Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Building Services Engineering
Start Date
Wed Sep 25 2024
Day / Time
Wednesdays 9:30am - 6pm
Duration
1 year
Fees
£4500
If you're thinking about starting a career in Building Services, returning to education or want to develop your current career in the Building Services sector, then our HNC in Building Services Engineering is ideal for you.
The purpose of Pearson BTEC Higher Nationals in Building Services Engineering is to develop you into a professional, self-reflecting individual able to meet the demands of employers in the construction sector and adapt to a constantly changing world.
The qualifications aim to widen access to higher education and enhance the career prospects of those who undertake them.
The objectives of the Pearson BTEC Higher Nationals in Building Services Engineering are to:
- give you the skills, knowledge and understanding they need to achieve high performance in the international construction environment
- give you the abilities and confidence to work across different business functions and to lead, manage, respond to change, and tackle a range of complex construction situations
- provide the core skills required for a range of careers in construction, specifically those related to management and operations
- offer a balance between employability skills and essential knowledge
- develop your understanding of the major impact that new digital technologies have on the construction environment
- provide insight into international business operations and the opportunities and challenges presented by a global marketplace
- equip you with knowledge and understanding of culturally diverseorganisations, cross-cultural issues, diversity and values, and to allow flexible study to meet local and specialist needs.
The HNC (Higher National Certificate) in Building Services Engineering is an introductory higher education qualification and offers a broad base of traditional construction and BSE subjects with specialist options.
You will study 8 modules in total in order to successfully complete the HNC award, where all students take a total of 120 credits at level 4.
Modules include:
UNIT 1: Construction Design Project
UNIT 2: Construction
Technology
UNIT 4: The Construction Environment
UNIT 8: Mathematics for
Construction
UNIT 9: Principles of Heating, Ventilation and Air
Conditioning
UNIT 22: Scientific Principles for Building Services
UNIT 26:
Digital Applications for Building Information Modelling
UNIT 15: Principles
of Alternative Energy
Some units are subject to change depending on industry requirements.
Each module is formally assessed through, for example:
- individual design projects
- essays
- presentations
- peer assessment
- open-book assignments
- portfolio building
- professional reports.
This formal assessment will count towards your module mark and summative feedback is provided following the submission of your formal submission of work.
Additionally, lecturers will provide informal (formative) interim feedback.
It should be noted that feedback is part of the ongoing learning cycle which is not limited to written feedback.
Other forms of feedback include one-to-one meetings with a tutor, peer-review, a lecturer responding to learner questions or responses during topic or situation discussions.
You will achieve a Pearson BTEC Higher National Certificate in Building Services Engineering (Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning).
Whatever support you need, we’re here for you and will make sure you get the
most out of your time at college.
We
have expert teams in place to look after every single one of our
students.
Our
specialist teams can help with:
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Learning difficulties
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Physical and sensory disabilities
- Dyslexia,
dyspraxia, neurodiversity or other specific learning
difficulties
- Mental
health and well being
- Exam
access arrangements
- Money,
finance and bursary advice
- Careers
advice, job and university applications
See
here for more information, pop into one of our enrolment events, call us
on 0191 490 4627.
You will be taught by an experienced teaching team whose expertise and knowledge are closely matched to the content of the modules on the course.
The team could include senior academics and professional practitioners with industry experience.
How will I be taught?
The programme is delivered by experienced practitioners who will be using a wide range of strategies to facilitate your learning.
You will gain a wide range of sector knowledge tied to practical skills gained in research, self-study, directed study and workplace scenarios.
A BTEC Level 3 qualification in Construction and The Built Environment
Mature applicants without qualifications but with equivalent experience and knowledge may apply.
Suitability will be determined at an interview.
We strongly recommend that you have access to your own IT equipment at home for the course to undertake self-study and assignment work outside of college.
You will have access to our IT labs during the college study day and are welcome to bring your own laptop in if you prefer.
We will offer a free academic software license for Autodesk (12m license) to allow you to download Revit onto your personal computers during the course.
It is recommended that you have access to a windows laptop/PC of medium specification for REVIT installations.
The fee shown is the fee you will pay per year of study. For example, if the course lasts for one year, this is the full fee you will pay. If the course lasts for one or more years, this is the fee you’ll pay per year of study. There may be additional costs for equipment, uniforms or study resources which we’ll let you know about at your course interview.
This is a set fee and will apply to those paying for themselves, paying via a Student Loan and for those being sponsored by an employer.
If you are sponsored by your employer you will need to confirm this in writing to secure your place. Discounts may apply for employers sponsoring several employees.
If you apply for a Student Loan to help cover course fees, our friendly team can help you through this process and can be contacted on 0191 490 4600, [email protected] or via Live Chat.
Please note: The fee shown may be subject to change. If this happens, you will be contacted directly before the course is due to start. All courses will run subject to sufficient student numbers.
