Advanced Diploma in Construction Engineering (Civil & Road Engineering)

N.B. Kindly note that applicants will be requested to register for their attendance on Classter. Failure to achieve the full enrolment will entitle the lecturer to exclude student from classes and no certification can be issued. A minimum attendance of 70% is required for certification attainment.

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Enrolment for this course is currently closed. Please contact us on [email protected] 

Career Paths: Draughts person; Tendering & Estimating technician; Assistant Project Manager; Construction site supervisor; estate & facilities supervisor; quality assurance supervisor; assistance quantity surveyor; land surveyor.

Structure and Assessment

Course delivery is blended and includes on-line or face-to-face lessons along with practical assignments where applicable.

Duration – 3 Years

Lecturing Schedule

Part-Time Evenings or Saturday Morning – 3X Sessions of X 3Hours each Weekly Lessons will be done on Monday, Wednesday and Friday (though these may be shifted due to exigencies such as Public Holidays, etc.) Lessons will be done between 17.30 and 20.30Note: Additional hours as directed by the Lecturer need to be dedicated by way of Self-Study / Research / Assignments / Projects / Presentations / Group-Work or similar.

Assessments

These may be either Home-Based Assignments and/or Time-Constrained Assessments, on both an Individual Basis, as well as on a Group-Level Basis according to the Units being assessed and may also include evaluation of hands-on practice.

Entry Requirements: Mcast Level 3 Diploma or 4 O-levels with one subject compulsory from mathematics or physics and compulsory one subject from engineering technology or design and technology or chemistry or physics or maths

Maturity Clause:

Applicants who do not meet all the minimum eligibility criteria, and who have attained the age of 21 years, may submit an application under the maturity clause. A Curriculum Vitae and a Motivation Letter (the latter clearly indicating what motivates the applicant to apply for this particular course) are required.

These applicants must demonstrate that they stand to benefit and show that they are able to follow the programme through an interview held for the purpose. Additionally, applicants under the maturity clause may be evaluated through an assessment.

The Admissions Department may suggest pre-eligibility courses any applicant would be required to follow before being considered eligible for this course.

Certification:

Course participants may be awarded either an MCAST Certificate of Attendance or an MCAST Certificate of Achievement.

MCAST Certificate of Attendance

· An MCAST Certificate of Attendance will be awarded to those candidates who attend at least 70% of the lessons.

MCAST Certificate of Achievement

· An MCAST Certificate of Achievement will be awarded to those candidates who satisfy the 80% attendance criteria AND ALSO choose submit course assignments / or sit for assessments and achieves a Pass mark or higher.

· Students who opt not to submit assignments or sit for the assessments or fail to achieve a Pass mark will however be awarded an MCAST Certificate of Attendance provided that they fulfil the minimum attendance criteria as stated above.