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Engineering Surveying & Setting Out Training

Practical Courses for Beginners, Graduates & Working Professionals

Get job-ready fast with industry-focused training trusted for over 30 years. Finchley College is the only UK training provider with over 30 years experience of training engineers of tomorrow.

We specialise in hands-on surveying and setting out training that prepares you for real construction sites , through intensive hands-on training at the college, classroom teaching and course notes, simulators, video and audio lessons. Whether you’re starting from scratch, upskilling after university, or formalising years of site experience, we have a course to match your goals.

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Why Train With Us?

✔ Over 30 years of experience in construction training
✔ Practical, hands-on learning
✔ Weekend and block-release options
✔ Recognised qualifications
✔ Clear progression routes
✔ Post-training support to help you get into work

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Training for beginners and graduates is intensive, hands-on, with the aim of providing skills, confidence, and the ability to work independently. We provide post-training support for life.

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Who Our Courses Are For

• Beginners with no surveying experience

• Graduates lacking site confidence or expertise using Total Stations for setting out

• Tradespeople moving into engineering roles

• Engineers and surveyors without qualifications or using green labourer card

• Career changers seeking a cost-effective alternative to university

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Graduate Training Programme

Start Your Career in Engineering Surveying

A practical introduction to engineering surveying and setting out, ideal for beginners and graduates who want to gain confidence using industry-standard equipment and receive CITB approved certificates.

What You’ll Learn

• Manual and robotic Total Stations

• GNSS for surveying and setting out

• Automatic, laser, and digital levels

• Reading construction drawings

• Instrument setup, calibration, and programs

• Core setting out methods

Duration

• 5 weekend sessions or 4 consecutive days plus study pack to keep

Fee: £1,195

👉 Enquire Now – Limited Places Available

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Beginner to Advanced Course

Become Site-Ready as a Setting Out Engineer

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This is our most popular course, providing the full skillset required to work competently on construction sites.

You’ll Gain. This course continus throughout the year, without any half term or summer breaks. 

 

Learners are advised to register 4 weeks in advance to study the theory part of the course at home and submit draft assignments before joining practical element at the college. The principles of surveying, setting out and levelling are taught again at the college but prior reading and the use of course notes will help with better understaning and achieveing a higher standard of engineering skills, it also helps with preparation for the course and meets the awarding body minimum study period of 160 hours. 

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What you will gain from this course

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• Full understanding of site engineering roles

• Advanced setting out skills

• Confidence working independently on site

Key Topics

• Total Stations (manual & robotic)

• GNSS surveying & site control

• Surveying accuracy, precision & checking

• Foundations, RC & steel frame setting out

• Holding-down bolts

• As-built surveys

• Pre-pour checks & QA procedures

Duration: 10 days

• a block of two weeks (the first and second Monday to Friday every other month, May, July, Sept or Nov.

• or three weekends in one month and two weekend the next.

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Fee: £2495 plus VAT (£2995), we offer a 10% discount for payment in full 4 weeks in advance, or 5% one week in advance.

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👉 Book Your Place Today 

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Beginner to enhanced level course:

This course is intended for those changing career into construction engineering with no prior experience in construction. It provides up to 25 days of training over two to three months. Classes are held at weekends as well as blocks of two weeks in one month and one week the next month. We can agree with an individual learning plan to suit each learner, weekends, weekdays or a combination of both. Learners also receive training in engineering surveying plus extra topics to set you apart from competion and more attractive to employers.

• AutoCAD,

• CAA approved certificates as well as awarding body qualifications in Drone use for commercial operations

• First Aid at Work

• Health and safety and Risk assessment

• How to work as an engineer, quality assurance

• Fee: £3579 plus VAT (£4295), 10% discount for payment in full 4 weeks in advance

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Existing Engineers & Surveyors

Gain a Qualification & CSCS Gold Card

Designed for professionals already working on-site without formal qualifications.

The Diploma in Engineering Surveying is CSCS-approved, enabling applicants to apply for the Gold CSCS Engineer Surveyor Card.

Key Areas Covered

• Levelling instruments & calibration (two-peg test)

• GNSS surveying

• Site control systems

• Coordinate creation & transformations

• Surveying mathematics

• Roadworks profiling

• Fee: £1595

👉 Formalise Your Experience – Enquire Now- 

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Additional Qualifications Available

• Level 3 & 6 NVQ Occupational Health & Safety

• Level 3 & 6 NVQ Construction Contracting Operations

• First Aid at Work

• A2 CofC Drone Certification

• Level 3 & 4 UAS Remote Piloting Qualifications

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Ready to Take the Next Step?

📞 Speak to a training advisor today - (+44) 020 8143 8970
📧 Flexible payment options available (pay in full in advance with up to 10% discount or pay per weekend)
📍 UK-based, industry-recognised training

👉 Contact Us Now to Secure Your Place

Email: finchleycollege@yahoo.com​​​