Course overview
This work-based programme is designed to provide the essential knowledge, understanding and skills required to operate effectively and successfully in a construction management role.
The apprentice will need to be employed for a minimum of 30 hours per week in a relevant role and have the support of their employer.
This course underpins the Construction Quantity Surveyor Degree Apprenticeship.
This course is subject to validation.
About this course
This apprenticeship is designed to give you the very core skills of understanding the causes of construction delays and what tools are necessary to resolve contemporary issues in contract management and to ensure projects are delivered on time, to the specified scope, with fewer legal disputes and above all within the original budget. These core skills include:
- Understanding the influence of cost management on the procurement process
- Efficient management of construction contracts
- Managing the expectations and commercial interests of clients
- Settling contractual disputes
- Administering interim evaluations
- Ensuring projects are delivered safely, to the correct specification and quality
- Working as a part of a team to ensure projects are completed within the scheduled time
Our Graduates will gain expertise in cost engineering management using Construction IT software taught by experienced teaching staff and visiting industry experts.
Alongside your degree, you will be supervised in completing your learning portfolio leading to Gateway and the QS Chartered Status APC examination.
Programme duration and delivery
It will typically take three and a half (3.5) years to complete the apprenticeship.
Successful apprentices will gain a BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying degree and industry certificates in Site Safety Plus Site Managers’ Safety Training Scheme and Site Environmental Awareness Training Scheme, which are required for safe operations in the workplace.
Apprentices will receive all the benefits of being a student at Leeds Trinity University, whilst also earning a full-time salary from their employer.
This apprenticeship is delivered through a blended learning approach. Apprentices benefit from face-to-face and online lectures and seminars, delivered by Leeds Trinity University. In addition to this, apprentices will also complete independent research activities which can be undertaken in the workplace.
Course Modules
You will study a variety of modules across your programme of study. The module details given below are subject to change and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
Year 1
During the first year, the apprentice will study five core modules.
Starting your Apprenticeship Learning Portfolio (core)
You'll be introduced to reflective models and theories for apprentices to review experiential learning from work, and you'll create a Learning Journal as part of your Portfolio of Evidence.
The Learning Journal will provide proof of your Degree Apprenticeship Standard competencies.
You'll refine your evidence identification skills throughout the program, leading to a three-way Negotiated Learning Plan aligned with personal, professional, and academic goals.
Learning Skills for Apprentices (core)
This module aims to equip you with essential study skills for your higher education journey.
You'll engage in activities that cover academic writing, note-taking, literature searching, presentation skills, and referencing.
Additionally, you will learn how to map workplace activities to apprenticeship standards, fostering reflection and skill development.
Year 2
During the second year, the apprentice will study four core modules.
Negotiated Learning: Projects in the Workplace (core)
Sharpen your awareness of small-scale work-based project stages and processes in this module.
You'll cover work-based project types, ethical data use, project design, stakeholder communication, and more.
You and your tutor will customise your aims and objectives in the Learning Agreement to align with your unique projects and professional context.
Year 3
In the third and final year, the apprentice will complete four modules.
Learning and Teaching
At Leeds Trinity we aim to provide an excellent student experience and provide you with the tools and support to help you achieve your academic, personal and professional potential.
Our Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategy delivers excellence by providing the framework for:
- high quality teaching
- an engaging and inclusive approach to learning, assessment and achievement
- a clear structure through which you progress in your academic studies, your personal development and towards professional-level employment or further study.
We have a strong reputation for developing student employability, supporting your development towards graduate employment, with relevant skills embedded throughout your programme of study.
We endeavour to develop curiosity, confidence, courage, ambition and aspiration in all students through the key themes in our Learning and Teaching Strategy:
- Student Involvement and Engagement
- Inclusion
- Integrated Programme and Assessment Experience
- Digital Literacy and Skills
- Employability and Enterprise
To help you achieve your potential we emphasise learning as a collaborative process, with a range of student-led and real-world activities. This approach ensures that you fully engage in shaping your own learning, developing your critical thinking and reflective skills so that you can identify your own strengths and weaknesses, and use the extensive learning support system we offer to shape your own development.
We believe the secret to great learning and teaching is simple: it is about creating an inclusive learning experience that allows all students to thrive through:
- Personalised support
- Expert lecturers
- Strong connections with employers
- An international outlook
- Understanding how to use tools and technology to support learning and development
Assessment
Throughout the programme, apprentices are assessed via various methods including:
- reports
- presentations
- professional discussions
- assignments
- work-based projects
Apprentices will also create a portfolio of evidence throughout the programme to allow them to demonstrate how they have achieved the knowledge, skills and behaviours set out in the Apprenticeship Standard. Evidence may include reports, reflective logs, formative assessments and learning journals.
Upon completion of the degree, each apprentice will undertake the 'end-point assessment' which has been designed to enable the apprenticeship to be completed in accordance with the Apprenticeship Standard.
The end-point assessment will consist of a work-based project, a presentation, and a panel interview.
This will be assessed by an independent assessor.
Entry Requirements
Leeds Trinity University is committed to recruiting students with talent and potential and who we feel will benefit greatly from their academic and non-academic experiences here. We treat every application on its own merits.
The following information is designed to give you a general overview of the qualifications we accept. If you are taking qualifications that are not included below, please contact our Admissions Office who will be happy to advise you.
You will need to be employed for a minimum of 30 hours per week in a relevant role and have the support of your employer, and:
- You'll need to have completed the Level 4 Construction Quantity Surveying Technician standard.
- Provide evidence of Level 2 English and Maths qualifications (e.g. GCSE at grade 4 or above)
- HNC in Construction or equivalent qualifications and commensurate industry experience
- You'll also need Technician status or the equivalent with the industry's recognised professional bodies.
Applicants who don't meet the standard entry requirements outlined in the bullet points above may be considered based on their knowledge, skills and experience.
Once a completed evidence pack is received applicants will undertake an initial assessment interview with the programme lead to establish their suitability for the apprenticeship.
Support
We offer extensive support to all of our apprentices - whatever your background or academic experience.
This includes access to our peer support mentors and the Learning Hub, which offers tailored support for academic skills.
Fees and finance
Funding
Degree Apprenticeships are fully funded by your employer if their wage bill is over £3 million each year.
The government will fund up to 95% of the apprenticeship’s course fees, up to the relevant funding band, if the organisation has spent all its levy or has an annual wage bill below £3 million each year. Employers who do not pay the apprenticeship levy contribute 5% towards the total cost of the apprenticeship, the ESFA will contribute the other 95% directly to the University. Employers must have an account with the Apprenticeship Service Account to be able to reserve Government funding for an apprenticeship. This reservation ensures that funds will be available to pay for the training from the point the apprenticeship starts.
Read more about how levy payments work from the UK Government website.
How to apply
Whether you’re looking to develop your skills with us as an apprentice, or you’re an employer looking for more information on using Leeds Trinity University as a training provider, please complete the form below and we will contact you to discuss your options.
About Leeds Trinity University
Our professional Apprenticeships combine part-time study at Leeds Trinity University with workplace training. We've been providing outstanding provision in higher education for over 50 years and have significant experience of delivering work-based learning programmes. We're proud to offer a personal and inclusive university experience that gives everyone the support they need to realise their potential. Our teaching staff have extensive and relevant professional experience.