Burt, R (2024) The role of the colleges of advanced technology in the development of construction education. In: Thomson, C (ed.) Proceedings of 40th Annual ARCOM Conference, 2-4 September 2024, London South Bank University, UK.
Abstract
Scholarship of the evolution of construction education in the United Kingdom has been limited. Previous work focused on construction management education following the formation of the Polytechnic system. The purpose of this work is to analyse the development of construction education following the publication of the Technical Education White Paper in 1956. This document led to the formation of the National Council for Technological Awards, the establishment of Colleges of Advanced Technology (CAT), and the creation of a new high-level qualification. A review of the National Council for Technological Awards archives at the University of Warwick identified only five of the new CAT’s formally submitted applications for recognition of building courses leading to the new diploma in technology. Only two were approved; the 4-year Sandwich Diploma Courses in Building Technology and Management at Birmingham CAT and Building Technology at Brighton. However, two institutions that submitted unsuccessful applications ultimately had their courses approved under the Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA) in the early 1970's. This research fills an important gap in documenting the development of construction education in the UK.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | history; building; technical; education; management |
| Index terms: | building technology, construction management education, United Kingdom, qualification, evolution, Birmingham, polytechnic, publication, construction education, history |
| Subjects: | educational institutions, educational resources, architectural and construction history, professional education, engineering systems, research dissemination and communication, environmental science, Geography |
| Topics: | Geographical Context, Information Management, Education, Research Practice, Sustainability, Engineering Principles |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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