Certificate Course for Survey Field Assistants (NVQ Level 2)

About this course

The Certificate Course is an NVQ Level 2 programme that trains survey field assistants. The page is headed only "Certificate Course", so the listing names it after the role it prepares for. Training has an in-house part of two weeks, covering theory and practical work, and a ten-week on-the-job part, which adds up to about 12 weeks. Ten competency units cover identifying and preparing a survey site, preparing a sketch of the site, setting up surveying and levelling instruments, carrying out surveys, maintaining instruments, record keeping, maintaining sub stores, supporting the services of officers and maintaining working relationships. ISM says graduates qualify as survey field assistants and can work in that role in industry. Selection is by competitive written examination. The learning outcomes and graduate profile are placeholders on the page, and fees, intakes and deadlines are not published.