Modern Apprenticeships Scotland
Qualifications Scotland Construction Professional at SCQF Level 11 Apprenticeship Framework
Equipping senior construction leaders with the skills, judgement, and confidence to deliver complex projects and lead high-performing teams.
Build your leadership impact with the Qualifications Scotland Construction Professional at SCQF Level 11 Apprenticeship Framework
Earn a nationally recognised qualification through Kingdom Academy’s sector-leading delivery model.
The Qualifications Scotland Construction Professional at SCQF Level 11 Apprenticeship Framework is designed for experienced professionals with responsibility for leading projects, managing people, and ensuring quality across the construction and built environment sector.
This work-based qualification is supported by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and provides a recognised route to full Chartered Membership (MCIOB). It enables you to demonstrate competence against the National Occupational Standards while developing the strategic capabilities required at the highest levels of construction management.
Whether you are a Project Manager, Contracts Manager, Senior Operations Leader, or Construction Director, this programme strengthens your leadership skills, sharpens your decision-making, and enhances your ability to deliver successful outcomes in complex environments.
Key benefits of the programme include:
- Completion in 12 to 18 months
- Delivered in the workplace, minimising time away from site or office
- Structured one-to-one support from experienced assessors with senior construction backgrounds
- Achievement rates exceeding the national average
- Recognised by the CIOB and Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
- Access to full MCIOB (subject to meeting CIOB requirements)
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Who Is This Programme For?
This apprenticeship is designed for senior managers in the construction and built environment sector, including those working as Project Managers, Contracts Managers, Programme Managers, or Operations Leaders. It is also well suited to experienced professionals seeking a competence-based route to professional membership, including Chartered status with the CIOB.
Throughout the programme, participants build on their existing expertise to refine their leadership style, enhance project delivery capability, and strengthen their influence across all levels of their organisation.
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Qualifications Scotland Construction Professional at SCQF Level 11 Apprenticeship Framework
Gain the Expertise to Lead with Confidence
Delivered entirely in the workplace and supported by one-to-one assessor guidance, the Qualifications Scotland Construction Professional at SCQF Level 11 Apprenticeship Framework combines strategic leadership development with practical, evidence-based assessment. It equips senior construction professionals to lead complex projects, manage teams effectively, and deliver results to the highest industry standards. Covering areas such as project governance, people management, and quality assurance, the programme ensures learners can operate with confidence at the top levels of the sector.
The mandatory units include:
Managing project processes and programmes
Leading and developing teams
Recruiting, selecting, and retaining staff
Allocating and monitoring work
Quality assurance and improvement
Providing professional advice and judgement
Leading and representing in meetings
Learners also complete a selection of optional units, chosen with their assessor to reflect their role and career goals. These may include areas such as commercial management, sustainability, risk management, stakeholder engagement, or managing health, safety and welfare.
These units focus on the critical competences needed to excel in senior leadership within construction, enabling participants to strengthen their impact, deliver consistently high-quality outcomes, and enhance their professional recognition.
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A work-based qualification that evidences competence in senior construction management. It confirms your ability to lead teams, manage programmes, maintain quality standards, and deliver complex projects across the built environment.
This qualification is designed for experienced professionals in the construction and built environment sector who are operating in senior management positions. It is ideal for those working as project managers, contracts managers, programme managers, operations managers, or other senior leaders responsible for overseeing complex projects, leading teams, and ensuring quality and compliance. It also provides a recognised competence-based route for those seeking professional membership with bodies such as the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).
Key areas include project governance, leadership, people management, health and safety, risk management, sustainability, and stakeholder engagement.
This is a work-based qualification, so all learning takes place through your day-to-day role, guided by a dedicated assessor. You will have regular one-to-one sessions (online or on site) to review progress, receive feedback, and plan your evidence. Learning is supported by professional discussions, guidance on best practice, and tailored resources, with all assessment activity designed to fit around your work commitments.
Most learners complete the qualification in 12 to 18 months. The exact duration depends on your role, the availability of evidence, and the frequency of review meetings with your assessor.
Yes. This qualification is widely recognised across the UK construction and built environment sector as a robust measure of competence at senior level. It is supported by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), and can provide a route to full Chartered Membership of the CIOB (MCIOB), subject to meeting their membership criteria.
No formal qualifications are required, but you must be in a senior construction role that allows you to demonstrate the competences in the SVQ. Experience in managing projects, people, and resources is essential.
Yes. Modern Apprenticeship funding may be available for eligible employees in Scotland. We will confirm your eligibility and employer contribution at enquiry stage.
To apply for the course or learn more about upcoming start dates, please complete the enrolment enquiry form below, and a member of our team will get in touch with you to discuss your options and next steps.
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