Careers Brief - Building Studies HNC
Overview
Your HNC in Building Studies will have given you a nationally recognised qualification to enhance your career development and the opportunity to continue your studies full time or part time to degree level. You can also progress through gaining professional qualifications.
The construction industry can provide global job opportunities and although vulnerable to fluctuations in demand locally, overall demand is steady. You could be aiming for a career as a construction site or project manager, moving into contract management or self-employed in a specialist area of work.
Related career areas include: property management, facilities management surveyor, project planner, town planner, estate agent, building control surveyor, quantity surveyor, building surveyor, teaching, research, health and safety.
Further Study
You will be able to apply for entry into related degree programmes in construction management, building studies, building engineering and construction engineering management.
To search for honours degree courses, use www.ucas.com/search (the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service for the UK). Use the university/college links for course details. Entry point could depend on the overlap between courses, your grades and experience.
You will need to use UCAS to apply for courses. Contact the Course Tutor of your chosen course to find out your position, before you make your formal application.
Find out how much this will cost you. Where is the funding coming from? Use the website www.aimhigher.ac.uk or go to the main section on Financial Assistance in Further Study on this site for additional links on student support.
Resources
http://jobseekers.direct.gov.uk
Careers database and links to jobs nationally. Search by either clicking on 'careers' and 'choosing a category' or typing in job title.
www.ciob.org.uk
CIOB The Chartered Institute of Building (professional body for managers in construction) - click on 'Careers'
www.abe.org.uk
ABE - The Association of Building Engineers
www.citb-constructionskills.co.uk/curriculumcareers
CITB Construction Skills - the Sector Skills Council for Construction
www.rics.org
RICS - The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
www.bifm.org.uk
The British Institute of Facilities Management
www.rtpi.org.uk
The Royal Town Planning Institute
www.naea.co.uk
National Association of Estate Agents
www.voa.gov.uk
Valuation Office Agency
www.prospects.ac.uk
Graduate Prospects is the national careers website for higher education students in the UK:
- Drop down 'Career advice' and click on 'Use your qualification' for 'Your HND ...what next?'
- Also click on 'Options with your subject'
- Drop down 'Jobs & work' to click on 'Explore job sectors'
- Drop down 'My Prospects' and click on 'What job would suit me?' for Prospects Planner
www.learndirect-advice.co.uk/helpwithyourcareer/jobprofiles
Learn Direct - national learning advice
www.connexions-direct.com/jobs4u
Jobs4U Careers Database - click on 'Job Families & Articles' or Quick Search by typing in job title
GTI (publisher) graduate jobs and careers
www.get.hobsons.co.uk
Hobsons (publisher) Graduate Employment and Training. Click on 'Careers advice' and go to 'Construction, building and planning'
