CONSTRUCTION AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT TECH AWARD – LEVEL 2

Exam Board: EDEXCEL

Specification Code: 603/7051/8

Course Overview

The course is made up of 3 compulsory units. The units cover different aspects of the Construction industry to give as wide a feel to the subject as possible. Each unit requires practical involvement in the given area plus supporting written exercises ranging from tools and materials recognition to evaluating and justifying actions and techniques.

Course Content

Core Units

1. Construction Technology (Exam)

2. Construction in Practice (Coursework)

3. Construction and Design (Coursework)

Coursework

60% coursework. Each pupil will hand in at least two portfolios of evidence and work, one for each of the above units completed.

Examination Arrangements:

Exams are at the end of Year 11

There is one written examination in Construction Technology: 1 hour and 30 minutes.

This BTEC First award is equivalent to one GCSE. Pupils will be awarded a Pass (Grade 5 equivalent), Merit (Grade 6 equivalent) or Distinction (Grade 7 equivalent).

All pupils will complete two externally assessed papers which constitute 100% of the GCSE:

• Paper 1: Principles of Computer Science – 50%

• Paper 2: Application of computational Thinking – 50%