Surveying

This Advanced Apprenticeship has two routes: spatial data, or surveying, property and maintenance.

Spatial Data is about collecting data and mapping the shape of natural and artificial features on civil engineering and construction schemes and using this as the basis for site plans. Spatial Data Surveyors work on road, tunnel and bridge building projects; land redevelopment, mining and quarrying and the installation of power and water supply networks.

The surveying, property and maintenance route contains five pathways of specialisation:

• Maintenance, quantity surveying
• General practice
• Building surveying
• Valuation

Depending on your pathway you, you could learn how to assess the condition of a property or help manage the development of land.

The nature of your learning will depend on your employer’s scope of operation. As an apprentice, you’ll probably learn health and safety; how to manage your own workload; how to help assess the condition of a property; how to help monitor the maintenance of the property; and how to collect, analyse and present measured survey data. You may have the option to learn other skills like cost control, solving disputes, and building regulations.

After successful completion of the Advanced Apprenticeship, you’ll be well placed in a varied profession with excellent prospects.