HNC Construction and Civil Engineering - Part-Time - Greater Manchester Institute of Technology

Course Overview

This course provides a broad introduction to the design, construction, maintenance of infrastructure; aligned to the Construction Engineering Senior Technician Occupational Standard. Alongside developing core technical knowledge and specialist skills. The course builds problem-solving, commercial, business, and interpersonal abilities,. That prepare you to understand processes and work effectively across the civil engineering sector.

You’ll learn about material selection, structural behaviour, testing procedures, and the analysis of forces within structures. You will also learn about the design process, infrastructure technologies, geotechnical principles, applying mathematical, analytical, and computational methods to solve real engineering problems. Alongside introducing Building Information Modelling, enabling you to produce and manage 2D and 3D construction information. While gaining an understanding of industry development, project delivery, and career progression.
You’ll be able to study two years part-time with one full day attendance per week, or one year full-time with two full day attendance per week.
You’ll be assessed using a variety of methods including preparation of reports, delivery of presentations, portfolios and the collation of evidence; and demonstration of skills in practical workshops and through experiments.