Description
For this course, we require a minimum of 8 delegates (12 max).
Duration: One session a week over 1 academic year (One extra term if required) | £60pp per session
Session: 09-30am – 13.30pm or 11.45am – 15.30pm
Starts: Enrolments from September 2023 – Register your interest as soon as possible as sessions will be quickly reserved
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday sessions available (Correct March 2023)
This course is aimed at Year 10 & 11s.
Here you’ll find support for teaching and studying BTEC Firsts in Construction and the Built Environment. Through a combination of practical experience and written assignments, these vocational qualifications provide level 2 learners with the knowledge, skills and understanding needed for a career in the sector. This course will cover 4 units over the span over 12-14 months and is equivalent to a GCSE.
BTEC First Awards are primarily designed for use in schools as an introductory
Level 1/Level 2 course for learners who want to study in the context of a vocational
sector. The knowledge, understanding and skills learned in studying a BTEC First will aid
progression to further study and, in due course, prepare learners to enter the workplace.
These qualifications are intended primarily for learners in the 14–16 age group,
but may also be used by other learners who wish to gain an introductory understanding
of a vocational area. When taken as part of a balanced curriculum, there is a clear
progression route to a Level 3 course or Apprenticeship.
BTECs are vocationally related qualifications, where learners develop knowledge
and understanding by applying their learning and skills in a work-related context.
The qualifications are popular and effective because they enable learners to take
responsibility for their own learning and to develop skills that are essential for the
modern-day workplace. These skills include: teamworking, working from a prescribed
brief, working to deadlines, presenting information effectively, accurately completing
administrative tasks and processes. BTEC Firsts motivate learners, and open doors to
progression to further study and responsibility in the workplace.
The units covered on this course include:
- Construction Technology – Learning aims
In this unit you will:
A understand the structural performance required for low-rise construction
B explore how sub-structures are constructed
C explore how superstructures are constructed. - Construction Design – Learning aims
In this unit you will:
A understand the work of the construction industry
B understand a client’s needs to develop a design brief for a low-rise building
C produce a range of initial sketch ideas to meet the requirements of a client brief
for a low-rise building. - Construction Mathematics – Learning aims
In this unit you will:
A understand the effects of forces and temperature changes on materials used
in construction
B use mathematical techniques to solve construction problems.
Choose one from the below three:
- Plumbing – Learning aims
In this unit you will:
A understand tools, materials and equipment used for plumbing operations
B develop practical skills using safe techniques to undertake plumbing operations. - Carpentry – Learning aims
In this unit you will:
A understand tools, materials and equipment used in carpentry and joinery
B develop practical skills using safe techniques to produce a timber frame. - Brickwork – Learning aims
In this unit you will:
A understand tools, materials and equipment used for brickwork and blockwork
B develop practical skills and safe techniques to construct brickwork and blockwork. - Note: A group can only study one practical option
Students will also have an opportunity to practice their skills in roofing, electrical, wall tiling, flooring and block paving.
We have 100% pass rate for the past three years with students achieving Distinctions, Merits and Passes. The qualification can be achieved at either Level 1 / level 2 (Dependent on the student)
Students study at our fully equipped training center. We have DSL x 2 with all staff DBS checked. Schools will have to provide transport to and from the center.
Contact: schools@easternregiontraining.co.uk or call 01473 830255
