Trades & Technical

Summary of Contents
Unit 1 Health, Safety and Welfare in Construction and the Built Environment Responsibilities under health, safety and welfare legislation - Construction Design and Management Regulations 1994 - Work at Heights Regulations 2005 - Construction Health, Safety and Welfare Regulations 1996 - Workplace hazards - Working at height - Risk assessments - General Workplace Health and Safety - Understanding your role in accident recording and reporting Unit 2 Measuring, Estimating and Tendering Processes in Construction and the Built Environment Measuring, Estimating and Tendering Processes - Recording dimensions and descriptions of construction work - Basic mensuration techniques for volume, area and lengths - Standard Method of Measurement for Building Work - The purpose of estimating and techniques used to price work - The effects of quantity on the method of estimating chosen - Calculating all-in costs of materials, labour and plant - Approximating quantities and costs at varying design stages - Application of tender price indices and location factors - The purpose of tendering, the common techniques used Unit 3 Surveying in Construction and Civil Engineering Surveying in Construction and Civil Engineering Understand surveying terminology and produce drawings - Using equipment and instruments Measuring and recording angles, and producing results from calculations - Performing the setting out of small buildings

BTEC Level 3 Advanced Surveying and Estimating

Awarding Body: Edexcel Level of Study: Level 3
Are you interested in a career in surveying and estimating? If you are keen to consolidate your existing knowledge, then this course could be perfect for you. You will focus on understanding the health and safety parameters as well as understanding the tendering and estimating processes. You will also cover surveying and the role of the building surveyor.

Entry Requirements:
To study the course, you must be aged over 16 and be educated to at least GCSE level. Factors such as experience, enthusiasm, and self motivation may be taken into consideration. You must have access to the internet to complete the course.

an example, if you dedicate 2 hours a week to the course it would take you a year to complete but if you could spare 4 hours a week you could complete it in six months.

Career Options:
Building Surveyor

Assessment Method:
This course is marked through a process of continuous assessment guided by your tutor following EDEXEL guidelines. This means that your qualication will be awarded according to your performance on assessments rather than by taking an exam.

Qualication:
BTEC Level 3 Advanced Surveying and Estimating Award + UK Open Learning Diploma

At the end of this course youll be able to:

understand health & safety understand the measureing, estimating & tendering process calculate costs of materials, labour, plant etc use instruments to measure angles understand surveying terminology

Hours of Study:
We recommended you spend approximately 180 hours of your time studying for the BTEC Level 3 Advanced Surveying and Estimating Award. The pace of study is completely up to you. To give

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