1. Consortia Membership ST HELENS COLLEGE LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY

2. Employer Involvement CONSULTATION QUESTIONNAIRES SENT TO LOCAL EMPLOYERS IN BOTH FIELDS (10% RETURN) EMPLOYERS FORUM MEETING BETWEEN ST HELENS COLLEGE, LOCAL EMPLOYERS AND REGIONAL CITB REPRESENTATIVE FEEDBACK CURRICULUM CONTENT PLACEMENTS SITE VISITS GUEST LECTURERS

3. TARGET MARKET LOCAL MARKET NORTH WEST (MERSEYSIDE AND CHESHIRE) TARGET INTAKE (ACTUAL INTAKE) CONSTRUCTION YEARFULL TIMEPART TIME 200110 (4)15 (9) 200210 (11)20 (9) 20031020 CIVIL ENGINEERING 20010 (0) 20025 (0)15 (4) 2003515

4. MODE OF DELIVERY CONSTRUCTION FULL TIME – 15 HOURS PART TIME – DAY RELEASE (9.00 – 7.30), PLUS AN ADDITIONAL TUTORIAL EVENING OFFERED ON A FLEXIBLE BASIS ONE EVENING PER WEEK TWO EVENINGS PER WEEK (5.00 – 9.00), PLUS AN ADDITIONAL TUTORIAL EVENING OFFERED ON A FLEXIBLE BASIS CIVIL ENGINEERING PART TIME – DAY RELEASE (9.00 – 7.30), PLUS AN ADDITIONAL TUTORIAL EVENING OFFERED ON A FLEXIBLE BASIS, ONE EVENING PER WEEK

5. FOUNDATION DEGREE IN CONSTRUCTION LEVEL 1 CAPABILITY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY A LAW AND CONTRACT INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE QUANTITATIVE METHODS SITE SURVEYING PROCEDURES ECONOMICS OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT LEARNING AT WORK LEVEL 2 CAPABILITY CONTRACTUAL TECHNOLOGY B MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES/DESIGN TECHNOLOGY* DISSERTATION GROUP PROJECT MEASUREMENT AND ESTIMATING/IT CAD* WORK BASED LEARNING THE FOUNDATION DEGREE IS AIMED AT STUDENTS WHO WISH TO ENTER A CAREER IN EITHER A DESIGN (ARCHITECTURAL TECHNICIAN OR TECHNOLOGIST, BUILDING SURVEYOR) OR MANAGEMENT ROLE (CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, QUALITY SURVEYING, SITE MANAGEMENT) SPECIALIST OPTIONS CAN BE SELECTED AT LEVEL 2*

6. FOUNDATION DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING The Foundation Degree is Aimed at Students Wishing to Embark on a Career in Civil or Structural Engineering LEVEL 1LEVEL 2 Capability Information Technology Civil Engineering Construction A Site Surveying and Procedures Health and Safety Structural Analysis and Design Introduction to Materials and Environmental Science Quantitative Methods Learning at Work Capability Geology and Soil Mechanics Civil Engineering B Introduction to Contractual Procedures Dissertation Group Project Fluids and Hydraulics Work Based Learning

7. AREAS OF CONCERN VALIDATION DATE WITH LJMU RECRUITMENT ISSUES EMPLOYER AWARENESS OF FOUNDATION DEGREE LIAISON WITH PROFESSIONAL BODIES STANDARDISATION OF COURSES PART TIME STUDENTS WORK BASED LEARNING POSITIVE MARKETING

8. PROGRESSION OPPORTUNITIES AT JMU CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (BSc Hons) CONSTRUCTION AND COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT (BSc Hons) PROPERTY MANAGEMENT (BSc Hons) BUILDING DESIGN TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT (BSc Hons) CIVIL ENGINEERING CIVIL ENGINEERING (BSc Hons)

9. CIVIL ENGINEERING PRE VALIDATION AMENDMENTS Level 1 IT replaced by Law and Contract Learning at Work Module now has specific learning outcomes in relation to the Construction Industry Level 2 Computer Aided Design replaces Dissertation Project now has specific learning outcomes in relation to IT

10. Construction Pre Validation Amendments Level 1 IT replaced by Material Properties and Performance Introduction to Materials and Environmental Science replaced by Environmental Science Learning at Work Module now has specific Learning outcomes in relation to the Construction Industry Level 2 Management of Design and Technology replaces Dissertation Project now has specific learning outcomes in relation to IT