The South Eastern Counties Regional Group is delighted to confirm that it will be running an evening course this spring starting on Thursday 18 April 2024 and running for 11 evenings.
Courses will run from 17:15 to 19:15 and will help you prepare for all sections of the examination. The session will include homework in the form of weekly samples of Part 1A of the examination. Solutions will be discussed at the start of each lecture.
The course will be run online via Teams or similar platform.
The current programme is as follows though we may need to vary the running order should circumstances dictate:
Thursday 18 April
17:45-19:15 - Introduction, preparation and taking the exam
Thursday 25 April
17:45-19:15 - Feedback from recent attempts and examiners
Thursday 2 May
17:45-19:15 - Part 1A - concepts
Thursday 9 May
17:45-19:15 - Stability
Thursday 16 May
17:45-19:15 - Concrete
Thursday 23 May
17:45-19:15 - Timber and masonry
Thursday 30 May
17:45-19:15 - Steel
Thursday 6 June
17:45-19:15 - Letter, method statements, and carbon cost
Thursday 13 June
17:45-19:15 - Foundation and substructure
Thursday 20 June
17:45-19:15 - Drawings and details
Thursday 27 June
17:45-19:15 - Sample paper review in groups
While many parts of the course apply to all exam questions, the course will focus on building type structures. It will not specifically cover bridges or unusual structures like silos, seismic or off-shore structures.