Education:
Further Study - Degree Courses
Successful completion of the HNC will allow students to apply for Year 2 entry to construction courses at:
Edinburgh Napier University (articulation agreement)
- BEng/BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering
Glasgow Caledonian University
- BSc Hons Environmental Civil Engineering
Heriot Watt University
- BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering
- BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering Construction Management
- MEng Structural Engineering
Civil Engineering courses also available at:
- University Of Strathclyde
- University Of Dundee
- University Of Aberdeen
Further Study - HND Courses
Continue studying your chosen field to HND level, at another institution.
Employment:
Civil Engineering is a dynamic division of the construction sector with many different, well paid, job roles. Every project differs from the previous one. Communication is key. Knowledge is essential.
An HNC is a recognised qualification which can help you:
- start your career, as a trainee in a technical role
- advance your career, to a technical role in one of the following fields:
- Geotechnical engineer
- Structural engineer
- Setting out engineer
- Land surveyor
- Environmental engineering
- highways/transportation/rail
- Power systems
- Tunneling
- Waste management
- Water and public health
- Coastal engineering and management
- Flood risk
- Municipal engineering
- Risk analysis
- Sports facilities construction
“Civil engineer salaries usually start at around £23,500, rising to £26,500 with two years' experience. The average basic salary for members of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is almost £50,000*.”
*https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/consulting-civil-engineer