Core Units

• Supporting knowledge including health and safety, information and data capture, scientific principles and their application in the built environment and standards for scientific measurement
• Principles of design in the built environment, roles of different disciplines, design process from conception to completion and life-cycle assessment
• Structure of the construction industry, integration of the supply chain, how projects are procured and managed and current/future factors impacting the industry
• Importance of sustainability, environmental legislation, policies and initiatives, principles of heritage and conservation, lean construction and waste management, energy production and use
• Building technology including construction methods, forms of construction, regulations and standards and manufacturers’ instructions
• Relationship management including types of stakeholder, customer service principles, the importance of teamwork, equality, diversity and representation including related legislation, employment rights and responsibilities
• Digital technology including digital engineering techniques, opportunities for the use and adaptation of technology
• Business and commerce including business structures, values and objectives, corporate social responsibility, entrepreneurship and innovation, principles of project management, quantification and costing.

Specialist Units

You will complete one occupation-specific module, this part of the T Level ensures that you’ll develop the knowledge and skills needed to work in specific occupations.

The specialism topic for Year 2 in the Design, Surveying & Planning T Level is Surveying and Design for Construction and the Built Environment.