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Accredited courses in surveying and engineering

About Finchley College

Finchley College is a specialized construction institution dedicated to training the engineers and managers of tomorrow. With over 30 years of experience, we have successfully trained more than 1,200 engineers and managers who are now employed across the UK and internationally. Our nationally and internationally recognized qualifications enable learners to apply for CSCS gold engineer surveyor or black manager cards. Many of our graduates have used their credentials to secure residency permits and start new careers and lives abroad.

Our Commitment

We understand that transitioning to a new career can be challenging. Finchley College is committed to supporting you every step of the way toward achieving your aspirations. Our flexible course offerings, available on weekends and weekdays, accommodate learners' existing commitments and levels of experience, ensuring they can undergo training without sacrificing income. Training is available in London, Manchester, and through distance learning.

Earning Potential

Site engineers and surveyors can earn between £150 to £350 per day. Invest in yourself and train now. Today's surveying instruments are easy to learn and use.

 

Our learners backgrounds: We have learners from a diverse background mostly working in various trades in the construction industry but also graduates in the construction, management, economics and those who would like to embark on a change of career to construction engineering surveying.

We have over 30 years experience of training beginners and helping them to start a new career.

Our most popular course

ProQual Level 3 Diploma in Engineering Surveying 

What you will be learning

  1. L/615/5308 - Introduction to Surveying

  2. R/615/5309 - Understanding Levelling in Surveying

  3. J/615/5310 - Using a Total Station in Surveying

  4. L/615/5311 - Using Global Navigation Satellite Systems

  5. R/615/5312 - Setting out and other Construction-related Survey Technologies

This qualification is suitable for experienced surveyors capable of collecting survey data to create accurate maps or engineering surveyors who can set out designed data from plans. However, we train beginners to the standard of an engineer to award engineering qualification. 

Choose any of the following courses to suit your needs

  • Diploma qualification for existing engineers

    • Duration: 4 days of face to face training and assessment, including one day of site visit​

    • We train exiting engineers on the first four units of the qualification, as they should already be able to carry out unit 5 setting out at work.

  • Graduate training program

    • Duration: 6 Consecutive days or the first thee weekends of any month​

    • Learners could achieve the unit 5311 and 5312, GNSS and setting out, to improve their chances of a job offer from employers by demonstrating recent qualification and training in these two of the most important subjects for engineers and surveyors.

  • Diploma qualification for beginners to advanced level

    • Duration: 12 days over the first three weekends of any month for two months, alternatively a block of 9 consecutive days and one more weekend. You will be trained to the standard of an existing engineer surveyor to achieve full diploma qualification within two months and to apply for a gold CSCS engineer surveyor card.​

  • Diploma qualification for beginners to enhanced level

    • Duration: 12 days over the first three weekends of any month for two months, alternatively a block of 9 consecutive days and one more weekend, plus one extra day per month of training for at least four more months. You will be trained to the standard of an existing engineer surveyor to achieve full diploma qualification within two months and to apply for a gold CSCS engineer surveyor card.​ 

    • Learners of this course will also study further topics such as AutoCAD, First Aid at Work, construction processes, site engineering techniques, how to work as an engineer or a surveyor, understanding of Building Information Modelling 

    • Life time support

    •  Individual learning plan

    • One to one tutorials

    • Immediate notification of job vacancies 

  • Construction management qualifications

    • College also offers NVQ Diplomas in construction supervision, contracting operations, site management, senior management.  Please click above for more information about management courses.

  • We also offer courses in First Aid at Work, emergency First Aid, AutoCAD​

Next engineering training dates

London: Classes in London are held on the first three weekends of every month

                Enhanced learners:   08.30 to 5.00 pm 

               Graduate and Beginner to advanced learners: 11.30 am to 5.00 pm

Manchester:  Classes in Manchester are held for 5 consecutive weekdays once every three months and the 4th weekend of every month subject to demand, please contact us for dates

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Engineering Surveying Courses

Vocational training provided by our team of experts

Beginners to advanced course

Beginners to enhanced, for those changing career to engineering

Graduate training program

ProQual level 3 Diploma in Engineering Surveying for engineers

NVQ in Construction

3 to 6 month long management courses

Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Occupational work supervision

Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Construction Contracting Operations Management

Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Construction Site Management

Level 7 NVQ Diploma in Construction Senior Management

Testimonials

Finchley College has been absolutely incredible. Reza is an impeccable tutor/teacher/instructor. He is concise, knowledgable, helpful, tailors to all needs and requirements and is so passionate about the engineering field. The course layouts are perfect for all learning styles and is happy to explain things in as many ways as possible for students to understand and learn.

Thomas L Aug 2023

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