Page 31 - Options Booklet - March 2022

Option Subject – WJEC Construction and the Built Environment

Course Overview

You will gain the knowledge and understanding that will enable you to plan how to
minimise risk to your and others' health and safety in a variety of construction contexts.
You will need to familiarise yourself with the legal requirements of health and safety and
how they impact upon the construction industry. You will also need to be aware of the
risks to security within the industry and how these risks can be minimised.

You will acquire practical construction skills within a realistic context. You will have to
consider what needs to be completed from supplied technical sources, identify what
materials, tools and other resources are required and plan for the completion of three
given tasks; carpentry, plumbing and electrical wiring and then evaluate your work.

You will gain the knowledge and understanding that will enable you to plan
straightforward built environment development projects. Learning the job roles of staff
involved in building projects and be able to schedule the key stages of a construction
project and possible effects that could impact on this schedule. You will also learn how to
calculate the total amount of money that has to be raised to complete the project.

This course can guide many students in careers such as..

• Construction NVQs, BTEC Nationals in Construction
• Progression into employment or an apprenticeship in building and construction
industries

Specification: WJEC Constructing the Built Environment.

Final exam: Summer Year 11.

Course Code: 603/3068/5.

Exams Percentage of course Comprising of Completed
Unit 1: 25% Safety and security in Sat in June yr10
construction with retake in
yr11
Unit 2: 50% Practical construction skills Spring yr11

(electrical wiring, joinery &
plumbing)
Unit 3: 25% Planning construction Sat in June yr10
projects with retake in
yr11

Who should I speak to about this subject? Mr A. Winstanley.