This pathway starts with a Level 4 Construction Quantity Surveying Senior Technician Apprenticeship. Successful progression enables progression to our Level 6 Construction Quantity Surveyor Degree Apprenticeship, dependent on the employer’s organisational needs.
Looking to become an apprentice but not yet in a job role?
Our Construction Quantity Surveying Senior Technician Higher Apprenticeship blends on-the-job learning with academic study, giving apprentices the tools to control and manage the costs of construction projects.
For apprentices, it’s a chance to build a career from the ground up. You’ll work as a Senior Technician earning your CertHE without the cost of tuition fees.
For employers, it’s a smart investment. Developed with the construction industry, it’s a cost-effective way to grow your talent pipeline and future-proof your workforce.
Why apprenticeships at ARU?
We’ll help you reap the benefits of talent acquisition through apprenticeships.
Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).
Accredited by Higher Technical Qualification (HTQ).
Balance business education with practical, real-time learning in the workplace.
Bring skills, expertise and professional practice to your organisation.
Apprentices learn from industry experts and ARU academics.
Reinvest Levy funds to cover the cost of training.
Employer partners Joe, Dan, Emma and Tim explain why ARU apprenticeships work so well for their organisations, and highlight the benefits for SMEs and larger businesses.
We’ll help you launch your career to become a confident and qualified Construction Quantity Surveying Senior Technician.
Achieve recognition through a CIOB accredited course.
A work-based approach delivers impact in the workplace as you learn.
Study for a CertHE in Quantity Surveying, with no tuition fees.
Deliver on construction projects with confidence.
Opens the door to top-up to a full BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying degree.
Tegain shares her first-year experience as a Quantity Surveying Degree Apprentice at ARU and Winvic.
Talent development
Partnering with ARU has provided a powerful opportunity to develop and grow talent. The apprentices see what they are learning implemented on real life projects, adding significant value to their experience.
Kate Smith, HR Director, Morgan Sindall Infrastructure
Recruitment support for employers
Our dedicated apprenticeship team is on hand to help you attract the best candidates for your organisation. We can help with:
crafting job advertisements
promoting your vacancy to our quality candidate mailing lists
adding your vacancy to the National Apprenticeship Service
sharing opportunities across our social media channels.
Our consultants can also help you to assess candidates' suitability.
See how we helped Cambridge University Press recruit for their brand new degree apprenticeship.
You'll gain reliable Quantity Surveying Technicians. Other suitable roles are:
Assistant Quantity Surveyor
Assistant Construction Surveyor
Assistant Cost Engineer
Assistant Cost Analyst
Create a new role within your organisation to attract fresh talent or develop your existing staff.
Furthermore, this higher apprenticeship can lead to the full BSc top-up degree. Successful completion means your apprentice can progress to our Quantity Surveyor degree apprenticeship. So, if you want to develop your apprentices to full construction quantity surveyors, then this is a viable option.
They'll be well-versed to track and control costs and contracts on construction projects, getting involved with projects at any stage. They'll assist your senior managers with various tasks. these include recording, control and reporting of income and expenditure. They'll develop the skills to:
select and manage specialist contractors,
check and evaluate projects,
assist with legal and contractual issues.
Our course has been developed using the Government-approved construction quantity surveying technician trailblazer standard, meaning it delivers the knowledge, skills and behaviours defined by the sector representative.
Changing careers wasn’t easy, but this apprenticeship gave me a new direction. I’ve grown through every challenge and found a role where I can make a real difference every day.
Kendal, Construction Quantity Surveying Technician Apprentice
This apprenticeship is ideal if you're looking to start a career in construction quantity surveying or have experience but no formal qualification.
Our work-based course ensures that it meets the needs of the industry. The skills, knowledge and experience you develop during the course will prepare you for roles such as Assistant Quantity Surveyor, Assistant Construction Surveyor, Quantity Surveying Technician, Assistant Cost Engineer or Assistant Cost Analyst.
This higher apprenticeship is also the first part of a pathway to full BSc degree. Therefore, successful completion means you can progress to our Quantity Surveyor degree apprenticeship, providing you have the support of your employer.
You’ll develop the skills and confidence to get involved with any stage of a project. That covers feasibility, design and construction, through to extension, refurbishment, maintenance and demolition.
We'll help you build the skills to play an important role in assisting senior managers. You'll learn how to budget and control costs for construction projects, and about recording, control and reporting of income and expenditure. You'll understand how to select and manage specialist contractors, as well as evaluate the progress of projects and assist with legal and contractual issues.
Programme content
Accredited by CIOB
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is the world’s largest professional body for construction management and leadership. CIOB accreditation is recognised as a mark of the highest levels of competence and professionalism in the development, conservation and improvement of the built environment.
We deliver this apprenticeship over two years, plus up to six months for the End Point Assessment.
All apprenticeships have been assigned a minimum requirement of off-the-job-training (OTJT) hours to comply with the Funding Rules. Your account manager will advise you on how these OTJT hours are planned. This means that your apprentice will be learning during normal working hours either in their place of work or outside – but not part of their normal working duties.
The off-the-job learning is delivered through:
online university-led learning sessions and activities,
term-time day release sessions at our Chelmsford or Peterborough campus,
practical learning experiences in the usual work setting.
Your apprentice will be assessed at the end of each module, with these results contributing to their final qualification.
To complete the apprenticeship, they’ll also take an End Point Assessment (EPA). This is carried out by an independent assessor once all on-programme assessments have been passed.
Accredited by CIOB
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is the world’s largest professional body for construction management and leadership. CIOB accreditation is recognised as a mark of the highest levels of competence and professionalism in the development, conservation and improvement of the built environment.
An apprenticeship is a job with training, combining practical experience with academic learning.
We deliver this apprenticeship over two years, plus up to six months for the End Point Assessment.
All apprenticeships have been assigned a minimum requirement of off-the-job-training (OTJT) hours to comply with the Funding Rules. We’ll advise you and your employer on how these OTJT hours are planned. This means that you will be learning during normal working hours either in your place of work or outside – but not part of your normal working duties.
As part of the off-the-job learning you will take part in:
online university-led learning sessions and activities,
We'll assess you at the end of each module (on-programme assessments) and these contribute towards the final award of your qualification.
To complete the apprenticeship, you'll also take an End Point Assessment (EPA). This is carried out by an independent assessor once you pass all your on-programme assessments.
Entry requirements
Employers set out the person specifications for the role, but apprentices will need to meet our entry requirements to be accepted onto this course.
Maths and English Level 2 qualifications.*
112 UCAS tariff points at Level 3 or equivalent, or a significant amount of relevant experience.
A completed Skills Scan and Initial Assessment discussion.
*All applicants must meet the eligibility criteria outlined by the DfE Apprenticeship Funding Rules applicable at the start of the course. If you have any questions about these entry requirements, please contact [email protected].
Fees and funding
Degree apprenticeships are a smart investment. You can reinvest Levy funds to cover the cost of an apprenticeship or receive funding support from the Government.
If you operate in England and your annual payroll is over £3m, you pay a levy of 0.5% of your payroll into a levy account.
The Construction Quantity Surveying Senior Technician Higher Apprenticeship programme costs £9,000 for levy-paying employers. This can be covered by funds in your levy account.
If you exhaust the funds in your levy account, you will pay only 5% of the cost of the outstanding fees. The Government pays the remaining 95%.
The Construction Quantity Surveying Senior Technician Higher Apprenticeship programme costs £450 for non-levy-paying employers.
You will only pay 5% of the costs of the apprenticeship programme. The Government pays the remaining 95%.
Apprenticeships are paid for by your employer. You won’t pay any tuition fees on this course.
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