(PDF) NECO Syllabus For Building & Construction 2020/2021 

In this article, we will be sharing the 2020/2021 NECO exam syllabus for building and construction. This article is specifically for all candidates who enrolled for the 2020/2021 NECO exam. Without much talk, let’s get to it!

NECO Syllabus For Building & Construction 2020/2021

Introduction to Building

• Definition of building
• Classification and types
• Introduction to National Building Codes. (Building regulations and Byelaw requirements

Building Construction and Construction Team

• Definition, purpose and procedures for building construction
• Parties in the construction team. (Client’s team, contractor’s team and statutory personnel.
• Function of the team members.
• Relationship of the parties

Safety Practices

• Definition of safety, rules and regulation.
• Hazards in the workshop and construction site.
• Causes and method of accident prevention.
• Safety equipment and measures at construction site.
• First aid equipment, procedures and safety wears.
• Safety in working with dangerous equipment and materials (electricity, scaffolding, formwork, cement, roof, etc).

Basic tools, equipment and machines

• Identification and functions of basic.
• Tools and equipment.
• Care of tools and equipment.

Site clearing and levelling

• Operations involved in site clearing.
• Tools and equipment for site clearing and levelling.
• Basic site levelling operations

Site organization and layout

• Preliminary operations in building construction.
• Procedure for site layout.
• Location, boundary lines, hoarding, hutments and access road
• Setting out
• Methods of setting-out. (3:4:5 method, Builders’ square method).
• Tools and equipment for setting out

Building Drawing

• Use of drawing tools and simple exercise on plane geometry in relation to building.
• Building drawing symbols
• Scales used in building and their application on site.
• Production drawings and interpretations (Plans, Elevations, sections and details).
• Special details (Detailing building elements including doors and windows schedule).
• Scaling (Enlargement, pictorial and perspectives.
• Definitions and use of Auto-CADD.

Excavation and earth-work

• Classifications, types and properties of soil.
• Definition and function of excavation
• Methods of excavations.
• Tools, equipment and plant used for excavation.
• Solution to excavation problems (Earthwork support, timbering battering and dewatering).
• Safety rules during excavations.

Foundation

• Definition, purpose and functional requirement of foundation.
• Types of foundation.
• Factors that determine choice of foundation

Ground Floors

• Types, functions and functional requirement of ground floor.
• Methods of construction ground floor.
• Definition of basement.
• Explain differences between building with basement and without basement.
• Problems relating basement in a building

Suspended floors

• Definition and functions of upper floor
• Methods of construction concrete floors and timber upper floors

WAEC Syllabus For Building Construction – Concrete

• Definition and types of concrete.
• Materials for concrete.
• Definitions types, components and manufacture of cement. Properties and uses of cement including other alternatives to cement product e.g. Pozzolana, Pulverize fuel Ash (P.F.A.), Rice husk ash (R.H.A), etc
• Types and uses of aggregates (other aggregates such as palm kernel shell) and periwinkle, etc.
• Types and uses of reinforcements.
• Properties and characteristic of concrete
• Process of concrete production.
• Types of concrete tests.

WAEC Syllabus For Building Construction – Walls

• Definition, types and functions of walls
• Definition, types and properties of walling materials. (including locally sourced materials).
• Manufacturing processes of walling materials (clay, brick, blocks and concrete blocks).
• Sizes of blocks and bricks.
• Mortar mixes for brick. (vi) Methods of wall construction
• Timber wall construction.
• Definition and function of wall openings.
• Methods of constructing wall opening.
• Functions of lintels and arches

WAEC Syllabus For Building Construction – Doors and windows

• Definition, functions and types of doors and windows.
• Methods of mixing doors and window frames

WAEC Syllabus For Building Construction – Staircases

• Definition, classification, types and uses of stairs.
• Materials used for construction of stairs.
• Materials used for finishing staircases

Plumbing installations and drainage system

• Types of fitting in plumbing and sanitary works.
• Materials for plumbing works and fittings.
• Types of sanitary appliances.
• Soil and waste appliances.
• Installation of sanitary appliances.
• Terms used in drainage works.
• Principles and functional requirement of drainage system.
• Types of drainage system.
• Types of drainage materials (pipes and fittings).
• Methods of laying and testing drain lines.
• Description of septic and soakaway (inspection chamber, manhole, etc

Electrical installation and solar energy system

• Electrical symbols, installation terms and materials.
• Identification and uses of electrical wiring materials.
• Types of electrical wiring.
• Definition, functions and components of solar energy systems

WAEC Syllabus For Building Construction – Roofs

• Definition, purpose and types of roof.
• Functional requirements of roof.
• Materials used for roofs.
• Roof covering materials.
• Protection of roof from wind, rain, lightening, etc

WAEC Syllabus For Building Construction – Finishes

Floors

• Types and characteristics of floor finishes.
• Methods of laying floor finishes.
• Uses of floor finishes.
• Care and maintenance of floor finishes.

Walls

• Types and characteristics of wall finishes
• Plastering and rendering
• Types of rendering
• Methods of applying plastering and rendering mix.

Ceiling

• Types and function of ceiling finishes.
• Ceiling finishing materials.

WAEC Syllabus For Building Construction – External Work

• Types of fence, materials for fencing and construction of fence.
• Types of gate, fixing of gates and production of gate.
• Types and materials for construction of access roads.
• Construction of access road.
• Needs and materials for landscaping.
• Procedures for landscaping.

Types of Business Organization and Ways of Raising Capital

• Principles and Management of Business Organization in the building industry.
• Types of Business Organization in the Building Industry.
• Types and sources of Capital
• Book Keeping
• Book Keeping:
• Book Keeping in small scale businesses.
• Books of original entries.

Contract Work

• Definition and types of contract.
• Contract documents.
• Parties to a contract.

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