TQUK
Level 4
QN: 610/6687/4
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TQUK Level 4 Diploma in Civil Engineering (RQF)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by TQUK. Classified as a Other General Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1025 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 4
Awarding Body
TQUK
Syllabus Units
11 Units
Guided Hours
1025 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
TQUK Level 4 Diploma in Civil Engineering (RQF)
Water and Wastewater Systems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles and practices of water abstraction, treatment, distribution, and supply.Be able to apply the principles employed in water demand forecasting and pipe sizing.Understand the historical development of wastewater and drainage systems.Be able to design and specify drainage systems and pipe sizes for buildings.
2
TQUK Level 4 Diploma in Civil Engineering (RQF)
Sustainability in Construction
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of sustainability when planning and delivering a civil engineering project.Understand sustainable construction methods and solutions within civil engineering projects.Be able to implement lean construction principles within the context of sustainability.Understand different sustainable solutions and their social and environmental impact.
3
TQUK Level 4 Diploma in Civil Engineering (RQF)
Developing Construction Management Practices
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- 'Understand various organisational management functions and examine their applications in construction.Be able to use organisational theories in construction and residential property contexts.Understand motivational theories in a construction context. Be able to differentiate between various construction methods and strategies.Be able to plan programmes for the control and co-ordination of construction projects.Be able to use planning and programming techniques used in construction.
4
TQUK Level 4 Diploma in Civil Engineering (RQF)
Structural Design and Detailing
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relevant structural analysis theory used for analysing a range of determinate structures. Be able to analyse the behaviour of different determinate structures under various loading situations.Be able to apply beam theory and the virtual work method using manual calculations. Be able to use BIM and CAD packages for producing construction drawings, detailing, schedules and specifications.Be able to prepare typical building details to appropriate and industry recognised scales.
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TQUK Level 4 Diploma in Civil Engineering (RQF)
Surveying, Measuring and Control Theory
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand emerging geospatial technologies used in the construction sector. Understand the theory of whole to part (traverse) surveying.Be able to perform and process a traverse survey. Be able to perform a topographic survey.Be able to use different coordinates systems in mapping.Be able to set out building points locations on a site while minimising measurement errors.
6
TQUK Level 4 Diploma in Civil Engineering (RQF)
Construction Site Management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand material management in construction site management.Understand workplace management in construction site management.Be able to apply construction site management principles and practices.Be able to manage materials on a construction site.Understand effective communication and leadership skills to manage diverse teams of construction professionals.Be able to address potential challenges during construction projects.Be able to evaluate the importance of sustainability in construction and sustainable practices.
7
TQUK Level 4 Diploma in Civil Engineering (RQF)
Fundamentals of Construction
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand health and safety legislation, practices and requirements employed on a construction site, including the storage, handling and use of materials. Understand sustainability in relation to constructionUnderstand project management processes.Understand business management processes.Understand suitable workplace behaviour, values and ethics.
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TQUK Level 4 Diploma in Civil Engineering (RQF)
Construction Technology, Safety, and Materials
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relationship between subsoil and substructuresUnderstand the importance of sustainable development, and different methods of construction.Be able to carry out the processes and techniques required in communicating design information to others within the construction team.Be able to use health and safety legislation and practices and requirements employed on a construction site, including the storage, handling, and use of materials.Understand how concrete and steel are manufactured, and their carbon footprint.Be able to use material properties to inform material selection for structural elements.
9
TQUK Level 4 Diploma in Civil Engineering (RQF)
Building Information Modelling
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand what Building Information Modelling (BIM) is and why we need it. Be able to identify and use BIM tools. Understand lean construction approaches.Understand the benefits of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD).
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TQUK Level 4 Diploma in Civil Engineering (RQF)
Data and Information Management in Construction
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand information management foundations and digital tools within the construction industry.Understand data types, standards, and knowledge systems used in construction information management.Be able to create project lifecycle integration and BIM-enabled processes for effective information and data managementUnderstand advanced methods of information capture, validation, and management across the construction project lifecycleBe able to manage construction data using digital tools and best practice standards.
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TQUK Level 4 Diploma in Civil Engineering (RQF)
Maths and Mechanics
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Solve engineering problems using algebraic techniques such as rearranging formulae and solving simultaneous equations.
- Apply trigonometric functions and identities to solve problems involving angles and dimensions in engineering contexts.
- Perform vector operations including addition, subtraction, and resolution into components to solve engineering problems.
- Apply differentiation and integration techniques to solve engineering problems involving rates of change and areas.
- Analyse plane statically determinate structures by applying the concepts of forces and moments in equilibrium.
- Produce shear force and bending moment diagrams for beams under various loading conditions.
- Calculate internal forces in truss members using methods such as method of joints or method of sections.
- Analyse the dynamics of a single degree of freedom system including natural frequency and response.
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/6687/4
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- TQUK
- Qualification Type
- Other General Qualification
- Operational Start
- Nov 2025