BSc (Hons) Graduate Apprenticeship Construction and Built Environment (Quantity Surveying)

Overview

The Graduate Apprenticeship course gives employers the opportunity to recruit new talent and support them through the Apprenticeship or to upskill current employees.

The purpose of the BSc (Hons) Construction and the Built Environment (Quantity Surveying) Graduate Apprenticeship course is to produce graduates with the relevant skills and knowledge to work in the highly diverse and challenging building and civil engineering sectors in the UK and overseas.

The Apprenticeship equips apprentices with the theory and practical skills to be able to manage all costs relating to building and civil engineering projects from the initial calculations to the final accounts. It is developed in partnership with industry so you will be up to date with the latest technologies in the field. As an apprentice, you will develop technical, legal, analytical and evaluation skills in contractual frameworks, costing a project and enhancing value for money, while still achieving the required client expectations, standards, and quality. Glasgow Caledonian University's common good values and principles are embedded in the Apprenticeship, which aims to produce graduates with a broad awareness of the various legal, ethical and professional responsibilities of a quantity surveyor.

A Graduate Apprenticeship is the perfect opportunity for you to develop your skills and experience and progress to the role of a RICS Chartered Surveyor with your current employer, whilst you continue to gain experience in-role. According to the RICS Macdonald & Company Rewards and Attitudes Survey 2019, the average salary for a quantity surveyor is £48,000. Their updated report for 2020-21 found that RICS qualified professionals receive an average base salary that is 39% higher than non-qualified professionals.

All Apprenticeships are fully-funded by the Scottish Funding Council. Applicants will also need to complete an SAAS Graduate Apprenticeship application form. The course team will review the skills, knowledge, academic qualifications and experience of all applicants, which will all be used to inform the level of the apprenticeship candidates will begin their education.

Accreditations

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

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The Chartered Institute of Building

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What you
will study

Course
Information

Award	Mode of study	Duration	Start date	Location
BSc (Hons)	Blended Learning	4 Years	Sep 25	Glasgow	Enquire Apply

All entry requirements listed here should be used as a guide. Applicants who are made a conditional offer of a place may be asked to achieve more than is stated.

Standard entry requirements

For new employees applying directly from school:

All applicants must be working in full-time employment in a role commensurate to the programme of study. Applicants should also have the support of their employer.

UCAS Tariff: 96

Scottish Higher: BBCC or equivalent

Foundation Apprenticeships

We accept selected Foundation Apprenticeships, in combination with SQA Highers, for entry to our degree programmes. Your Foundation Apprenticeship will take the place of one SQA Higher qualification for our standard entry requirements and will be treated as equivalent to a B grade at Higher.

Modern Apprenticeships

If you have completed a Modern Apprenticeship at SCQF level 6 in a relevant discipline this would be equivalent to two Highers at B.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

For applicants with prior work experience and professional qualifications, there is a possibility to be considered through the university’s flexible entry system through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

This process allows prospective graduate apprentices to claim credit(s) against previously assessed and certificated learning, including informal learning, to be considered and recognised for academic purposes and credit within their course.

Advanced entry may also be granted through RPL. Skills, knowledge, academic qualifications and experience will all be used to inform which year of the degree you will enter into.

Additional requirements

Candidates must be employed in the same field as the course of study and must supply a supporting letter from their employer as part of the admissions process.

You must be living and working in Scotland in the same field as the Graduate Apprenticeship course you are applying to.

Assessment methods

The Apprenticeship is delivered via blended learning (online and face to face). All reading material, tutor discussions, assignment setting, marking and feedback, timelines and key dates are located in the University’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) GCU Learn. Through a one password access logon for the VLE, students also access the University’s library.

Why GCU?

We adopt a transformative approach to learning, placing the apprentice at the centre of curriculum delivery. In line with GCU’s Learning and Teaching Strategy, we will make use of online resources, supported by on-campus delivery from Subject Matter Experts; to create an empowering experience based on a co-created, apprentice and employer-led, work-based programme.

Work based learning

Graduate Apprenticeships are co-designed by GCU and industry partners. GCU invites a diverse range of guest lecturers - dependent on relevant subject areas, current industry news and course needs - to share their expertise in every subject area.

Graduate success

This Apprenticeship will prepare candidates for working in an industry which is a key driver for the economy. As a quantity surveyor you can expect to work in different environments that range widely in terms of what each role offers as a day to day job.

Graduates may embark on a range of career pathways including working in the commercial sector on landmark development projects such as offices, hotels and apartments, transport and infrastructure schemes working on high profile rail, road and water projects, office-based position for a consultancy, on-site roles within a contractor’s organisation. There are multiple directions in which you can take your career as a quantity surveyor. As you gain more experience you can move into other careers within the construction industry such as project management or client-led development management.

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