Construction Support Technician – Level 3

GSCE Grade C/4 or above in English & Maths or equivalent.

Based on individual results of the initial assessment, functional skills in English & maths may need to be completed during the apprenticeship. Applicants will also be required to complete a skill scan to establish any prior knowledge/experience. A work placement must also be in place before an apprenticeship can begin.

You will study and evidence skills in the following areas:

• Duty 1 Support the coordination of construction site-based projects alongside supervisory and technical teams on an individual site, a range of sites or in an office environment.
• Duty 2 Identify the suitability of health and safety documentation, including risk assessment and method statements, to assist in ensuring sufficient planning has been carried out for tasks to be completed safely.
• Duty 3 Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the requirements of a project are met, ensuring records of the communications are kept in line with company processes.
• Duty 4 Ensure accurate contractual records are kept in relation to the planning of construction projects.
• Duty 5 Support the production of resource lists, based on estimates, using technical drawings to identify the requirements of the project.
• Duty 6 Assist with the development of tenders relevant to the construction project, ensuring records of tenders are kept and processed within the required timescales.
• Duty 7 Support the procurement of project materials, plant and sub-contractors.
• Duty 8 Support the progress of construction projects, recommending and proposing revisions of programmes and assisting with the planning of schedules of work.
• Duty 9 Support the implementation of appropriate contract quantities and cost monitoring systems to provide early warning of problems for all contract phases on site.
• Duty 10 Use surveying information to contribute to the measurement, evaluation and review of project performance.

Apprentices need to:

• Complete a minimum of 6 hours a week (based on a 30+ hours a week contract) off-the job-training during the on-programme phase of their apprenticeship

You will undertake an End Point Assessment.

This will consist of two elements with the outcomes combined to decide the overall apprenticeship grade

• Project – technical report with question and answer session
• Professional Interview – with a portfolio of evidence