Year 1 building and construction (BAT01‑03)
Basic skills

Oral skills in vg1 building and construction involve using technical expressions and communicating in a comprehensible manner with colleagues and cooperation partners. They include adapting one's own language to recipients, content and purpose, and listening and showing respect for the person talking.

Writing in vg1 building and construction involves being able to plan and document work processes. This involves being able to speak in a comprehensible way about building topics. Further, it involves being able to use precise technical language and adapt texts for various purposes, recipients and media. It also involves being able to combine various forms of expression, such as texts, images and symbols in descriptions and on blueprints.

Reading in vg1 building and construction involves being able to acquire new knowledge and insight. Further, it involves understanding technical literature, regulations, specifications, product descriptions and work descriptions related to building and construction.

Numeracy in vg1 building and construction involves being able to calculate time, prices, weight, volume, quantity, size and mass. Further, it involves being able to use scales, measurements and to calculate angles in constructions.

Digital skills in vg1 building and construction involve being able to use digital resources in a responsible and appropriate manner. Further, they involve being able to use digital resources, and to communicate and collaborate with others. Digital skills also involve critically assessing information from digital sources, using netiquette and developing digital judgement.