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Unit 1: Structure of the Construction Industry — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 2 Unit 1 (Structure of the Construction Industry) — 60 Guided Learning Hours.

Mandatory (Pearson-set)60 GLH12 criteria3 learning aims
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Assessment criteria

Reproduced verbatim from the Pearson specification — the same grid the assignment brief carries. A unit grade is the highest band where all criteria in that band (and every band below it) are met.

Pass

7 criteria
A.P1Describe the performance requirements for low-rise buildings.
A.P2Describe the common structural forms used to construct low-rise buildings.
B.P3Describe the preparation work that must be completed before construction can begin on a site.
B.P4Describe the safe working practice that must be followed to construct the foundations and ground floor slab for a low-rise building.
C.P5Describe the purpose, use and typical construction of walls in low-rise buildings.
C.P6Describe the purpose, use and typical construction of floors in low-rise buildings.
C.P7Describe the purpose, use and typical construction of roofs in low-rise buildings.

Merit

3 criteria
A.M1Explain the performance requirements and structural form of a given low-rise building project scenario.
B.M2Explain the preparation work to be completed to enable construction to begin on site for the foundations and ground floor slab of a given low-rise building project scenario.
C.M3Explain the construction details used in the walls, floors and roof or a given low-rise building project scenario.

Distinction

2 criteria
A.D1Evaluate the performance and structural form of a given low-rise building project scenario.
BC.D2Evaluate the sub-structure and superstructure construction details for a given low-rise building project scenario.

Command verbs in this unit

The verb decides the depth expected — that is what separates Pass from Merit and Distinction work on the same learning aim.

DescribeExplainEvaluate
Pearson's ladder runs Identify → Describe → Explain → Compare / Analyse → Evaluate / Justify / Assess. A Merit or Distinction criterion on the same aim always implies the Pass beneath it: an “evaluate” answer that never first “explains” fails, however polished it reads. Hover a verb for what it demands.

Learning aims

  • A. Understand the structural performance required for low-rise construction
  • B. Explore how sub-structures are constructed
  • C. Explore how superstructures are constructed

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