Beginner to enhanced engineering surveying

An ultimate engineering surveying course aimed at complete beginners and those changing careers into construction engineering

If you aim to work as a site engineer, land surveyor, or setting out engineer role and earn upwards of £50000 p/a, or more within a year of completion of your course without getting into huge student loan debts of up to £60000 and wasting 3 years of your life studying at uni choose our beginner to the enhanced course.

Most universities teach surveying in their first year of the 3-year degree course and spend no more than 60 hours on the subject. But most graduates would have forgotten all they studied by the time they graduate; this leads to a low starting salary of £25-30000

This starting salary has been constant for the past 20 years. Employers see university graduates as an easy target for low pay because the majority have little practical experience.

Beginner to the enhanced course is specially designed to teach you all you need to know over 3 to 4 months at weekends or some weekdays to work effectively, competently, and reach a higher earning potential than a graduate.

Learners of this course will complete beginner to intermediate level, then progress to the advanced level but also attend Sundays for extra lessons and practical training sessions to prepare them for the world of work.

Beginner to enhanced level is a 24-day intensive course over 4 months, designed to prepare learners for work as competent engineers working independently on their own.

Post-training support is provided;

Enhanced learners are entitled to considerable post training support as and when they need it.
simply contact us by phone or email from work to get help if you need it, we aim to get back to you asap.
Attend college by appointment and speak to one of our tutors to resolve any questions you may have
Come in for short one day refresher classes to go over topics that you may need to work more

This course can be completed over two months by attending 5 consecutive day lessons on the first week of each month as well as every Saturday and Sunday.

		Beginner to intermediate level
Day	Session	Month1 9.00 am to 3.00 pm
Saturday	1	Mathematics of surveying Coordinate systems, rectangular and polar Creating a local coordinate system for setting out Calculating coordinates of points from drawings Practical Maths session Health and Safety on site for engineers Dynamic Risk assessment methods Beginner AutoCAD
Sunday	2	Principles of levelling Two peg test method of checking for calibration of a levelling equipment Calculating reduced levels, the height of collimation, and rise & fall methods Errors in levelling How to reduce errors in levelling Practical levelling exercises Establishing site datums by levelling traverse Beginner AutoCAD
Saturday	3	Introduction to Total stations History of Total station development Downloading of instrument simulator Total station settings Total station programs in brief Practical exercises Measuring distances, heights, and angles Measuring areas and volumes Surveying exercise Beginner AutoCAD
Sunday	4	Construction drawings Architects, engineers, rebar, bending schedules, elevations, and sections Introduction to traversing Closed and open traverses Checking a traverse for angle correction Intermediate AutoCAD
Saturday	5	Surveying Creating a local control system for surveying Criteria for establishing north direction Establishing primary and secondary control Surveying exercises AutoCAD
Sunday	6	Quality control Pre-pour inspection sheets Checking drawings for errors or missing information Checking architect’s drawings against engineer’s drawings for errors Post pour checks, as built surveys AutoCAD
Saturday	7	Traversing Establishing site control Checking an existing site control AutoCAD
Sunday	8	Construction Drawings Architect’s, engineer’s, reinforcement, bending schedules Ordering concrete and reinforcement Area and volume calculations Final beginner to intermediate level assessment


		Advanced level
Day	Session	Months 2 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
Saturday	9	Surveying Practical surveying exercises Establishing local control systems for surveying Local resection Advanced AutoCAD
Sunday	10	Total stations programs Resection Reference line, arc, and plane Setting out piles, columns, walls Setting out lines parallel or at right angle to each other Setting out lines at any angle Setting out ramps, slopes Advanced AutoCAD
Saturday	11	Setting out Setting out walls, columns, box outs Advanced AutoCAD
Sunday	12	Setting out Setting out lift shafts, stairs, ramps Advanced AutoCAD
Saturday	13	Setting out High rise RC and Steel frames Setting out holding down bolts Maintaining control in high rise buildings Advanced AutoCAD
Sunday	14	Quality control Pre-pour inspection sheets Checking drawings for errors or missing information Post pour checks, as built surveys Advanced AutoCAD
Saturday	15	Traversing Practical traversing exercise Adjusting errors GNSS for surveying and setting out Working out position with GNSS Static and RTK modes of measurements Recording details and codes Working out when GNSS is not appropriate equipment to use Surveying and setting out exercises by GNSS Advanced AutoCAD
Sunday	16	Construction Drawings Architect’s, engineer’s, reinforcement, bending schedules Ordering concrete and reinforcement Area and volume calculations Final assessments
Month 3: Advanced and enhanced level combined Repeat Advanced level Enhanced learners will repeat month 2 Advanced level to gain further fluency with the use of surveying equipment
Day	Session	Month 3 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
Saturday	17	Surveying Practical surveying exercises Establishing local control systems for surveying Local resection Advanced AutoCAD
Sunday	18	Total stations programs Resection Reference line, arc, and plane Setting out piles, columns, walls Setting out lines parallel or at right angle to each other Setting out lines at any angle Setting out ramps, slopes Advanced AutoCAD
Saturday	19	Setting out Setting out walls, columns, box outs Advanced AutoCAD
Sunday	20	Setting out Setting out lift shafts, stairs, ramps Advanced AutoCAD
Saturday	21	Setting out High rise RC and Steel frames Setting out holding down bolts Maintaining control in high rise buildings Advanced AutoCAD
Sunday	22	Quality control Pre-pour inspection sheets Checking drawings for errors or missing information Post pour checks, as built surveys Advanced AutoCAD
Saturday	23	Traversing Practical traversing exercise Adjusting errors GNSS for surveying and setting out Working out position with GNSS Static and RTK modes of measurements Recording details and codes Working out when GNSS is not appropriate equipment to use Surveying and setting out exercises by GNSS Advanced AutoCAD
Sunday	24	Construction Drawings Architect’s, engineer’s, reinforcement, bending schedules Ordering concrete and reinforcement Area and volume calculations Final assessments

		Tutorial for Enhanced level learners Tutorial lessons in the final month of the enhanced are designed to ensure learners have reached complete competency in the use of all surveying equipment, it will include a review of all topics, revision of the use of all surveying instruments, theory, and practice. It will also cover issues you may encounter at your first and subsequent jobs, such as lack of site control, how to work better with robotic Total stations, site engineering topics, quality controls, managing yourself at work.
Day	Session	Month4 3.00 to 6.00 pm
Saturday	25	Tutorials
Saturday	26	Tutorials
Saturday	27	Tutorials
Saturday	28	Tutorials