Why study this course with LJMU?

• Advance your career while you work with this exciting study pathway
• 6 million investment in developing state-of-the-art teaching facilities at Byrom Street Campus
• Dedicated tutors and a supportive learning environment
• LJMU ranked 16th in the UK for construction, surveying and planning courses (The Guardian University Guide 2025)
• LJMU ranked 8th university in the UK for building degrees (The Times UK University Rankings 2025)

This course is the academic qualification for the L6 Apprenticeship Construction Site Management Standard (ST0047) and you need to be in employment with a company on an apprenticeship. The entry route will be at L5 with, predominantly, the L4 Apprenticeship Construction Site Supervisor.

The course is aimed at apprentices who are working in construction and are looking to develop into a career linked to managing construction projects of all sizes, for a variety of clients and can be new build or retrofit projects.

About your course

You will develop knowledge, Skills and Behaviours (KSBs) into the different aspects of being a Construction Site Manager looking at managing time, quality, resources (human and physical) within a legal and sustainable framework.

The award is aimed at L5 entry with Recognised Prior Learning (RPL) criteria to be met for L4 and will be delivered over 3 years part time. The modules are delivered over a day in University and with a supervisory team from both the programme and your employer that will manage your progress on the apprenticeship throughout your apprenticeship journey. The programme covers all the subjects needed to develop your Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours (KSBs) to meet the requirements to be a Construction Site Management. There are also specific professional competencies and work based learning modules that will help support you to appreciate and understand what it is to be a professional in your field and to apply your Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours (KSBs) into the workplace and the End Point Assessment (EPA).