Courses & subjects: Construction & the Built Environment

BTEC Higher Nationals in Construction and the Built Environment prepare you for careers such as: Civil engineering Building services engineering Building trades As part of the course, you’ll get to grips with the essentials of the construction and building industries. You’ll be designing new buildings using the latest software, conducting feasibility studies and undertaking environment analysis.

BTEC Higher Nationals in Construction and the Built Environment prepare you for careers such as:

• Civil engineering
• Building services engineering
• Building trades

As part of the course, you’ll get to grips with the essentials of the construction and building industries. You’ll be designing new buildings using the latest software, conducting feasibility studies and undertaking environment analysis.

All the things that real engineers and builders do in the real world, in jobs such as:

• Civil, highway or structural engineer
• Construction manager
• Property or building surveyor
• Building services engineer
• Architectural technologist

To find out more download our fact sheet on BTEC Higher Nationals in Construction and the Built Environment.

Your BTEC Higher National – stepping stone to a degree
If you want to carry on studying after your Higher National, you can. Many of our students decide to do just that, and with a BTEC Higher National you can often go straight into the second or even third year of a related degree.

“HNC and HND qualifications are highly regarded within our industry and both students and employers benefits greatly from the learning achieved through them”
Katie Holt, Education and Training Officer, The Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors.