BTEC Surveying Level 3 Advanced Certificate Course

A home distance learning course is the ideal way to gain an award in BTEC Surveying. Whether you're looking to go on to further education, improve your job prospects or expand your knowledge, distance learning BTEC Surveying is a flexible and convenient course, which allows you to comprehensively prepare for an exam or career through home study. What's more, because the distance learning level 3 Certificate BTEC Surveying course is a fully comprehensive course, minimum prior knowledge is required.

Module 1 - Health and safety

• Understand the general and specific responsibilities both of employers and employees under current health, safety and welfare legislation.
• Be able to identify workplace hazards, persons who may be affected by such hazards, and the potential consequences of accidents.
• Know how to use risk assessments in appropriate formats.
• Be able to use workplace health and safety policies to recommend control measures, reduce risk and meet legal requirements.
• Understand own role in accident recording and reporting procedures.

Module 2 - Measuring, estimating and tendering processes in construction and the built environment

• Be able to record dimensions and descriptions of construction work in a methodical way and process these into final quantities for varying purposes, eg bills of quantities, variations, final account, interim payments, claims, etc.
• Understand the purpose of estimating and the common techniques used to price construction work.
• Be able to calculate all-in costs of materials, labour and plant, together with unit rates, for a variety of construction work.
• Be able to derive approximate quantities and costs to determine the approximate value of building projects at varying pre-contract development design stages and to understand the limitations on the accuracy that might be achieved.
• Understand the purpose of tendering, the common techniques used and the relevant documentation and explain the factors that can affect the level of tenders.

Module 3 - Surveying in contruction and civil engineering

• Understand surveying terminology and be able to use the equipment and instruments typically used to perform linear surveys, record the measurements in a standard from and produce drawings.
• Be able to use the equipment and instruments typically used to perform levelling surveys, record the measurements in a standard form and produce drawings.
• Be able to use the equipment and instruments typically used to measure angles, record the measurements in a standard form and produce results from calculations.
• Be able to perform the setting out of small buildings

This Quality Assured BTEC Surveying Level 3 Certificate is specifically designed for those interested in this field and wish to gain an increased knowledge and understanding of the subject area.

Construction is a vast, multi-national and multi billion industry. And because of this, the industry places much importance on developing new building projects and keeping construction costs under control. That’s why there is a great demand for people with Surveying skills.

The good news is that this course provides you with valuable hands-on experience which could lead to gainful employment as a professional in the industry.

The good news is that no prior learning knowledge or experience is essential to take this course, however a minimum prior learning to GCSE standard would prove beneficial to students in order to manage their studies and the assumed knowledge within the course content.

This course is openly available to anyone wishing to learn more about BTEC Surveying and would like to take part in a highly rewarding home study course. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to expand their knowledge and study further, so we try to keep our entry requirements to a minimum.