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Planning and Managing Construction Work

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  • Level of study:
    Professional
  • Entry Requirements:
    More information
  • Start date:
    22 September 2026
  • Duration:
    22 September - 8 December 2026. Tuesdays term-time only, between 9 am - 5 pm
  • Attendance:
    Part-time
  • Course delivery:
    On-campus (City Campus)
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About this course

This course introduces you to the project environments in which the construction industry operates.

It will help you to define, plan and organise a construction project, including resource management and logistics.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

  • appraise and apply project management methodologies
  • appraise the use of information technology to solve complex problems
  • review resources in construction projects, and propose effective solutions to resource issues
  • demonstrate a systematic knowledge and critical understanding of building information modelling (BIM).

  • Accelerate your career

    Gain new skills and knowledge that are relevant to the industry today.

  • Part-time learning

    Attend one session per week and fit your studies around your busy work schedule.

  • Expert tutors

    Learn from those who have bring industry experience, teaching skills and research to their subject.

  • Study for credit or certificate

    Gain a certificate that confirms your CPD hours, or build credit towards a qualification in the future.

This course will include:

  • project management
  • planning techniques, such as critical path methodology, line of balance and critical chain analysis
  • cost and risk management
  • IT for project planning and risk management
  • project implementation: start-up, constructability, strategies and mechanisation
  • capacity, logistics, production and productivity
  • purchasing and supply
  • the management of construction resources.

Module information

Here’s a breakdown of what you’ll be studying throughout the course:

We regularly review our course content based on student and employer feedback to ensure they remain current and relevant. This may result in changes to module content or availability in future years. Optional modules will only run where there is sufficient demand. This will be determined on a case-by-case basis to protect the academic and student experience.

How you're taught

We advertise that the course is on a Tuesday (term-time only), between 9 am - 5 pm.

This means that we suggest you be on campus from 9 am – 5pm, and within that time there will be an element of teaching and learning, and also self-directed study.

Teaching and learning will take place using a flexible programme of lectures, workshops, seminar groups, and tutorials.

How you're assessed

The assessment methods are 100% coursework.

Contact hours

Lectures and seminars amount to a total of 26 hours direct contact teaching.

Directed out-of-classroom reading and activities, and independent learning and reading (i.e. selective, self-determined) is deemed necessary to achieve the learning outcomes for the module.

You will need to undertake this work both prior to and concurrent with the scheduled module delivery.

The indicative amount of time for self – directed study is 124 hours.

Who will teach you?

  • Ehsan Asnaashari

    Ehsan Asnaashari

    Senior Lecturer

    Dr Ehsan Asnaashari is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University. His background is in Civil Engineering and he got his MSc and PhD in Construction Management. Dr Asnaashari mainly specialises in project management aspects of construction projects. He has worked in the industry since 2013 mainly in residential development projects. Ehsan also worked in the higher education sector as an assistant professor in Iran since 2012. His research interest includes lean construction, building information modelling (BIM), Human Resource Management in Construction and the Happy Home concept.

    Visit Ehsan Asnaashari's staff profile

  • Mukesh Kashyap

    Senior Lecturer

    Mukesh Kashyap

    Visit Mukesh Kashyap's staff profile

Entry requirements

UK students

You should have a minimum of three years’ professional experience and have the support of your employer to integrate study and projects into your day-to-day work.

You will probably be employed on significant infrastructure or building works, with experience of developing and coordinating projects.

If you wish to receive credit, you should also have a 2:2 honours degree in a construction-related subject.

Applicants with non-standard entry qualifications and/or relevant experience will be considered on an individual basis.

International students

You should have a minimum of three years’ professional experience and have the support of your employer to integrate study and projects into your day-to-day work.

You will probably be employed on significant infrastructure or building works, with experience of developing and coordinating projects.

If you wish to receive credit, you should also have a 2:2 honours degree in a construction-related subject.

Applicants with non-standard entry qualifications and/or relevant experience will be considered on an individual basis.

Fees and funding

UK students

- see the fees for this course, as well as information about funding and support.

The fee for this course is £1,200.

Payment is due before the course starts.

International students

- see the fees for this course, as well as payment advice and scholarships.

The fee for this course is £1,200.

Payment is due before the course starts.

Careers and employability

Certificate of attendance and digital badge

Upon successful completion of the course, you will receive a digital certificate of attendance and a digital badge powered by Accredible.

Your digital credential is more than just a certificate – it’s secure, verifiable, and protected against fraud through encryption and blockchain technology.

They also come with detailed metadata, including an overview of the skills you have achieved on the course, evidence of completion, and assessment criteria if appropriate.

Share your achievements seamlessly with friends, customers, and potential employers online, and proudly add your badge or certificate to social media platforms such as LinkedIn, so all the right people can see it.

Successful completion can also contribute 15 credits towards a postgraduate award.

  • Employability Promise

    Personalised support, one-on-one coaching and industry-specific advice – it’s all part of our Employability Promise. And it doesn’t end when you leave NTU – you’ll have access to all our careers services for three years after you graduate (conditions apply).

  • NTU Enterprise

    If you’re a budding entrepreneur, NTU Student Enterprise can help you to develop your ideas and innovations and turn them into a reality. We also offer training, mentoring, workshops, financial advice and more to develop your business skills.

Campus and facilities

City Campus facilities

Many of your lectures and seminars will take place in the Newton building on our City Campus.

Industry standard software

You will have the opportunity to use and familiarise yourself with our industry-standard software, including:

  • digital mapping
  • development appraisal
  • property and environmental risk information
  • industry-standard information systems and databases.

IT resources

Our IT resource rooms and PC clusters are distributed across our City Campus, with PCs providing access to Microsoft Office, email, web browsing, networked file storage and high-speed online printing services, with a free printing allowance for each student.

Resource rooms are available 24 hours a day.

Books and library resources

Our state-of-the-art Boots library will give you access to an extensive and diverse range of books and periodicals that focus on specialist areas within the built environment. The library's OneSearch system provides access to all our electronic resources, journals and books.

Within the library there is a liaison librarian who has specialist subject knowledge and can offer detailed help in finding and using print and electronic resources, and also with areas such as Harvard referencing and research skills.

Applying

UK students

Please read the guidance notes and complete the application form.

You should then email your form to be considered by the academic team.

Please read our notes on the University's commitment to delivering the educational services advertised.

If you have any questions about how to apply, contact the short course team:

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International students

Please read the guidance notes and complete the application form.

You should then email your form to be considered by the academic team.

Please read our notes on the University's commitment to delivering the educational services advertised.

If you have any questions about how to apply, contact the short course team:

Application support

If you have any questions, just drop us a line – we’re here to help every step of the way. You can fill in our online form or give us a call on +44 (0)115 848 2999.

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