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The UK construction industry faces a continuing shortage of qualified quantity surveyors, as demand grows for professionals who can control costs, manage contracts, and ensure value for money on increasingly complex projects.

The new Pearson HNC Quantity Surveying (HTQ) at the University campus Oldham is an industry-recognised Higher Technical Qualification, designed with employers to address the growing demand for cost and commercial management skills in construction.  It combines technical knowledge with practical, real-world application, preparing students to manage budgets, contracts, and value across projects.

The programme offers direct progression to employment, higher apprenticeships, and/or further study at Level 5 – HND or Level6 – Degree.

Students should choose it to gain career-focused training that builds confidence, enhances employability, and opens pathways to professional recognition in one of the UK’s most vital built environment roles.
Graduates often progress into roles such as Assistant Quantity Surveyor, Trainee Quantity Surveyor, Commercial Assistant, Cost Estimator, Contracts Administrator, Procurement Officer, Project Coordinator, etc.

Many also choose to continue to postgraduate study in the areas of Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management, Construction Project Management, Contract Law and Construction Law, Cost Engineering and Value Management, Real Estate and Property Development, Sustainable Construction and Built Environment.

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The Level 4 units lay the foundation of learning by providing a broad introduction to construction and different quantity surveying functions. This develops and strengthens core skills while preparing students for specialist subjects at Level 5 or to enter employment with the qualities necessary for job roles that require
some personal responsibility.
Students will gain a wide range of construction knowledge linked to practical skills gained through research, independent study, directed study and workplace scenarios.
Students are involved in vocational activities that help them to develop behaviours (the attitudes and approaches required for a competence) and transferable skills.
Transferable skills are those such as communication, teamwork, research and analysis, which are highly valued in higher education and in the workplace.
By the end of Level 4, students will have sound knowledge of the basic concepts of construction. They will be competent in a range of subject-specific skills as well as in general skills and qualities relevant to key areas of construction.

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Students who have recently been in education are likely to need:  

- a BTEC Level 3 qualification in Construction, or  
- a related Level 3 qualification, or 
- an Access to Higher Education Diploma from an approved further education institution, or 
- a GCE Advanced Level profile that demonstrates strong performance in a relevant subject or adequate performance in more than one GCE subject, or 
- an international equivalent to the above qualifications.  

It is strongly recommended that this profile is supported by GCSE grades at A*/9 to C/4 in subjects such as Maths and English.  

Mature students with extensive construction industry experience (paid and/or unpaid) and/or achievement of a range of professional qualifications in their work sector will be considered. 
Applicants may be invited to an interview to discuss their qualifications and experience.

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