Level 4 & 5 Diploma in Civil Engineering

We are pleased to announce that we now offer City & Guild qualifications in Civil Engineering Qualifications at level 4 and 5

Level 4 Diploma in Civil Engineering

This level 4 Diploma in Civil Engineering from City & Guilds is equivalent to HNC in Civil Engineering.

Who is the qualification for?
It for learners who work or want to work as Civil Engineers in the Engineering sector

What opportunities for progression are there?
It allows learners to progress into employment or to the following City & Guilds qualifications:
 Level 5 Advanced Technician Diploma in Civil Engineering

The Level 4 Diplomas in Civil Engineering focus on advanced engineering. The learners will have the potential to fulfil a role within Engineering that requires a high level of responsibility, for example within first level management, requiring the use of personal initiative and critical judgement. Holders of these qualifications may also be able to advance into the second year of a selected university engineering degree programme.

Finchley College is a specialist Surveying college, learners who complete the Site surveying unit will achieve a level 3 Diploma in Engineering Surveying and can apply for jobs immediately, they can then attend the college one day a week to continue with their studies for the remaining units and achieve Level 4 Diploma in Civil Engineering within a year.

Units

439: Applied Mathematics for Civil Engineering

440: Site Surveying

441: Structural Mechanics

442: Geotechnics and Soil Mechanics

443: Materials for Civil Engineering

445: Highway Engineering

446: Communications, Manual Drafting and CAD for Engineers

447: Civil Engineering Construction Techniques

Study format: Two days a week, every Thursday and Friday from 9.00 am to 6.00 pm

We will be studying 4 units every 6 months including a period of one to two month for revisions, mock tests and exam preparations. The following semester you will study the remaining 4 units.

       Fee: £5995 including VAT, payable in one or two instalments        

Level 5 Advanced Technical Diploma in Civil Engineering

Who is the qualification for?
It for learners who work or want to work as Civil Engineers in the Engineering sector

What opportunities for progression are there?

It allows learners to progress into employment or to the following City & Guilds qualifications:
 Level 6 Graduate Diploma in Civil Engineering
 Level 7 Post Graduate Diploma in Civil Engineering

The Level 5 Advanced Technician Diplomas in Civil Engineering focus on advanced engineering. The learner will have the potential to fulfil a role within Engineering that requires a high level of responsibility, for example leading to middle management and/or project management, requiring the use of personal initiative and critical judgement.
Holders of these qualifications may also be able to advance into the third year of a selected university engineering degree programme.
To take this qualification a learner must first achieve the 9209 Level 4 Diploma in Civil Engineering.

To achieve the Level 5 Advanced Technician Diploma in Civil Engineering learners must achieve all three mandatory units and four optional units.

Mandatory units
Unit 520, T/506/9254
Advanced Mathematics for Civil Engineering- Dated entry written exam paper

Unit 521, A/506/9255
Design of Structural Elements- Assessment mode: Assignment

Unit 522, F/506/9256
Integrated Civil Engineering Design Project - Assessment mode: Assignment

Optional units- The following 4 optional units are offered

Unit 422, A/506/9305
Personal and Professional Development- Assessment mode: Assignment

Unit 504, D/506/9264
Project Management - Assessment mode: Assignment

Unit 523, J/506/9257
Advanced Surveying Technology - Assessment mode: Assignment

Unit 526, J/506/9260
Measurement, Costing and Contracts for Civil Engineers- Assessment mode: Assignment

The following optional units are subject to sufficient number of learners selecting these options, hence may not be available.

Unit 525, R/506/9259
Transport Engineering- Assessment mode: Assignment

Unit 527, L/506/9261
Pavement Design- Assessment mode: Assignment

Unit 528, R/506/9262
Concrete Design -Assessment mode: Assignment

Unit 529, Y/506/9263
Sustainable Development- Assessment mode: Assignment

Study format: One day a week on Wednesdays plus attendance on some level 4 subjects

Fee: £5995 payable in one or two instalments