Design, Surveying and Planning T Level Level 3 Full-time

Course overview

This course offers technical knowledge and practical skills in health and safety, science, measurement, and building technology. Lessons include digital technology, construction math, design, sustainability, and project management. Additionally, it builds transferable skills like problem-solving, communication, creativity, and teamwork. A hands-on industry placement provides real-world experience in your chosen field.

Please visit our T Level page for more information: www.barnsley.ac.uk/courses/all-about-t-levels/

Course content

Barnsley College’s Design, Surveying and Planning T Level is a two-year, technical study programme, designed with employers to give young people the skills required in industry. The study programme will provide a mixture of technical knowledge and skills specific to their chosen industry or occupation and an industry placement of at least 45 days in their chosen industry or occupation.

The course provides the underpinning knowledge for their chosen career pathway, the content of this qualifications has been designed to support progression to particular roles. The qualification content has been designed in consultation with employers, professional bodies and higher-education providers to ensure that the content is appropriate for the progression routes identified.

Students will learn about the following topics:

• Health and safety
• Science
• Measurement
• Building technology
• Information and data
• Digital technology
• Construction mathematical techniques
• Design
• Construction and the built environment industry
• Sustainability
• Relationship management
• Commercial business
• Project management
• Law

Additional content covered for occupational specialisms will also allow you to develop your problem solving skills whilst working to a client brief. You will have the opportunity to design and develop construction projects whilst  working in a collaborative environment.

There is also a large focus on transferable skills which have been identified by the employers identified below. These include:

• Applying a logical approach to solving problems, identifying issues and proposing solutions
• Communication skills (verbal, body language, group control, positioning)
• Creativity
• Critical thinking/problem solving skills
• Collaboration skills

This specialist course will also allow you to enhance your broader skills in literacy and numeracy, develop transferable skills in communication (working with real colleagues, customers and clients) and undertake research and live project development work.