Advanced (GNVQ Construction and the Built Environment)

by etc. (Editor), Des Millward (Editor)

• Used

  Paperback
  1995

  $5.85

  This text provides coverage of the general skills, knowledge and understanding that is required for the eight mandatory units contained within the Advanced GNVQ Construction and the Built Environment course. The authors have been involved in the development and introduction of the GNVQ specifications. The highlighted key learning points of each unit enable the student to focus on essential unit requirements, and self-assessment tasks and specimen end-test questions reinforce comprehension. The book also relates knowledge to element specifications set by NCVQ and satisfies the requirements of BTEC, C&G and RSA for all mandatory units. Topics covered by the book include: built environment and the community; design detailing and specification; science of materials and their application; construction and civil engineering technology; construction technology and services; resource management; financing the built environment; surveying processes.

• Used

  Paperback
  1998

  $3.23

  GNVQ Construction and the Built Environment: Advanced provides essential coverage of the general skills, knowledge and understanding required for the eight mandatory units in the Advanced GNVQ.The book covers all the underpinning knowledge the student needs to know to satisfy the evidence indicators of the course and this is reinforced by worked examples, short answer questions as well as some more detailed assignments.
  
  This second edition has been revised in line with the 1997 content revision.
  
  Each chapter is written around the specifications of one unit and includes:
  
  

  • brief introduction
  • key areas covered by the chapter
  • list of key learning objectives, drawn from the performance criteria
  • key terms highlighted in bold type
  • student tasks interspersed throughout the text
  • improved integration of key skills

  
  While the text is primarily designed to satisfy the requirements of the Advanced GNVQ course, it can also be used as a reference source at Foundation and Intermediate levels.