National Diploma in Architectural Technology
This course develops your ability to develop architectural information and communicate building proposals through drawings and technical documentation.
About the course
This course develops your ability to develop architectural information and communicate building proposals through drawings and technical documentation. Learning combines technical study with practical tasks relevant to Southern African organisations and communities.
What you'll learn
Interpret a building brief and relevant site information.
Prepare coordinated drawings and supporting technical information.
Review a design against function, construction and environmental considerations.
Requirements
Prepare evidence of relevant certificate study or comparable prior learning for the provider's admission review. Refresh the subject knowledge, calculations and practical skills needed for diploma work. Plan access to the supervised workplace, laboratory or project resources required by the course.
Course content
The programme combines supporting studies, specialist subjects and practical integration. Each subject below includes its learning focus, outcomes, practice and assessment.
3 learning stages 19 subjects
1Specialist subjects14 subjects
- History Of Architecture And Contemporary Architectural Form Development
- Architectural Office Administration And Law Practices
- Artificial Intelligence, Rendering And Animation In Architecture
- Architectural Computer Aided Applications
- Building Economics, Creative Design And Calc
- Site Surveying Techniques For Architects
- Environmental Design And Sustainable Architecture
- Architectural Presentation, Visual Technique And Model Making
- Research Methods For Architectural Technology
- Building Services, Equipment Layout And Interior Design
- Engineering, Construction Project Management And Planning
- Landscape Architecture
- Architectural Drawings And Communication
- Construction Methods And Techniques
2Foundations and shared practice2 subjects
3Practical integration3 subjects
Subjects in this programme
The programme combines supporting studies, specialist subjects and practical integration. Each subject below includes its learning focus, outcomes, practice and assessment.
19 subjects are listed below with a short description of each. The Subject descriptions tab contains the learning outcomes, topics, practical tasks and assessments.
Specialist subjects
- History Of Architecture And Contemporary Architectural Form Development. Explore the development of a building proposal from site information and user requirements. Practice centres on a building-design portfolio for a modest local project, drawing on brief, site and user analysis and spatial relationships and circulation. You will record findings, justify decisions and check function, site response and consistency between the proposal and documentation.
- Architectural Office Administration And Law Practices. Explore the development of a building proposal from site information and user requirements. Practice centres on a building-design portfolio for a modest local project, drawing on brief, site and user analysis and spatial relationships and circulation. You will record findings, justify decisions and check function, site response and consistency between the proposal and documentation.
- Artificial Intelligence, Rendering And Animation In Architecture. Explore the development of a building proposal from site information and user requirements. Practice centres on a building-design portfolio for a modest local project, drawing on brief, site and user analysis and spatial relationships and circulation. You will record findings, justify decisions and check function, site response and consistency between the proposal and documentation.
- Architectural Computer Aided Applications. Explore the development of a building proposal from site information and user requirements. Practice centres on a building-design portfolio for a modest local project, drawing on brief, site and user analysis and spatial relationships and circulation. You will record findings, justify decisions and check function, site response and consistency between the proposal and documentation.
- Building Economics, Creative Design And Calc. Explore the development of a building proposal from site information and user requirements. Practice centres on a building-design portfolio for a modest local project, drawing on brief, site and user analysis and spatial relationships and circulation. You will record findings, justify decisions and check function, site response and consistency between the proposal and documentation.
- Site Surveying Techniques For Architects. Explore the measurement and representation of positions, levels and land features. Practice centres on a field record, calculation sheet and checked plan, drawing on coordinates, reference systems and control and survey equipment and field preparation. You will record findings, justify decisions and check reference consistency, closure checks and traceability of observations.
- Environmental Design And Sustainable Architecture. Explore the control of pollution and the reliable operation of environmental services. Practice centres on an environmental-service performance and improvement report, drawing on sources, pathways and receiving environments and sampling, monitoring and data quality. You will record findings, justify decisions and check monitoring quality, treatment assumptions and maintenance feasibility.
- Architectural Presentation, Visual Technique And Model Making. Explore the communication of technical information through drawings and models. Practice centres on a checked drawing or model portfolio, drawing on drawing conventions, scale and dimensions and views, sections and projection. You will record findings, justify decisions and check dimensional consistency, completeness and usability by another person.
- Research Methods For Architectural Technology. Explore the design of a focused investigation using traceable evidence. Practice centres on a research proposal and small investigation, drawing on problem definition and research questions and finding and evaluating literature. You will record findings, justify decisions and check whether the conclusions follow from the evidence.
- Building Services, Equipment Layout And Interior Design. Explore the coordination of materials, work methods and resources on a construction task. Practice centres on a construction method plan and inspection record, drawing on drawings, specifications and work requirements and materials, storage and site preparation. You will record findings, justify decisions and check buildability, resource assumptions and conformity with the brief.
- Engineering, Construction Project Management And Planning. Explore the planning and control of a defined project. Practice centres on a project plan with a progress and completion report, drawing on problem, objectives and scope and activities, dependencies and schedules. You will record findings, justify decisions and check the consistency of scope, resources, timing and evidence of completion.
- Landscape Architecture. Explore the establishment and care of plants for a defined production or landscape purpose. Practice centres on a crop, nursery or landscape-care portfolio, drawing on plant requirements and site conditions and propagation and establishment. You will record findings, justify decisions and check plant suitability, timing, resource use and evidence of growth or quality.
- Architectural Drawings And Communication. Explore the communication of technical information through drawings and models. Practice centres on a checked drawing or model portfolio, drawing on drawing conventions, scale and dimensions and views, sections and projection. You will record findings, justify decisions and check dimensional consistency, completeness and usability by another person.
- Construction Methods And Techniques. Explore the coordination of materials, work methods and resources on a construction task. Practice centres on a construction method plan and inspection record, drawing on drawings, specifications and work requirements and materials, storage and site preparation. You will record findings, justify decisions and check buildability, resource assumptions and conformity with the brief.
Foundations and shared practice
- National Studies. Explore the relationship between citizenship, public institutions and working life. Practice centres on a local public-service case review, drawing on constitutional principles and public institutions and citizenship and civic responsibilities. You will record findings, justify decisions and check the distinction between fact, opinion and unsupported claims.
- Entrepreneurial Skills Development. Explore the development of a viable small enterprise from a defined customer need. Practice centres on a small-enterprise plan and test record, drawing on customer problems and enterprise opportunities and products, services and value propositions. You will record findings, justify decisions and check whether the financial assumptions and customer evidence support the proposal.
Practical integration
- Architectural Technology Project. Bring together the programme's technical learning in a focused project. Choose a manageable problem involving history of architecture and contemporary architectural form development, architectural office administration and law practices. Define the required output, gather evidence and develop a justified response. Present the completed work with its method, results and limitations, then explain the improvements made following feedback.
- On The Job Education And Training. Apply your learning through agreed duties in a supervised workplace. You will connect history of architecture and contemporary architectural form development, architectural office administration and law practices with routine service or production responsibilities. Keep evidence of preparation, work completed and feedback. Review your progress with the supervisor and explain how your decisions affect quality, safety and other people.
- Skills Proficiency. Demonstrate the practical skills developed across the programme. Tasks integrate history of architecture and contemporary architectural form development, architectural office administration and law practices within an agreed work brief. You will prepare resources, carry out the authorised task and check the result. Your evidence should show consistent performance, accurate records and an explanation of decisions within your learner role.
Assessment and practical learning
- Suggested learning checks: analyse applied problems and justify your decisions using relevant evidence.
- Suggested practical assessment: complete a supervised project or portfolio with a clear method, results and evaluation.
- Present and defend your recommendations, then revise the work in response to assessor feedback.
Practical application
Develop an architectural portfolio for a modest local building project, from site analysis and concept drawings to coordinated documentation.
Subject descriptions
Select a subject to read its learning outcomes, main topics, practical task and assessment.
Specialist subjects
History Of Architecture And Contemporary Architectural Form Development
Explore the development of a building proposal from site information and user requirements. Practice centres on a building-design portfolio for a modest local project, drawing on brief, site and user analysis and spatial relationships and circulation. You will record findings, justify decisions and check function, site response and consistency between the proposal and documentation.
Learning outcomes
- Analyse site and user requirements for a building brief.
- Develop a coherent spatial and construction proposal.
- Present design decisions with drawings and supporting evidence.
Main topics
- Brief, site and user analysis
- Spatial relationships and circulation
- Climate, daylight and environmental response
- Building materials and construction choices
- Design development and presentation
- Coordination, feasibility and design review
Practical task
For History Of Architecture And Contemporary Architectural Form Development, prepare a building-design portfolio for a modest local project in a architectural technology setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of function, site response and consistency between the proposal and documentation.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records. Compare alternatives and justify the selected response using evidence.
Architectural Office Administration And Law Practices
Explore the development of a building proposal from site information and user requirements. Practice centres on a building-design portfolio for a modest local project, drawing on brief, site and user analysis and spatial relationships and circulation. You will record findings, justify decisions and check function, site response and consistency between the proposal and documentation.
Learning outcomes
- Analyse site and user requirements for a building brief.
- Develop a coherent spatial and construction proposal.
- Present design decisions with drawings and supporting evidence.
Main topics
- Brief, site and user analysis
- Spatial relationships and circulation
- Climate, daylight and environmental response
- Building materials and construction choices
- Design development and presentation
- Coordination, feasibility and design review
Practical task
For Architectural Office Administration And Law Practices, prepare a building-design portfolio for a modest local project in a architectural technology setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of function, site response and consistency between the proposal and documentation.
Assessment
Direct observation of the task, the completed output and oral explanation of the method. Compare alternatives and justify the selected response using evidence.
Artificial Intelligence, Rendering And Animation In Architecture
Explore the development of a building proposal from site information and user requirements. Practice centres on a building-design portfolio for a modest local project, drawing on brief, site and user analysis and spatial relationships and circulation. You will record findings, justify decisions and check function, site response and consistency between the proposal and documentation.
Learning outcomes
- Analyse site and user requirements for a building brief.
- Develop a coherent spatial and construction proposal.
- Present design decisions with drawings and supporting evidence.
Main topics
- Brief, site and user analysis
- Spatial relationships and circulation
- Climate, daylight and environmental response
- Building materials and construction choices
- Design development and presentation
- Coordination, feasibility and design review
Practical task
For Artificial Intelligence, Rendering And Animation In Architecture, prepare a building-design portfolio for a modest local project in a architectural technology setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of function, site response and consistency between the proposal and documentation.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records. Compare alternatives and justify the selected response using evidence.
Architectural Computer Aided Applications
Explore the development of a building proposal from site information and user requirements. Practice centres on a building-design portfolio for a modest local project, drawing on brief, site and user analysis and spatial relationships and circulation. You will record findings, justify decisions and check function, site response and consistency between the proposal and documentation.
Learning outcomes
- Analyse site and user requirements for a building brief.
- Develop a coherent spatial and construction proposal.
- Present design decisions with drawings and supporting evidence.
Main topics
- Brief, site and user analysis
- Spatial relationships and circulation
- Climate, daylight and environmental response
- Building materials and construction choices
- Design development and presentation
- Coordination, feasibility and design review
Practical task
For Architectural Computer Aided Applications, prepare a building-design portfolio for a modest local project in a architectural technology setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of function, site response and consistency between the proposal and documentation.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records. Compare alternatives and justify the selected response using evidence.
Building Economics, Creative Design And Calc
Explore the development of a building proposal from site information and user requirements. Practice centres on a building-design portfolio for a modest local project, drawing on brief, site and user analysis and spatial relationships and circulation. You will record findings, justify decisions and check function, site response and consistency between the proposal and documentation.
Learning outcomes
- Analyse site and user requirements for a building brief.
- Develop a coherent spatial and construction proposal.
- Present design decisions with drawings and supporting evidence.
Main topics
- Brief, site and user analysis
- Spatial relationships and circulation
- Climate, daylight and environmental response
- Building materials and construction choices
- Design development and presentation
- Coordination, feasibility and design review
Practical task
For Building Economics, Creative Design And Calc, prepare a building-design portfolio for a modest local project in a architectural technology setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of function, site response and consistency between the proposal and documentation.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records. Compare alternatives and justify the selected response using evidence.
Site Surveying Techniques For Architects
Explore the measurement and representation of positions, levels and land features. Practice centres on a field record, calculation sheet and checked plan, drawing on coordinates, reference systems and control and survey equipment and field preparation. You will record findings, justify decisions and check reference consistency, closure checks and traceability of observations.
Learning outcomes
- Plan observations around a stated mapping or setting-out need.
- Record and reduce measurements with appropriate checks.
- Produce a spatial output and explain its accuracy limits.
Main topics
- Coordinates, reference systems and control
- Survey equipment and field preparation
- Distances, angles, levels and observations
- Field records and error checking
- Calculations, mapping and data presentation
- Accuracy, limitations and survey reporting
Practical task
For Site Surveying Techniques For Architects, prepare a field record, calculation sheet and checked plan in a architectural technology setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of reference consistency, closure checks and traceability of observations.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records. Compare alternatives and justify the selected response using evidence.
Environmental Design And Sustainable Architecture
Explore the control of pollution and the reliable operation of environmental services. Practice centres on an environmental-service performance and improvement report, drawing on sources, pathways and receiving environments and sampling, monitoring and data quality. You will record findings, justify decisions and check monitoring quality, treatment assumptions and maintenance feasibility.
Learning outcomes
- Identify an environmental problem and relevant monitoring evidence.
- Compare treatment or prevention options using stated criteria.
- Prepare an improvement plan with practical performance measures.
Main topics
- Sources, pathways and receiving environments
- Sampling, monitoring and data quality
- Treatment or prevention principles
- Operating resources and maintenance
- Waste handling and environmental responsibilities
- Performance assessment and improvement planning
Practical task
For Environmental Design And Sustainable Architecture, prepare an environmental-service performance and improvement report in a architectural technology setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of monitoring quality, treatment assumptions and maintenance feasibility.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records. Compare alternatives and justify the selected response using evidence.
Architectural Presentation, Visual Technique And Model Making
Explore the communication of technical information through drawings and models. Practice centres on a checked drawing or model portfolio, drawing on drawing conventions, scale and dimensions and views, sections and projection. You will record findings, justify decisions and check dimensional consistency, completeness and usability by another person.
Learning outcomes
- Interpret a drawing using scale, dimensions and conventions.
- Produce coordinated technical views for a stated purpose.
- Check and revise a drawing set using recorded feedback.
Main topics
- Drawing conventions, scale and dimensions
- Views, sections and projection
- Interpreting a technical brief
- Manual and computer-aided drawing tools
- Detail coordination and revision control
- Checking drawings against measurements and specifications
Practical task
For Architectural Presentation, Visual Technique And Model Making, prepare a checked drawing or model portfolio in a architectural technology setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of dimensional consistency, completeness and usability by another person.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records. Compare alternatives and justify the selected response using evidence.
Research Methods For Architectural Technology
Explore the design of a focused investigation using traceable evidence. Practice centres on a research proposal and small investigation, drawing on problem definition and research questions and finding and evaluating literature. You will record findings, justify decisions and check whether the conclusions follow from the evidence.
Learning outcomes
- Formulate a question suited to the available evidence and resources.
- Collect and analyse information using a documented method.
- Present conclusions supported by findings and stated limitations.
Main topics
- Problem definition and research questions
- Finding and evaluating literature
- Sampling and data-collection choices
- Consent, confidentiality and research integrity
- Organising and analysing evidence
- Interpreting results and reporting limitations
Practical task
For Research Methods For Architectural Technology, prepare a research proposal and small investigation in a architectural technology setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of whether the conclusions follow from the evidence.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records. Compare alternatives and justify the selected response using evidence.
Building Services, Equipment Layout And Interior Design
Explore the coordination of materials, work methods and resources on a construction task. Practice centres on a construction method plan and inspection record, drawing on drawings, specifications and work requirements and materials, storage and site preparation. You will record findings, justify decisions and check buildability, resource assumptions and conformity with the brief.
Learning outcomes
- Interpret the information needed to prepare a construction task.
- Plan a suitable sequence with resources and quality checks.
- Evaluate completed work using drawings and inspection evidence.
Main topics
- Drawings, specifications and work requirements
- Materials, storage and site preparation
- Work methods and construction sequence
- Labour, plant and resource coordination
- Inspection, measurement and quality records
- Site responsibilities, handover and defects
Practical task
For Building Services, Equipment Layout And Interior Design, prepare a construction method plan and inspection record in a architectural technology setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of buildability, resource assumptions and conformity with the brief.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records. Compare alternatives and justify the selected response using evidence.
Engineering, Construction Project Management And Planning
Explore the planning and control of a defined project. Practice centres on a project plan with a progress and completion report, drawing on problem, objectives and scope and activities, dependencies and schedules. You will record findings, justify decisions and check the consistency of scope, resources, timing and evidence of completion.
Learning outcomes
- Translate a project brief into a workable plan.
- Track progress, expenditure and changes against the plan.
- Evaluate delivery and identify practical improvements.
Main topics
- Problem, objectives and scope
- Activities, dependencies and schedules
- Resources, budgets and procurement needs
- Stakeholders and communication
- Risk, quality and change control
- Progress measures, completion and lessons
Practical task
For Engineering, Construction Project Management And Planning, prepare a project plan with a progress and completion report in a architectural technology setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of the consistency of scope, resources, timing and evidence of completion.
Assessment
A work plan, resource estimate and explanation of sequencing and quality checks. Compare alternatives and justify the selected response using evidence.
Landscape Architecture
Explore the establishment and care of plants for a defined production or landscape purpose. Practice centres on a crop, nursery or landscape-care portfolio, drawing on plant requirements and site conditions and propagation and establishment. You will record findings, justify decisions and check plant suitability, timing, resource use and evidence of growth or quality.
Learning outcomes
- Prepare a plant-production plan suited to local conditions.
- Carry out supervised establishment or crop-care tasks.
- Evaluate plant performance and maintain production records.
Main topics
- Plant requirements and site conditions
- Propagation and establishment
- Soil, water and nutrient management
- Crop care, pests and disease observation
- Harvest, presentation or landscape maintenance
- Production records, costs and quality
Practical task
For Landscape Architecture, prepare a crop, nursery or landscape-care portfolio in a architectural technology setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of plant suitability, timing, resource use and evidence of growth or quality.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records. Compare alternatives and justify the selected response using evidence.
Architectural Drawings And Communication
Explore the communication of technical information through drawings and models. Practice centres on a checked drawing or model portfolio, drawing on drawing conventions, scale and dimensions and views, sections and projection. You will record findings, justify decisions and check dimensional consistency, completeness and usability by another person.
Learning outcomes
- Interpret a drawing using scale, dimensions and conventions.
- Produce coordinated technical views for a stated purpose.
- Check and revise a drawing set using recorded feedback.
Main topics
- Drawing conventions, scale and dimensions
- Views, sections and projection
- Interpreting a technical brief
- Manual and computer-aided drawing tools
- Detail coordination and revision control
- Checking drawings against measurements and specifications
Practical task
For Architectural Drawings And Communication, prepare a checked drawing or model portfolio in a architectural technology setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of dimensional consistency, completeness and usability by another person.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records. Compare alternatives and justify the selected response using evidence.
Construction Methods And Techniques
Explore the coordination of materials, work methods and resources on a construction task. Practice centres on a construction method plan and inspection record, drawing on drawings, specifications and work requirements and materials, storage and site preparation. You will record findings, justify decisions and check buildability, resource assumptions and conformity with the brief.
Learning outcomes
- Interpret the information needed to prepare a construction task.
- Plan a suitable sequence with resources and quality checks.
- Evaluate completed work using drawings and inspection evidence.
Main topics
- Drawings, specifications and work requirements
- Materials, storage and site preparation
- Work methods and construction sequence
- Labour, plant and resource coordination
- Inspection, measurement and quality records
- Site responsibilities, handover and defects
Practical task
For Construction Methods And Techniques, prepare a construction method plan and inspection record in a architectural technology setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of buildability, resource assumptions and conformity with the brief.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records. Compare alternatives and justify the selected response using evidence.
Foundations and shared practice
National Studies
Explore the relationship between citizenship, public institutions and working life. Practice centres on a local public-service case review, drawing on constitutional principles and public institutions and citizenship and civic responsibilities. You will record findings, justify decisions and check the distinction between fact, opinion and unsupported claims.
Learning outcomes
- Explain the role of public institutions in a community issue.
- Compare perspectives using identifiable evidence.
- Prepare a reasoned civic or workplace contribution.
Main topics
- Constitutional principles and public institutions
- Citizenship and civic responsibilities
- Zimbabwean history and national development
- Cultural diversity and community participation
- Work, enterprise and public services
- Evidence, public debate and responsible participation
Practical task
For National Studies, prepare a local public-service case review in a architectural technology setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of the distinction between fact, opinion and unsupported claims.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records. Compare alternatives and justify the selected response using evidence.
Entrepreneurial Skills Development
Explore the development of a viable small enterprise from a defined customer need. Practice centres on a small-enterprise plan and test record, drawing on customer problems and enterprise opportunities and products, services and value propositions. You will record findings, justify decisions and check whether the financial assumptions and customer evidence support the proposal.
Learning outcomes
- Define a customer need and a practical enterprise response.
- Estimate resources, costs and cash requirements.
- Revise a business proposal using evidence from a small market test.
Main topics
- Customer problems and enterprise opportunities
- Products, services and value propositions
- Startup resources and operating costs
- Pricing, cash flow and basic records
- Market testing and customer feedback
- Business risks, responsibilities and growth choices
Practical task
For Entrepreneurial Skills Development, prepare a small-enterprise plan and test record in a architectural technology setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of whether the financial assumptions and customer evidence support the proposal.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records. Compare alternatives and justify the selected response using evidence.
Practical integration
Architectural Technology Project
Bring together the programme's technical learning in a focused project. Choose a manageable problem involving history of architecture and contemporary architectural form development, architectural office administration and law practices. Define the required output, gather evidence and develop a justified response. Present the completed work with its method, results and limitations, then explain the improvements made following feedback.
Learning outcomes
- Define a feasible project with clear success criteria.
- Develop and evaluate a response using technical evidence.
- Present the completed project and defend its conclusions.
Main topics
- Project problem, purpose and scope
- Review of relevant technical evidence
- Plan, resources and milestones
- Implementation or structured investigation
- Testing, interpretation and limitations
- Final report, demonstration and reflection
Practical task
Develop an architectural portfolio for a modest local building project, from site analysis and concept drawings to coordinated documentation.
Assessment
An approved brief, progress evidence, the final output and an individual presentation are assessed against the stated project criteria.
On The Job Education And Training
Apply your learning through agreed duties in a supervised workplace. You will connect history of architecture and contemporary architectural form development, architectural office administration and law practices with routine service or production responsibilities. Keep evidence of preparation, work completed and feedback. Review your progress with the supervisor and explain how your decisions affect quality, safety and other people.
Learning outcomes
- Complete agreed duties within the supervised role.
- Maintain a traceable record of work and feedback.
- Evaluate progress and identify specific development needs.
Main topics
- Workplace induction and agreed duties
- Applying technical knowledge to real work
- Work records and evidence of contribution
- Team communication and professional conduct
- Supervisor feedback and skills development
- Reflective review and future learning priorities
Practical task
Complete supervised duties linked to National Diploma in Architectural Technology. Keep a logbook, samples of permitted work and supervisor feedback.
Assessment
Assessment uses the agreed work plan, supervisor observation, work evidence and an individual reflective discussion.
Skills Proficiency
Demonstrate the practical skills developed across the programme. Tasks integrate history of architecture and contemporary architectural form development, architectural office administration and law practices within an agreed work brief. You will prepare resources, carry out the authorised task and check the result. Your evidence should show consistent performance, accurate records and an explanation of decisions within your learner role.
Learning outcomes
- Plan and complete an integrated task to agreed criteria.
- Demonstrate safe and consistent practical performance.
- Explain the result and correct identified weaknesses.
Main topics
- Interpreting an integrated work brief
- Preparing tools, information and resources
- Demonstrating the required technical skills
- Checking output against agreed criteria
- Responding to faults and assessor feedback
- Presenting evidence and explaining decisions
Practical task
Develop an architectural portfolio for a modest local building project, from site analysis and concept drawings to coordinated documentation.
Assessment
Direct observation, the completed output, a quality-check record and oral questions provide the evidence for this subject.
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