Construction Quantity Surveying - HNC

Southampton, Solent University

On this Higher Technical Qualification you’ll gain an understanding of the practicalities of managing construction costs from project inception to completion, predominately focusing on meeting the needs of main contractors and sub-contractors. The programme offers an element of flexibility, allowing students to study part-time to gain the Higher National Certificate qualification alongside their busy careers. Throughout your studies you’ll explore a range of areas including legal and statutory requirements and principles of quantity surveying. At the heart of the course is the development of problem-solving skills. You will be supported to develop this knowledge to assist in providing sound and justified management advice and guidance relating to production in a variety of different formats. To enable you to put what you learn into context, the course has close links with the industry and has been designed with input from companies including Mace, Wilmott Dixon, and Ramboll to ensure the course content is relevant and up-to-date, meaning you'll graduate with the relevant skills sought after by the industry. To encourage inter-disciplinary working, you'll frequently work alongside students studying on our other construction-related programmes, including apprentices and those on our construction management courses. This will help enhance your understanding of industry and offers excellent peer-to-peer learning opportunities to broaden your knowledge. You’ll have access to Solent’s state-of-the-art construction materials laboratories. These modern spaces have recently been refurbished as part of a £7m investment into our facilities and have been developed to give students access to an environment which mirrors the feel and atmosphere of a professional studio. This enables students from various built environment courses to collaborate on multidisciplinary projects, just as they would in the workplace. Solent University is an experienced and well established provider of built environment programmes, with an excellent reputation for providing high quality graduates. Our teaching team combine broad industry experience with academic expertise, so you can be confident you're are being taught by experts in their field. Throughout this programme, we'll help you develop your technical and managerial expertise, with sustainability and ethical practice at the heart of what we offer.