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Weekend training sessions start on the first Saturday of every month throughout the year.
The next 9 consecutive days of training start on Saturday, 2nd to Sunday, 10th of May, including one day of AutoCAD training.
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Training to be an engineer

from 5 days to 3 months

Weekends or weekdays

​Earn from £180-£400 per day

Achieve your gold CSCS engineer surveyor card in 9 to 24 days. Training for            beginners, graduates, and existing engineers

Training benefits: Nationally recognised qualifications, CITB assured courses, ProQual Level 3 Diploma in Engineering Surveying,  student discount card, Autodesk one-year student licence, post-training support

We offer blocks of intensive 9 days or weekend courses

Course durations are flexible and may be different for each learner.

We will agree on an individual learning plan with a timetable to suit your availability and other commitments. Select from weekdays, weekends, or day release

London: Weekend and weekday training
Manchester, Cardiff and Dublin: Blended online and two blocks of 5 weekdays

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Become A
SITE ENGINEER or a Land surveyor 
IN WEEKS

          30+     YEARS TRAINING

         £450    Per day Potential

         4 to 12  WEEKS TO GOLD CSCS CARD

                               

UK's most experienced site engineering & setting out training provider. CITB-assured courses — Gold CSCS card and ProQual Level 3 Diploma in Engineering Surveying in as little as two to three months. Weekend or intensive block formats. We have trained over 1200 engineers to date

Certification is issued upon achievement of competency and our aim is for our learners to achieve competency to get and keep that job. Extended training is provided if reqiured and post training support is available to all learners for life. With over 30 years of training learners from a wide variety of backgrounds we are experts in helping learners to achieve their goal.

Training plan:
We agree an indiviudal learning plan with each learner based on job they like to do and if they can attend weekdays, weekends or a combination of both 

 

Decide what level you would like to achieve

  • Assistant engineer

  • Junior engineer

  • Competent engineer/surveyor

  • Civil Engineer

  • Training for existing engineers and surveyors requireing qualification to apply for a GOLD CSCS card

Decide when you would like to attend

Choose from

  • Weekdays only

  • Weekends only

  • A combination of both

  • Choose how quickly you would like to complete your training

Assistant engineer training

What assistant engineers do on site

 

Sets surveying instruments, assist in level surveys, setting out points, read drawings, double check engineer or surveyor calculations, mark points on the ground, assist in as-built surveys, help engineers to carry equipment, look after them during works and clean them at the end of the day. They also understand works underway and what a surveyor or engineer needs to do.​

Potentiaol pay rate: £150-180 p/d       

Training duration: 5 consecutive days or 5 days at weekends   

Fees: £995 plus VAT

What you will be learning

  • Using manual and robotic Total Stations​

  • Using Automatic, laser and Digital levels

  • Two peg test for instrument calibration

  • Reducing levels, establishing site datums and TBM

  • Setting out methods

  • Surveying mathematics

  • Establishing primary and secondary site controls

  • Using a tape for setting out

  • Understanding errors in taping

Certification: CITB assured achievements and college  certificates in Total Station, levelling and tape measurement

Junior setting out engineer training

Whast Junior engineers do on site

 

A junior engineer is competent in setting out construction elements, such as piles, walls, columns, lift shafts, doors, windows, etc, but under supervision of a more experienced engineer. 

They can read drawings, understand construction processes and are able to check their's and other's work. They are able to use Total Stations reasonabley well. They can work in large construction sites under supervision of a senior engineer, but can work independently on their own on smaller and simpler projects.

We provide support for our trainees if none exists on site. Simply call or email us with any issues for help and support, or drop in to college after work with prior appointment.

Potentiaol pay rate: £220-£250 p/d       

Training duration: Minimum of one block of 9 days and the first two weekends of each month for up to two months.

Fees: £2295 plus VAT​​

 

What you will be learning

  • Using manual and robotic Total Stations​

  • Using Automatic, laser and Digital levels

  • Two peg test for instrument calibration

  • Reducing levels, establishing site datums and TBM

  • Setting out methods

  • Surveying mathematics

  • Establishing primary and secondary site controls

  • Using GNSS for surveying and setting out

Certification: ProQual Level 3 Diploma in Engineering Surveying, enabling learners to apply for a gold CSCS engineer surveyor card.

 Setting out engineer, Site engineer and Sureyor training

Our most popular course​

What Site engineers do on site?

 

A site engineer is fully competent in setting out construction elements, as outlined above plus retaining walls, deep excavations, roads, motorways, retaining walls, without supervision so, they can accept responsibility to most construction projects, both large and small.

They also have more responsibility than a typical setting out engineer, including ordering concrete, reinforcement, checking rebar drawings, bending schedules, laising with the architects, structural engineers, attend progress and planning meetings.

​They can read drawings, understand construction processes and are able to check their's and other's work. They are able to use Total Stations very well, albite not necessarily use every program onboard.

We train our learners over a longer training period learning to shine on site and demonstrate full capability and give confidence to the site manaement. We also provide life time support through phone, email or learners visit to college by appointment.

Potentiaol pay rate: £270-£350 p/d       

Training duration: One or two blocks of 9 days or the first three weekends of each month for up to three months, with optional one day a month of post training practice and support sessions thereafter.

Fees: £2995 plus VAT​​

What you will be learning

  • Using manual and robotic Total Stations​

  • Using Automatic, laser and Digital levels

  • Two peg test for instrument calibration

  • Reducing levels, establishing site datums and TBM

  • Setting out methods

  • Surveying mathematics

  • Establishing primary and secondary site controls

  • Using GNSS for surveying and setting out

  • 2 days of AutoCAD training

  • Reading Construction drawings, including rebar

  • Bending schedules

  • Quality control, non conformance reports (NCR)

  • Ordering concerete and reinforcement

  • Pre and post pour checks

  • Profile boards for site works, roads and motorways

  • Profile systems for deep excavations

Certification:ProQual Level 3 Diploma in Engineering Surveying and, CITB assured college issued certificates in Total Station, levelling and tape measurement

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 Level 6 Diploma in Civil engineering

What Civil engineers do on site?

A civil engineer does similar works to a site engineer but is also able to design or check integrity of structures, have better mathematical skills than a site engineer, also understand a range of software such as AutoCAD, REVIT, BIM, as well as environmental, financial, and material characteristics specially under loading.

 

They usually work in large civil engineering projects such as roads, tunnels, complex structures, deep excavations. They attend meetings, can plan work schecules, and within a few years achieve senior engineer or manager status.

We train our civil engineers at levels 6, equivalent to degree and level 7 equivalent to post graduate. However, as these are Diplomas to achieve degree or post graduate status, learners are advised to contact universities to complete porjects.

 

Training period for this course is over six months.​

Potentiaol pay rate: £300-£400 p/d       

Fees: £4995 plus VAT​​​

 

What you will be learning
  • Advanced Surveying techniques
  • Estimating and costing in Construction
  • Sturctural Design and Analysis
  • Construction Drawing and Drafting
  • Construction Project Management
  • Building Materials and Construction Technology
Certification: Level 3 Diploma in Engineering Surveying + Level 6 Diploma in Civil Engineering. Learers can progress to Level 7 at half normal fees.

ProQual Level 3 Diploma in Engineering Surveying for existing engineers and surveyors-to apply for a GOLD CSCS CARD

 

This training is designed for existing engineers and surveyors who are either unqualified, or work with a green laborer CSCS card. It aims to ensure learners have full understanding of the principles of surveying, levelling, setting out and are able to use a wide range of surveying equipment. Please note that the course does not include Total Station, setting out and surveying training as engineers and surveyors should be able to use equipment unaided on site.

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Training duration: Minimum of 6 days at the college plus one day of site assessment at workplace. 

Fees: £1412.50 plus VAT​​

What you will be learning

  • Principles of Surveying

  • Surveying mathematics

  • Using Automatic, laser and Digital levels

  • Two peg test for instrument calibration

  • Reducing levels, establishing site datums and TBM's

  • Establishing primary and secondary site controls

  • Using GNSS for surveying, setting out

  • Understanding errors in taping

  • Setting out accuracies

  • Factors in selecting the right equipment for setting out

Certification: CITB assured college issued certificates in Total Station, levelling and tape measurement + ProQual Level 3 Diploma in Engineering Surveying

Management courses

Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Occupational Work Supervision​

NVQ Level 3 and 6 Diploma in Construction Contracting Operation

NVQ Level 6 Diploma in Construction Site Management

NVQ Level 7 Diploma in Construction Senior Management

NVQ Level 7 Diploma in Construction Project Management

NVQ Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership

Level 7 Diploma in Environment Management

What you will be learning
  • We will agree an individual learning plan with each learner and take into account any prior learning, including certificates already acheived to reduce training duration.
  • Training is primarily through workplace evidences and professional discussions, written work and witness testimonies.
  • Please contact us for more information

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Engineering Surveying Courses

Vocational training provided by our team of experts

Level 3 Diploma in Engineering Surveying for experienced engineers £1595

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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