Course overview
This course is only available to school students. Please do not apply if you do not meet this requirement.
The Skills for Work in Building Services Engineering course will provide you with the opportunity to develop the knowledge, understanding and skills of the building services engineering sector of the construction industry.
What you will learn
Mandatory units The course comprises the following mandatory units:
- Building Services Engineering: Introduction to Safe Working Practices (National 4)
- Building Services Engineering: Introduction to Energy (National 4)
- Building Services Engineering: Introduction to Science (National 4)
- Building Services Engineering: An Introduction (National 4)
- Building Services Engineering: Employability Skills (National 4)
Entry requirements
While entry is at the discretion of the centre, learners would normally be expected to have attained Core Skills at SCQF level 3 or equivalent.
The National 4 Skills for Work Building Services Engineering course has been designed as the starting point of a Building Services Engineering (BSE) career pathway
Future prospects
The course can lead directly on to the National Progression Award: Building Services Engineering at SCQF level 5, and then to the NC Building Services Engineering at SCQF level 6, which will be delivered in the college environment.
Successful learners would also be able to apply for employment within the sector, as appropriate. Achievement of the course will also allow learners the opportunity to move to allied occupational areas, such as construction, should they so wish