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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
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L/615/5308 - Introduction to Surveying
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R/615/5309 - Understanding Levelling in Surveying
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J/615/5310 - Using a Total Station in Surveying
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L/615/5311 - Using Global Navigation Satellite Systems
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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
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Diploma qualification for existing engineers
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Duration: 4 days of face to face training and assessment, including one day of site visit
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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.
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Duration: 6 Consecutive days or the first thee weekends of any month
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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.
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Diploma qualification for beginners to advanced level
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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.
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Diploma qualification for beginners to enhanced level
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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.
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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
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Life time support
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Individual learning plan
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One to one tutorials
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Immediate notification of job vacancies
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Construction management qualifications
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College also offers NVQ Diplomas in construction supervision, contracting operations, site management, senior management. Please click above for more information about management courses.
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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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