Design, Surveying and Planning for Construction

• Core content
• Options to specialise
• Awarding Organisation resources
• Additional considerations for this course
• Gatsby resources
• AoC resources

Core content

All students will develop a general understanding of construction, including: 

• health and safety
• the science behind building design, surveying and planning
• making accurate and appropriate measurements
• construction methods
• building regulations and standards
• data management and information standards in construction
• relationship management and customer service
• how the Internet of Things (IoT) impacts construction
• digital engineering techniques
• mathematical techniques to solve construction problems
• construction design principles and processes
• the construction industry and its role in the economy
• sustainability and the environmental impact of construction
• business, commerce and corporate social responsibility

They will also learn about topics specific to design, surveying and planning, including:

• project management
• budgeting and resource allocation
• procurement
• risk management

Options to specialise

In addition to the core content, each student must choose one of the following specialisms:

• surveying and design for construction and the built environment
• civil engineering
• building services design
• project delivery for construction and the built environment

Awarding Organisation resources

Pearson has developed a wide range of resources to help providers to deliver the Design, Surveying and Planning for Construction T Level.

Approval and quality assurance

• Support to help providers through the approval process can be here in the provider approval section

Registration, entries and results

• Information on how to register learners for their T Level as well as how to make bookings for the correct assessment series can be found here in the key dates schedule section

Administrative support

• Details about fees, quality assurance and assessment and support guides can be found here

Specification and specimen assessment materials

• Specimen assessment materials for the core exams, employer set projects and occupational specialist components can be found here

Assessment guidance found here

• Past papers mark schemes and chief examiner reports for core and occupational specialisms
• Example Employer Set Projects, with briefs, tutor guidance and mark schemes
• Exemplification materials can be found here

Teaching and learning materials found here

• For both the core component and occupational specialist component, including curriculum planners, case studies, worksheets, project delivery guides and topic guides

Video Resources 

• Overview of the T Level Technical Qualification in Design, Surveying and Planning for Construction T Level (core content). Please watch the recorded webinar delivered by Pearson here.

Other resources include:

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  • Specification
  • Training, Support and CPD videos
  • Design, Surveying and Planning for Construction poster
  • Design, Surveying and Planning for Construction brochure
  • Skills England progression profiles
    • Building services design
    • Civil engineering
    • Surveying and design for construction and the built environment
    • Project delivery for construction and the built environment
  • Occupational Maps: Skills England

Additional considerations for this course