The HND Construction and Built Environment course is intended as a vocational qualification within the construction industry. It satisfies the educational base for becoming an Associate Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (AssocRICS) or Associate Membership of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) once requisite employment experience has been gained post HND qualification. <br><br>In addition, it provides a progression route onto professionally accredited courses within the Department including the BSc (Hons) degrees of Building Surveying, Construction Management, Commercial Management & Quantity Surveying and Quantity Surveying.<br><br>The HND Construction and Built Environment has been designed to cater for a range of students from school leavers who wish to pursue a career in construction to existing construction practitioners and trainees who want to further their professional development and career skills within the industry.<br><br> The Built Environment Team, at the University of Wolverhampton, engage closely with the students and have extensive industry experience and links to local and regional employers. This enables the staff and students to get to know each other well and to develop personal relationships which help with both study success and working with students to enhance their employability prospects. The Built Environment Team have a proven record in placing students on completion of their studies and ensuring that progression to a higher qualification is seen by students as a seamless process.<br> <br>Lecturers on this course are a blend of respected academics and experienced professionals. Students are therefore exposed to a sound theoretical base coupled with numerous practical examples and exercises.<br> <br>The Built Environment Team has excellent links with recognised professional bodies, namely the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Chartered Institute of Building and Quantity Surveyors International (QSi) who all regularly hold events at the University to which students can attend to network with construction professionals. <br> <br>Students are actively encouraged to become student members of these professional bodies at the start of their studies and utilise the professional resources available as a result. Upon completion of the course students can apply to become associate members of the RICS, CIOB or QSi when appropriate employment experience has been gained and the specific application process of the institution has been met.