Highways Open Tech

Highway Maintenance Diploma

The qualification

NCFE Letter of Unit Credit and City of Bath of College Certificate

Entry requirements

You can enrol at any time - by post or fax. For application form contact Mary-Anne Couzins - details below. When applying please make sure you send:

• The enrolment form - the whole form must be completed
• Any necessary supplementary forms (CO15 - Authority for Invoicing Fees; CO24 - Standing Order Mandate)
• The payment for the fees due

Aim of the Course

The course objective is to provide a comprehensive study of all aspects of the maintenance of highways, including the inspection and measurement of the condition of roads, the maintenance of flexible roads, rigid roads, footways, signs and markings, highway structures and the problems of cyclic maintenance and emergency works.

Who is the course for?

Highways Open Tech courses are for anyone working, or planning to work, in the highways industry. Our advisors can help you choose the programme to meet your needs. There is no age limit, but mature students or people already in the industry will benefit particularly from these courses.

As the courses are by distance learning, the College is pleased to accept students outside the EU and overseas. There is an additional charge for postage.

Awarding body

NCFE 

Course content

The subjects it covers
Maintenance codes of practice
Designing for maintenance
Carriageway assessment and condition surveys
Maintenance rating systems
Maintenance personnel
Flexible roads: faults, causes and remedies
Flexible roads: planning and organisation of surface dressing
Flexible roads: the process of surface dressing
Flexible roads: treatment of faults in surface dressing
Flexible roads: resurfacing
Flexible roads: recycling
Flexible roads: patching and reinstatement
Flexible roads: reconstruction
Rigid roads: faults and causes
Rigid roads: inspection
Rigid roads: surface repairs
Rigid roads: joint repairs
Rigid roads: structural repairs
Rigid roads: routine maintenance
Footways
Defects and repairs of signs and markings
Highway structures: components
Highway structures: inspection
Highway structures: routine maintenance
Highway structures: construction and major maintenance
Cyclic maintenance
Emergency works
Winter maintenance

The course is self-contained and extends the foundation course Highway Technology for those wishing to study the subject in more depth.

Assessment

Successful completion of four assignments. There is no examination.

 

Services for employers

 

We can invoice employers if Form CO15 is completed. If requested we can keep you informed of your employees progress. If you are enroling 6 or more students on full courses, please contact us and we will be able to negiotate a group discount.

Download Highways Open Tech courses brochure below for more details on the range of courses offered and how to apply. For more information or to enrol you can also contact Mary-Anne Couzins

By phone: (+44) (0)1225 328690

By email: couzinsma@citybathcoll.ac.uk.

By post:
Highways Open Tech
City of Bath College
Distance Education Unit
Avon Street
Bath BA1 1UP
United Kingdom

For advice or more details please telephone (01225) 312191 or email info@citybathcoll.ac.uk. You may also visit our Student Advice Centre. If you have a learning difficulty or disability please contact Learning Skills to arrange additional help.

Related Documents

• Highways Open Tech course brochure
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