You can no longer submit a new application for courses starting in 2023.
If you already have a 2023 application and are in Clearing, you can add this course as a Clearing choice – contact the university or college first to check they have places.
DN Colleges Group has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework.These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
Course summary
Are you looking for a nationally recognised qualification? Are you ready to improve your career prospects and looking to become a Building Services Engineer? If so a, Pearson BTEC Higher National Certificate in Building Services Engineering (Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning) will help you get there. This course at UCNL will introduce you to the role of building services and how it ensures buildings meet the needs of people who live and work in them through design, installation, operation and monitoring of the technical services that are of major importance within the broad field of building services engineering. All teaching staff have extensive industrial experience, and are highly qualified and enthusiastic professionals. Upon completion of your Pearson BTEC Higher National Certificate in Building Services Engineering for England (Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning) you will have developed a wider knowledge of the building services engineering principles which will prepare you for employment opportunities in the building services engineering industry or take further qualifications to further your knowledge and understanding of the industry. This course is particularly relevant to people already working in or looking to develop a career within it. Further the course provides a range of skills relevant across a variety of different professions. People who have completed this course have gone on to work in areas of building services engineering including: • Building Services Engineering Technician • Heating/Cooling System Designer • Designer Heating/Cooling System Designer If you wish to continue studying beyond this course, it will provide you with a strong academic basis to do so. Course progression routes may include The HNC course is designed to provide progression onto a BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) top-up. This will also then offer a route to study a top-up degree in building services engineering or a related discipline as well as progression to professional body membership.
Modules
This course includes the following core modules that all students complete: • Construction Design Project (Pearson-set) • The Construction Environment • Digital Applications for Construction Information • Mathematics for Construction • Principles of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning • Principles of Public Health Engineering • Site Supervision & Operations • Scientific Principles for Building Services Further details about this course are available in the course specification at: https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/BTEC-Higher-Nationals/building-services-engineering/2023/specification-and-sample-assessments/9781292416540-hncd-building-services-engineering-rqf.pdf
Assessment method
The primary way of delivering this course is on campus. On campus teaching includes a combination of lectures, small group seminars, workshops, guest lectures, field trips and one-to-one discussions with your tutor. The academic year is 30 weeks in duration with students expected to attend two days a week on a full-time programme and one day a week on a part-time programme. Students will receive 14 hours of teaching per week when attending on a full-time course and 7 hours part-time. Additional one-to-one meetings with tutors will provide further support.
How to apply
You can no longer submit a new application for courses starting in 2023.
If you already have a 2023 application and are in Clearing, you can add this course as a Clearing choice – contact the university or college first to check they have places.
25Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- B4C5
- Institution code:
- N64
- Campus name:
- University Campus North Lincolnshire
- Campus code:
- N
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
A BTEC Extended Diploma, Diploma, Subsidiary Diploma, Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship or one A level, in a relevant subject (maths, science, geography). Alternative qualifications and relevant experience may also be considered. Due to the specialist nature of this course and the level of study, we may recommend that students start on the level 3 bridging course, which will provide an introduction to construction & the built environment at level 3. This will be discussed with each applicant when they apply and will be based on their experience and qualifications.
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £6000 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £6000 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £6000 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £6000 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
Your Tuition fees cover most costs associated with your course (including registration, tuition and assessment)
There may be some extra costs that you might need to make, or choose to pay, for example:
• Books (you’ll have access to books from your module reading lists in the HE library, but you may want to buy your own copies)
• Printing and photocopying
• Trips and enhancement opportunities
Provider information
DN Colleges Group
The Hub
Chappell Drive
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN1 2RF