Quantity Surveying for England Higher National Certificate - HNC

Are you looking for a nationally recognised qualification? Are you ready to improve your career prospects and/or looking for a career as a quantity surveyor or in estimation? If so, a Higher Technical Qualification in Quantity Surveying will help you get there!

QS knowledge, expertise and practice are essential in efficient construction management from a cost perspective and, plays a crucial role in supporting sustainable construction initiatives. A quantity surveyor (QS) manages all costs related to building and civil engineering projects, from initial estimates to final figures. Their primary goal is to ensure that projects are completed within budget while meeting all legal and quality standards/regulation. The Quantity Surveying for England HTQ at UCNL will provide you with a broad skill-set that competently estimates and manages cost for labour, materials and equipment; prepares and managements contractual relationships and obligations; can oversee project progress to ensure timely completion and expects and ensures compliance with building regulations, quality standards and health & safety requirements. Students complete the Quantity Surveying HTQ equipped with both theoretical and practical knowledge/experience that ensures their work-ready competencies and aptitude of expression towards the sector and cost efficiencies.

The HNC Quantity Surveying for England can also be a good stepping-stone towards further qualifications at level 5 and above that support a specialist career in the Construction estimation and/or quantity surveying. Students are encouraged through the HNC to secure student membership with RICS and the CIOB to support individual career development.

At UCNL our teaching staff having extensive industrial experience, are highly qualified and enthusiastic professionals. They have a love of learning and are keen to support the sustainability of Construction industries in facilitating the development of highly-skilled, efficient and accomplished quantity surveyors/estimators.

On successful completion of the Pearson BTEC Level 4 Higher National Certificate (HNC), students can develop their careers in the construction/infrastructure sector through:


• Entering employment



• Continuing existing employment



• Linking with the appropriate professional bodies – RICS; CIOB



• Linking with the appropriate vendor accredited certificates [if appropriate]



• Committing to Continuing Professional Development (CPD)



This course is particularly relevant to people already working in or looking to develop a career within the construction cost-management sector although the course promotes a rounded skill-set relevant across a variety of different professions. Typical resulting career pathways include:


• Quantity Surveyor



• Procurement Manager



• Estimator



The Pearson BTEC Level 4 Higher National Certificate (HNC) further provides a solid academic foundation in cost management, which students can build on should they decide to continue their studies beyond the Certificate stage. Following level 4 HNC, the Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma further allows students to specialise by committing to specific career paths and progression routes to degree-level study (level 6 onwards). Equally students can ‘top-up’ from the HNC to an FdSc and/or degree in Quantity Surveying.