Construction: Design, Surveying and Planning Level 2 T Level Foundation Full-time (FCON)

You will learn essential skills for a career in construction, including developing ideas that meet planning requirements for sustainable projects, designing such projects with knowledge in building technology, science, and computer-aided design, and producing outputs with practical, hands-on skills. The course emphasizes sustainability and prepares you for further studies in a T Level in Construction: Design, Surveying, and Planning.

All students are to develop the knowledge and skills to be able to demonstrate the

following three outcomes, by the end of the programme:

Outcome 1 – Develop ideas that meet planning requirements for sustainable construction projects

This outcome focuses on the requirements for the approval of a sustainable

construction project. It provides an opportunity to focus on sustainability – a concept of significant importance to construction projects nationally and of interest to young people. The knowledge content of this outcome provides the bigger picture and an understanding of how projects meet local needs and regulations, relevant to whether a plumber is installing a system, a carpenter adapting the roof to support an extension or a surveyor inspecting the environment. It is based on knowledge in the core content of all three Construction and the built environment T Levels and enables providers to identify employers locally that are engaged in these types of projects.

Outcome 2 – Design sustainable construction projects

The outcome provides a purposeful context for the introduction of fundamental technical knowledge relating to building technology and science. This has been intentionally limited to a small number of fundamental concepts, for students to master these in preparation for the concepts they will learn on the T Level. It is acknowledged that students may need to be introduced to a range of contexts for the breadth of content to be learned in ways that are relevant and not contrived. The outcome also provides an opportunity to develop technical computer-aided design (CAD) skills as these are closely aligned to design principles and provide an opportunity for practical application of learning.

Outcome 3 – Produce sustainable construction project outputs

This outcome continues the theme of sustainability to reinforce its importance to construction projects, but the key focus is on technical, practical, hands-on construction skills and their application to create an output that would contribute to a sustainable construction project.

The assessments will be through a series of reports, practical and some internal examinations that will enable you to provide evidence of meeting the assessment criteria. You will learn by completing projects and assignments which are based on realistic workplace situations, activities and demands.

You will need to hold two GCSEs in English and Maths. These must be at Grade 3 or above.

Students usually go onto study a T-Level in Construction: Design, Surveying and Planning.