbing
electrical installation.

The Technician Diploma or Advanced Technician Diploma includes:

drawing techniques
applied scientific techniques
environmental science
construction techniques
site surveying
architectural design.

For international qualifications, how you learn and are assessed depends on where you do your qualification. To find out how the qualification works in your location, just contact your training provider.

Which level is right for me?

Level 2
You're new to construction and want a grounding in the industry, or you're already working in a basic construction job and want to expand your knowledge. You may be planning to work in several different countries.

Level 3
You've worked in the construction industry for some time - you have plenty of experience, and your work might involve supervising others or managing resources. You want to develop your skills further, perhaps to move into a senior technician role or a position with more responsibility.

Level 5
You are a first-level manager, or preparing to be one, within the construction industry. You're highly skilled and want to continue your professional development - perhaps so you can work as a quantity surveyor or to gain specialised training at a high level. You might also be looking to start your own business.

What Careers Can This Lead To?

The Technician Certificate in Construction could help you get a job in the construction industry at a technician level.

If you have an interest in the construction industry, you could also move on to these other qualifications:

Level 3 IVQ Technician Diploma in Construction
Level 3 IVQ Technician Diploma in Quantity Surveying.

With a Technician Diploma in Construction you could gain employment across a range of disciplines such as a technician, senior technician, supervisor or manager. There are also options for further learning. After you complete the Level 3 qualification you can progress to other qualifications in construction and management, for example:

Level 5 Advanced Technician Diploma in Construction
Level 5 Advanced Technician Diploma in Quantity Surveying.

With an Advanced Technician Diploma in Construction you'll be able to take on jobs requiring a high level of responsibility, personal initiative and critical judgement - for example, as a chief technician or a first-level manager. You could also progress to Level 6 qualifications in Construction, quantity surveying or management - or move into higher education with advanced entry.

What Is Involved With Delivering This Course?

To deliver an International Vocational Qualification (IVQ) you'll need to provide your learners with a suitable learning environment and the resources they need to complete the practical and theoretical aspects of the qualification. You will also need qualified internal assessors.

For the Technician Certificate in Construction learners are assessed by practical demonstrations or assignments, and a multiple choice exam.

For the Technician Diploma or Advanced Technician Diploma in Construction, learners are assessed on a combination of multiple choice exams, practical demonstrations or assignments, and written exams.

To find all the resource requirements, download the qualification handbooks from the centre documents section.

All learners must have experience and be employed in the construction industry. You must make sure they can access all the resources they need to complete the qualification.

Level 3

Level 3 is ideal if you've worked in the construction industry and have plenty of experience. Your work might involve supervising others or managing resources. You want to develop your skills further and move into a senior role or a position with more responsibility.

You can choose between two pathways:

Construction pathway

You complete nine core units from a range, including:

Basic construction skills principles
Drawing and surveying techniques 2 practice
Construction techniques 2 practice
Environmental science and construction techniques 3 principles

You choose one optional unit from this group:

Timber vocations basic skills practice
Trowel vocations basic skills practice
Painting and decorating basic skills practice
Plumbing basic skills practice
Refrigeration and air conditioning basic skills practice
Electrical installation basic skills practice.

You also choose one pair of optional units from this group (a pair must be principles and practice in the same subject):

Construction measurement 3 principles
Construction measurement 3 practice
Designing for construction 3 principles
Designing for construction 3 practice
Construction mathematics 3 principles
Construction mathematics 3 practice
Structural mechanics 3 principles
Structural mechanics 3 practice.

Quantity surveying pathway.

You complete ten core units from a range, including:

Applied scientific techniques 2 practice
Drawing and surveying techniques 2 principles
Environmental science and construction techniques 3 practices
Construction measurement 3 practice.

For a full list of units, download the qualification handbook from the centre documents section.

What Careers Can This Lead To?

The Technician Certificate in Construction could help you get a job in the construction industry at a technician level.

If you have an interest in the construction industry, you could also move on to these other qualifications:

Level 3 IVQ Technician Diploma in Construction
Level 3 IVQ Technician Diploma in Quantity Surveying.

With a Technician Diploma in Construction you could gain employment across a range of disciplines such as a technician, senior technician, supervisor or manager. There are also options for further learning. After you complete the Level 3 qualification you can progress to other qualifications in construction and management, for example:

Level 5 Advanced Technician Diploma in Construction
Level 5 Advanced Technician Diploma in Quantity Surveying.

With an Advanced Technician Diploma in Construction you'll be able to take on jobs requiring a high level of responsibility, personal initiative and critical judgement - for example, as a chief technician or a first-level manager. You could also progress to Level 6 qualifications in Construction, quantity surveying or management - or move into higher education with advanced entry.

Level 3 IVQ Technician Diploma in Construction (6165-20)

Last Registration Date: 31 Aug 2020

Level 3 IVQ Technician Diploma in Construction

Accreditation No: 500/5795/9 This is a reference number related to UK accreditation framework
Type: VRQ This is categorisation to help define qualification attributes e.g. type of assessment
Credits: Data unavailable Credits are a measure of the size of the qualification
Guided Learning Hours: 720 - 720 This is the average contact time a centre would typically commit
Total Qualification Time: 1008 The total time for the qualification
Key Stage: Data unavailable This shows the equivalent Key Stage level.
Last Certification: 31/08/2023 This is the last date that a certificate can be issued
Qualification fees in the UK: TBC, please speak to your Account Manager for further information Our typical price is the one that is most often paid by a centre for a completed learner. Some prices are made up of multiple charging points so action like taking difference units or specialisms to complete and resitting assessments may mean the cost for some learners differs.

Level 3 IVQ Technician Diploma in Construction (Quantity Surveying) (6165-22)

Last Registration Date: 31 Aug 2020

Level 3 IVQ Technician Diploma in Construction (Quantity Surveying)

Accreditation No: 500/5795/9 This is a reference number related to UK accreditation framework
Type: VRQ This is categorisation to help define qualification attributes e.g. type of assessment
Credits: Data unavailable Credits are a measure of the size of the qualification
Guided Learning Hours: 720 - 720 This is the average contact time a centre would typically commit
Total Qualification Time: 1008 The total time for the qualification
Key Stage: Data unavailable This shows the equivalent Key Stage level.
Last Certification: 31/08/2023 This is the last date that a certificate can be issued
Qualification fees in the UK: TBC, please speak to your Account Manager for further information Our typical price is the one that is most often paid by a centre for a completed learner. Some prices are made up of multiple charging points so action like taking difference units or specialisms to complete and resitting assessments may mean the cost for some learners differs.

Level 5

Level 5 is ideal if you are a first-level manager, or preparing to be one, within the construction industry. You're highly skilled and want to continue your professional development. You might also be looking to start your own business.

You can choose between two pathways:

Construction pathway

You complete six core units from a range, including:

Site surveying 3 principles
Materials and construction technology 4 practice
Construction Management 4 and Law Practice.

You also choose two pairs of optional units from this group (a pair must be principles and practice in the same subject):

Tendering, estimating and quantity surveying 4 principles
Tendering, estimating and quantity surveying 4 practice
Building services, science and technology 4 principles
Building services, science and technology 4 practice
Structural elements, geology, soil mechanics and hydraulics 4 principles
Structural elements, geology, soil mechanics and hydraulics 4 practice
Architectural design 4 principles
Architectural design 4 practice
Construction mathematics 4 principles
Construction mathematics 4 practice.

Quantity surveying pathway

You complete ten core units from a range, including:

Site surveying 3 principles
Site surveying 3 practice
Materials and construction technology 4 principles
Materials and construction technology 4 practice
Construction management 4 principles
Construction management 4 and law practice
Tendering, estimating and quantity surveying 4 principles
Tendering, estimating and quantity surveying 4 practice
Architectural design 4 principles
Architectural design 4 practice.

For a full list of units, download the qualification handbook from the centre documents section.

What Careers Can This Lead To?

The Technician Certificate in Construction could help you get a job in the construction industry at a technician level.

If you have an interest in the construction industry, you could also move on to these other qualifications:

Level 3 IVQ Technician Diploma in Construction
Level 3 IVQ Technician Diploma in Quantity Surveying.

With a Technician Diploma in Construction you could gain employment across a range of disciplines such as a technician, senior technician, supervisor or manager. There are also options for further learning. After you complete the Level 3 qualification you can progress to other qualifications in construction and management, for example:

Level 5 Advanced Technician Diploma in Construction
Level 5 Advanced Technician Diploma in Quantity Surveying.

With an Advanced Technician Diploma in Construction you'll be able to take on jobs requiring a high level of responsibility, personal initiative and critical judgement - for example, as a chief technician or a first-level manager. You could also progress to Level 6 qualifications in Construction, quantity surveying or management - or move into higher education with advanced entry.

Level 5 IVQ Advanced Technician Diploma in Construction (6165-30)

Last Registration Date: 31 Aug 2020

Level 5 IVQ Advanced Technician Diploma in Construction

Accreditation No: 500/5785/6 This is a reference number related to UK accreditation framework
Type: VRQ This is categorisation to help define qualification attributes e.g. type of assessment
Credits: Data unavailable Credits are a measure of the size of the qualification
Guided Learning Hours: 660 - 660 This is the average contact time a centre would typically commit
Total Qualification Time: 990 The total time for the qualification
Key Stage: Data unavailable This shows the equivalent Key Stage level.
Last Certification: 31/08/2023 This is the last date that a certificate can be issued
Qualification fees in the UK: TBC, please speak to your Account Manager for further information Our typical price is the one that is most often paid by a centre for a completed learner. Some prices are made up of multiple charging points so action like taking difference units or specialisms to complete and resitting assessments may mean the cost for some learners differs.

Level 5 IVQ Advanced Technician Diploma in Construction (Quantity Surveying) (6165-32)

Last Registration Date: 31 Aug 2020

Level 5 IVQ Advanced Technician Diploma in Construction (Quantity Surveying)

Accreditation No: 500/5785/6 This is a reference number related to UK accreditation framework
Type: VRQ This is categorisation to help define qualification attributes e.g. type of assessment
Credits: Data unavailable Credits are a measure of the size of the qualification
Guided Learning Hours: 660 - 660 This is the average contact time a centre would typically commit
Total Qualification Time: 990 The total time for the qualification
Key Stage: Data unavailable This shows the equivalent Key Stage level.
Last Certification: 31/08/2023 This is the last date that a certificate can be issued
Qualification fees in the UK: TBC, please speak to your Account Manager for further information Our typical price is the one that is most often paid by a centre for a completed learner. Some prices are made up of multiple charging points so action like taking difference units or specialisms to complete and resitting assessments may mean the cost for some learners differs.

Here you can find all documents related to this suite of qualifications.

By clicking on the section headings below, you can access a variety of documents such as the qualification handbooks and assessment materials, Statements of Purpose, and recognition letters from industry and employers.

Some documents may be password protected. Passwords can be retrieved by logging in to Walled Garden and visiting the Administration section of the relevant qualification catalogue page.

Interested in delivering this qualification?

Find out more about how to become an approved City & Guilds centre or fill out our online customer application form.

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