Foundation degrees framework specification
Component II: Built environment knowledge and skills base
This component might be expected to represent approximately 15% of all programmes. All modules are mandatory.
Mandatory modules:
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M4 Health & Safety Management (Level 4)
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M6 Project Management (Level 5)
Notes - for programmes seeking accreditation as contributing to IEng this section should map well against elements of UK Spec Broad Areas of Learning: “Economic, social and environmental context” and also against elements of “Engineering Practice”. Colleges and universities looking for the Foundation Degrees to be accredited towards IEng are advised to check for any updates to UK Spec subsequent to publication of this Framework.
There is an explicit expectation that Health & Safety should be embedded within all appropriate modules. The H&S module deals with specific content over and above the embedded content.
M4 : Health & Safety Management (level 4)
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Describe the techniques, methods, statutory requirements and procedures associated with reactive monitoring of Health & Safety in the workplace.
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Demonstrate the application of ‘hazard’ and ‘risk’, risk assessment techniques and apply the criteria for selecting workplace precautions.
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Define the main health, safety legislation together with associated codes of practice and guidance notes relevant to the building services sector.
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Prepare and use active monitoring checklists and implement schedules for active monitoring, recording results and analysing records.
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Explain the main elements of an effective health, safety policy and management system along with the techniques and arrangements necessary for their implementation.
M5: Construction Management and Procedures (level 4)
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Explain the relationship of the Building Services Sector within the construction design and management team, the activities and roles of the professions and the management structures appropriate to organisations within the industry.
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Identify the requirements of the main climate change agreements and protocols and discuss the contribution of the building services engineers in meeting these objectives.
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Discuss the principles of management of processes and human resources.
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Show understanding of the regulatory and legal environment that governs the industry.
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Describe methods of procurement and contracting and their implications for the Building Services sector within the wider construction industry.
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Discuss the application of management techniques in the design, pre-contract planning and construction phases of a building services project.
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Identify and describe the significance, principles and practices involved in the commissioning, completion and hand over procedures for completed installations and buildings.
M6: Project Management (level 5)
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Define the objectives, concepts and practice of project/contract management.
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Identify the processes involved in procuring projects, producing tenders and estimates, and the factors that affect profitability.
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Demonstrate an understanding of the principles, structures, relationships and communications involved in the effective delivery of building services engineering projects/contracts.
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Analyse and apply cost forecasting, control and reporting techniques in building services engineering project/contract delivery.
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Apply the techniques associated with the planning and programming of building services engineering projects and in the application of systems for production control, co-ordination and monitoring.
