People who wish to start a career in the civil engineering or construction industries and progress to supervisory and management positions, or to carry on training via college or university to obtain higher qualifications.
The course has been designed in close consultation with industry and is offered as part of the Apprenticeship programme. It aims to prepare apprentices to become responsible and skilled workers in the industry. The training is designed to give apprentices a sound working knowledge of a wide variety of industry skills that will prepare them, for further career progression.
Course content
Key Skills
- Application of numbers
- Communications
Year One
Induction Programme
- Mandatory subjects
- Construction and the environment
- Mathematics in construction and the built environment
- Science and materials in construction and the built environment
- Surveying in construction and civil engineering
Civil Engineering Studies
- Groundworks
- Concrete and associated trades
- Construction plant
- Scaffolding
- Project work
Year Two
- Health, safety and welfare in construction and the built environment
- Planning, organisation and control of resources in construction and the build environment
- Graphical detailing in construction and the built environment
- Setting out processes and structural mechanics in construction and civil engineering
- Further mathematics in construction, civil engineering and building services engineering
- Construction in civil engineering
Entry requirements
Potential apprentices need a minimum of four GCSEs at grades A–C or equivalent (to include maths, a science subject and English). All candidates will be required to complete a Skills Learning exercise and a maths test, and some will need to attend the college for further tests.
Training methods
- Practical/hands on
- Classroom/tutorials
Methods of assessment
- College and on-site assessment
Qualification/Certification
- Advanced Apprenticeship – Site Technical Support
- NVQ Level 3 – Construction Contracting Operations (Site Technical Support)
- Key Skills – Level 2
- BTEC National Certificate in Civil Engineering studies within the first two years
- First Aid Appointed Persons
- Health and Safety test
- Abrasive Wheels (CITB)
This programme is currently under review and with effect from Sep 2008 a new format will be introduced, details on application.
This apprenticeship is available through the following campus:
NNC East (Bircham Newton)
Year 1: 29 weeks (NCC East)
Year 2: 15 weeks (NCC East)
Year 3: The remaining part of the apprenticeship is spent on-site with the employer gaining work experience with assessment for the NVQ level 2 Construction Award, carried out by NCC
This programme is currently under review and with effect from September 2008 a new format will be introduced, details on application.
For details of our apprenticeship programmes call 0844 8440409
For apprenticeship recruitment enquiries call 0844 8440043
To find out more about this apprenticeship download the training programme (328kb PDF file).
