Master the tools and technical skills required to practise land surveying in this free online engineering course.

Are you interested in a career that takes you outdoors and engages your mathematical and observation skills? If so, you may find land surveying to be a rewarding career. This course is designed by the online education platform Skill Up to provide the training you need to become a land surveyor who determines land size as accurately as possible before any construction work can begin. We begin with an overview of the job and its requirements and earning potential.

The course then analyses the different instruments and techniques used to perform surveying tasks. We explore topographic surveying and mapping, which are surveys that locate the horizontal and vertical positions of the surface features of a specific geographic area. We then study boundary surveying. Contrary to popular belief, land surveyors do not establish boundary lines but merely act to document actual land sections and features. We explain how this works in detail.

Finally, we lay out the vital health and safety precautions you should take on the job and go through the Code of Safe Surveying Practices. The course also demonstrates how to use personal protective equipment and emphasises the importance of personal responsibility while describing the role of supervisors in keeping workers safe. Land surveying is a crucial step in the preparation of any construction project and this engineering course provides all the essential skills you need to enter this fascinating field.