Civil Engineering: HNC (Day Release)

Wide-angle view of the Stockingfield Bridge with a group of students and lecturers in high-visibility vests conducting a surveying exercise on the platform beneath a bright blue sky.

Qualification

HNC

Study Mode

Day Release

Duration

2 Academic Years - 1 Day p/w

Start date

Aug 2025

Campus

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Course overview

This course is intended to provide students with the technical education requirements for the position of Technician Engineer.

The syllabus is broad-based to allow for future employment with Civil Engineering contractors, consulting engineers, local authorities or possible progression with their current employer

What you will learn

Civil Engineering:

Technology, Materials & Testing
Contract & Project Management
Specialisms
Graded Units

Construction:

Site Surveying
Substructure
Technical Communication

Structural:

Mechanics

Others:

Geotechnics
CAD
Highways
Mathematics

Entry requirements

Higher qualification in Maths or Physics - Grade C or above. OR
Technological Higher subject (Grade C or above) with National 5 Maths. OR
Successful completion of NQ engineering/construction OR equivalent qualifications and experience.
Successful completion of Foundation Apprenticeship in Engineering

For this course, if English is not your first language

you need to have SQA ESOL Higher (or equivalent, click here to see equivalent qualifications)

If you do not have a formal ESOL qualification but your language skills meet this level, you should apply for your course and then contact our Admissions team to organise an internal language assessment here at the College.