Further Levelling and Setting Out
Cost: £895 no VAT charged
Funding: CITB grant payable of £280 per person to eligible companies
Duration: 4 days
Locations: Bircham (Norfolk) and Glasgow (Scotland)
Dates: Call 0344 994 4433
Entry requirements: See below
This four-day course teaches how to correctly set out using a total station, which can be applied to multiple aspects of construction.
It is suitable for those with experience in setting out. This includes engineers and construction managers, site managers and other construction professionals looking to broaden their skills. Beginners may prefer our three-day introductory course.
You will get a CITB National Construction College Certificate for passing the course.
Course content
The course includes:
- How to set out using a total station
- Establish, check and manage control points
- Calculate coordinates for setting out
- Mitigating errors when using a total station
- View, edit, add and delete data on the total station
- Total station functions, including resection, occupied point, stake out and reference line
- Establish a site datum (TBM)
- Set out profiles to control height
- How to carry out a full check of setting-out compliance
- Recording point details ‘as set out’.
What you get
Entry requirements
- Reasonable level of mobility – must be able to lift and move loads.
- Basic understanding of geometry, including falls and gradients, angles, trigonometry, Pythagoras and coordinates.
- Good spoken and written English.
- Valid form of ID. See accepted forms of ID.
By booking a course, you agree to follow our Terms and Conditions.
Grants and funding
CITB Grants are available to eligible CITB Levy Registered employers. The following standards apply to this course:
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