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HNC: Construction Management

This nationally recognised course has been designed to provide all the knowledge and understanding necessary for a career in construction management.

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Level:

SCQF Level 7

Duration:

  • Two years part-time - two evenings a week at the Dunfermline campus.
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What skills will I learn?

  • Understanding industry processes.

What will I study?

This is a mainly theory-based course which includes important knowledge and skills for successful employment. These are studied in the context of both practical and theoretical classes, including the following:


  • Building Services in Large Buildings
  • Construction Materials & Specification
  • Construction Site Surveying
  • Construction Technology - Substructure
  • Construction Technology - Industrial & Commercial Superstructure
  • Site Administration
  • Construction Contracts: Conditions and Procedures
  • Health & Safety
  • CAD: 2D I
  • Construction Technology: Domestic Construction
  • Quality in Construction
  • Construction Management Graded Unit

Application Information

What further study options are available?

  • HND Construction Management at another College. 

What career opportunities are there?

  • Site Manager
  • Clerk of Works
  • Building Control
  • Quality Control 

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