LEVEL 4 Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management (CertHE)

You will have the opportunity to gain a recognised university qualification:

• BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management
• A professional qualification RICS Chartered Surveyor

Our Degree & Graduate Apprenticeships last for between 2 to 5 years, but yours will finish as soon as you’ve reached the required standards and gained the relevant qualifications. You may be able to start at a mid-point if you have already completed a Higher Apprenticeship.

This is a central London based degree apprenticeship. Based 1 day per week at The University of Westminster and 3-4 days per week split between our head office and central London projects.

You’ll get a competitive salary, plus a range of benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• Travel Expenses
• Up to 25 days holiday per year

The more experienced and qualified you become, the more your salary will grow. What’s more, we’ll pay your University fees.

Responsibilities, Level 4 Quantity Surveying

 

Level 4 Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management CertHE

– University of Westminster

This apprenticeship provides the technical, practical and professional skills required to assist with management of the commercial aspects of construction projects, including financial management of construction contracts and site production management.

DURATION :2 years part-time day release

START DATE: September 2023

LOCATION: Marylebone Campus, Central London

ENTRY LEVEL: Level 4

Combining current industry practice with associated quantity surveying and construction theories, this apprenticeship leads to a Certificate of Higher Education (CertHE) in Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management, equivalent to Level 4, the first year of a traditional undergraduate degree. This offers progression to gain a full BSc Honours in Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management on our Level 6 Construction Quantity Surveyor degree apprenticeship.

Apprentices spend a minimum of 30 hours in work each week and 20% of their time learning outside the organisation, supported by their employer to ‘earn while they learn’ without paying course fees. Real-life case studies, problem- and work-based learning bring professional practice to the classroom, while apprentices apply their learning to workplace projects.

The University is ranked 14th in the UK for Building by The Times Good University Guide 2021, placing Westminster 2nd in London. Our central London location and numerous industry contacts, which include Great Portland Estates, Mace, Lendlease, The Portman Estate, Wilmott Dixon, Multiplex, Transport for London and The Crown Estate, enable us to invite practising professionals to speak and visit major construction and infrastructure projects.

Course Structure

This is a two-year course. Apprentices must be employed by a construction employer. Time spent on work and training is split 80/20, meaning the apprentices spend 20% of their time learning, which can include time at the University and work-based training, linked to the apprenticeship, provided by the employer.

Year 1 introduces the principles that underpin the study of construction, specifically in relation to simple building forms, building science, construction technology, site surveying and project and commercial management.

Year 2 considers how to manage building design and procure construction services, including measurement, quantification and estimating of building costs together with the principles underlying contractual and site management. Apprentices take an end point assessment, based on the apprentice’s work experience, comprising an online test, project and professional discussion.

Subjects of study include:

Building Science and Structures (Technology 1)

Construction Technology and Services (Technology 2)

Site Engineering and Management

Introduction to the Built Environment (Management 1)

Project, Commercial and Organisational Environment (Management 2)

Building Design

Credit level 4