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OUR MISSION To provide services of Human Resources Development, Curriculum Development and Instructional Resource Materials Development for the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Sector in Sri Lanka
DURATION:
2 years (4 semesters 20 weeks per semester)
TARGET GROUP:
Practicing Quantity Surveyors in Middle Eastern countries with the qualifications and experience specified below.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
National Certificate in Technology (NCT) in Quantity Surveying OR National Certificate in Technology (NCT) in Civil Engineering National Diploma in Engineering Science (NDES), in Civil Engineering National Diploma in Technology (NDT), in Civil Engineering Higher National Diploma in Engineering (HNDE), in Civil Engineering City & Guilds Parts I & II in Quantity Surveying Diploma in Technology Open University of Sri Lanka in Civil Engineering Any other relevant qualification approved by the Academic Committee of the NITESL WITH Minimum 1 year experience as a Quantity Surveyor
COURSE FEE:
SLR 60,000/= (To be paid in two installments of SLR 30,000/= before registration for each academic year) to the NITESL.
NDQS101- Building Technology NDQS102- Quantitative Techniques NDQS103- Communication Skills NDQS104- Quantity Surveying Practice I NDQS105- Tendering & Estimating NDQS106- Legal Systems & Business Law NDQS107- Structural Design & Detailing
NDQS201- Advanced Building Technology NDQS202- Principles of Economics NDQS203- Construction Accounting & Finance NDQS204- Quantity Surveying Practice II NDQS205- Management Studies NDQS206- Materials & Maintenance Technology NDQS207- Applications of Information Technology NDQS208- Technical Writing
NDQS301- Building Economics NDQS302- Environmental Engineering & Building Services NDQS303-Contractual Procedures & Administration NDQS304- Civil Engineering Technology NDQS305- Construction Decision Making Techniques NDQS306 - Land Use & Valuation
NDQS401-Contract Law NDQS402- Construction Economics NDQS403-Project Management NDQS404-Quantity Surveying Practices in Building Services NDQS405- Civil Engineering Quantities & Contracts NDQS406-Project
ACADEMIC SCHEDULE 1st semester/1st Year Date 01.07.2007 Event Official starting of the course 1st Semester 1st semester examination
01.12.2007- 09.12.2007
The schedule for the remaining semesters of the course will be informed later. MONITORING OF COURSE:
The following panel will conduct the monitoring activities. Director General, NITESL Director (Academic) Director (Curriculum Development) Head (Academic Division) Course Coordinator Course Co-coordinator Program Officer, NITESL President of the APQSE-SL
EVALUATION CRITERIA:
All modules are assessed by semester end examinations and/or continuous assignments. Module NDQS101- Building Technology NDQS102- Quantitative Techniques NDQS103- Communication Skills NDQS104- Quantity Surveying Practice I NDQS105- Tendering & Estimating NDQS106- Legal Systems & Business Law NDQS107- Structural Design & Detailing NDQS201- Advanced Building Technology NDQS202- Principles of Economics NDQS203- Construction Accounting & Finance NDQS204- Quantity Surveying Practice II NDQS205- Management Studies NDQS206- Materials & Maintenance Technology NDQS207- Applications of Information Technology NDQS208- Technical Writing NDQS301- Building Economics NDQS302- Environmental Engineering & Building Services NDQS303-Contractual Procedures & Administration NDQS304- Civil Engineering Technology NDQS305- Construction Decision Making Techniques NDQS306 Land Use & Valuation NDQS401-Contract Law NDQS402- Construction Economics NDQS403-Project Management NDQS404-Quantity Surveying Practices in Building Services NDQS405- Civil Engineering Quantities & Contracts NDQS406-Project Semester End Exam 60% 60% 60% 40% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 40% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 40% 40% Continuous assessments 40% 40% 40% 60% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 60% 40% 40% 100% 100% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 60% 60% 100%
All semester end examinations will be conducted in Dubai under the supervision of NITESL representatives. The participants have to submit minimum of 2 continuous assignments for each module in hard copy or via Internet. The following modules will be assessed by continuous assignments only.
8 NDQS207- Applications of Information Technology NDQS208- Technical Writing The individual final project under the module NDQS406- Project which incorporates all subject areas taught in the course will be assessed by a project report, a presentation and an interview. All other modules are assessed by both continuous assessments and the end examination. To pass a module, the participant should obtain minimum marks (40%) in all continuous assessments and the semester end examination. When there is only continuous assessments for a subject the student should obtain minimum of 40% in all assignments.
75 and above D Distinction Pass 65 to 74 M Merit Pass 55 to 64 C Credit Pass 40 to 54 S Simple Pass 30 to 39 WP Weak Pass Below 30 F Fail If a trainee is unsuccessful in the semester end examination for any module, he/she will be allowed maximum of two attempts in the next consecutive examinations for the same module. If a student fails in an assignment the lecturer in charge of the module will assign a suitable second assignment. Maximum of one weak pass per a semester and 2 weak passes for the whole course are allowed without re-examination.
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To achieve a pass as the final grade, a trainee should obtain at least a pass for all four semesters.
CERTIFICATION
The National Diploma in Quantity Surveying (NDQS) certificate will be awarded on successful completion by the NITESL under the Ministry of Vocational and Technical Training.
PARTNERSHIP
Association of Practicing Quantity Surveyors and Estimators Sri Lanka UAE Group and the National Institute of Technical Education of Sri Lanka. Association of Practicing Quantity Surveyors and Estimators Sri Lanka UAE Group UAE correspondent: Mr. D. A. H. Gunaratne, MRICS; AAIQS; AIQS (SL); AMIE (SL); MIIE (SL) I. Eng; Mem. AACE; Mem. ICC (SL); Mem. SLQA; Reg. Arb. NACSL; Fellow APQSE-SL Chartered Quantity Surveyor & Engineer Roads & Transport Authority, Government of Dubai P. O. Box 118899, Dubai, UAE Sri Lankan correspondent: Mr. P. B. G. Wickramasinghe, Tech. RICS (UK), AAIQS, MIIE (SL), I. Eng., Fellow APQSE (SL), FIDT (SL), ACIOB (UK), Mem. IPM (SL), Reg. Mem. IQS (SL), President, Association of Quantity Surveyors and Estimators Sri Lanka, Director/Chief Quantity Surveyor & Incorporated Engineer (Civil) Design Team Three (Pvt.) Ltd., 107 D, Havelock Road, Colombo 5 Course Coordination at NITESL: Course Coordinator: Eng. (Ms.) Ramya Kumanayake B. Sc. Eng. (Hons), MBA (Colombo), AMIE (SL) TAFE Australia accredited Master Trainer Lecturer (Civil Engineering) / Head, Research Division National Institute of Technical Education of Sri Lanka Tel: 011-2624405 ex: 216 e-mail: ramya_kumanayake@yahoo.com ndqs2007_nitesl@yahoo.com
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