HNC Building Services

As a highly qualified construction professional, you will be part of a valued industry which is vital to the future of the country. The new HNC Pearson BTEC Higher National qualifications in Construction, was developed in collaboration with a wide range of students, employers, higher education providers, colleges and subject experts to ensure that the new qualifications meet their needs and expectations.

There is now a greater emphasis on employer engagement and work readiness. The new BTEC Higher National qualifications in Construction was designed to reflect this increasing need for high quality professional and technical education pathways at Levels 4 and 5, thereby providing students with a clear line of sight to employment and to progression to a degree at Level 6.

The Level 4 BTEC Higher National Certificate in Construction (Building Services) offers students a broad introduction to the subject area via a mandatory core of learning, as well as units within general ‘pathways’, while allowing for the acquisition of skills and experience through the selection of a further (Level 4) unit across a range of occupational sectors. This effectively builds underpinning core skills, with general specialisation; preparing the student for further specialisation at Level 5.

What will I study?

Modules include:

• UNIT 1: Individual project
• UNIT 2: Construction technology
• UNIT 4: Construction practice and Management
• UNIT 8: Mathematics in Construction
• UNIT 9: Principles of Heating Services Design & Installation
• UNIT 10: Principles of Ventilation & Air Conditioning & installation
• UNIT 48: Scientific Principles for Building Services
• UNIT 6: Construction Information (BIM/REVIT Skills development)