Curriculum specific
Engineering
Typical Briefing Questions:
Are seminar rooms to be located within each workshop on a separate location?
Key Considerations:
Motor Vehicle
Typical Briefing Questions:
What areas do you plan to teach - mechanical, body, servicing?
Do you have any retail/commercial needs - e.g MOTs?
How many vehicles do you plan to use?
How are vehicles stored?
Are there any special facilities required - bake ovens, rolling roads, ramps?
What storage is required?
Key Considerations:
Ideal spacing of vehicle ramps 1000mm between posts (not vehicles)
Minimum head height for vehicle ramps 3800mm clear, best option double height space
If a commercial Class IV MOTs to be considered strict guidelines as stipulated by Department of Transport vehicle inspectorate to be followed, otherwise licence to operate will not be given, i.e
- Dimensions as scheduled (drawings with options available)
- Minimum head room at entrance door 2430
- Minimum head room above lowered ramp 3810
- Clearly identified viewing area where test can be observed
- Minimum tow identified MOT parking bays
- Area to be true and level
- Headlamp test rail to be level to with +/- 6mm and parallel to within +/- 2mm
- Minimum clearance of 500mm between any part of ramp and adjacent wall required
- 100mm high removable barrier rails required around bay if distraction or disruption to test is likely by non MOT activities
- Vehicles must be substantially level whilst being tested (gradient no more than 5%)
- Overnight safe (£6,000 rating) to be secure in premises
- Separate room with slam lock furniture to be provided for completing certificates to which public have no access
Exhaust extract system to be provided
Vehicle entrance doors to be insulated and airtight, sectional overhead doors best option
Vehicle entrance door to include wicket gate for personnel
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Welding
Typical Briefing Questions:
How many booths are required?
Are these shared across curriculum?
Assume piped gas and permanent access required
What other specialist services are required, e.g 3 phase?
What support/assessment facilities are required?
Key Considerations:
Gas bottle storage, location, permanent manifold, new bottles, used bottles and bottles in use
Screens to booths (to protect eyes of other room occupants)
Storage of equipment
Traditional
Typical Briefing Questions:
What kit is required?
What services are required?
Key Considerations:
Storage
Electrical
Typical Briefing Questions:
What areas are to be taught - computers, alarms, CCTV etc?
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Key Considerations:
All false/temporary walls required to booths for students to practise chasing in of walls (rebuilt every so often as required)
Are walls of different materials required, block work, brickwork, metal stud, timber stud, plastered, plasterboard etc?
Will students work on boards or direct to walls?
Storage facilities for boards and transportation (is lift large enough for trolleys?)
False floors and roofs to booths (as first item)
Deep desk for computer courses (dismantling of equipment)
Changing/shower facilities
Locker rooms
Deep bow stainless steel sink units for cleaning hands
