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Construction Technology Level 3 Diploma

Build practical construction skills through full-time study in carpentry, cabinet practices, electrical fundamentals, computer-aided design, and solar photovoltaic systems. The programme also includes a capstone project and a construction technology internship.

Key Facts about the Programme

Duration

I Year

Awarding Body

National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER)

Programme entry

Fall 2026 and beyond

Internship

160 hours

Programme Overview

Description

The Construction Technology diploma plan brings together technical and applied study across several areas of the construction industry. Students take courses in carpentry principles and practices, cabinet practices, electrical fundamentals, applied science, mathematics, computer-aided design and solar photovoltaic systems.

In the final semester, students complete the third part of their solar photovoltaic studies and a 160-hour construction technology internship. Modular examinations form part of the programme.

Qualifications

The diploma plan lists modular examinations leading to the following qualifications upon successful completion:

  • NCCER Certificate in Core Curriculum
  • NCCER Certificate in Cabinet Making
  • NCCER Certificate in Solar Photovoltaic Systems Installer
  • UCCI Diploma in Construction Technology

Degree Plan

Fall Semester

  • TVET 052 Solar Photovoltaic Systems Installer (Part 1)
  • SCI 005 Applied Science TVET
  • TVET 060 Carpentry Principles
  • ELE 003 Electrical Fundamentals
  • MAT 005 Introductory Algebra & Geometry

Spring Semester

  • TVET 053 Solar Photovoltaic Systems Installer (Part 2)
  • TVET 061 Carpentry Practices
  • CON 016 Computer Aided Design
  • TVET 065: Cabinet Practices (Part 2)
  • TVET 099 Capstone Project

Summer Semester

  • TVET 054: Solar Photovoltaic Systems Installer (Part 3)
  • TVET 091: Construction Technology Internship 2