Develop your career as a surveying assistant or technician with this advanced course. Equip yourself with the practical skills and technical knowledge required to support a surveying team.
CPP40216 Certificate IV in Surveying
Develop your career as a surveying assistant or technician with this advanced course. You will gain the skills required to support a surveying team including using surveying tools and equipment, using computer programs, analysis of data, and report writing. This course is an ideal stepping stone to employment or further training in the field.
According to the Australian Government's Job Outlook service, surveyors and spatial scientists are in demand with employers fining it hard to fill vacancies. There are likely to be around 3,000 job openings in this area over the next five years with employers looking for candidates who are motivated, organised, and work well in a team.
This course covers complex surveying duties and spatial information services. You will learn how to use global navigation satellite systems and gain skills in computations, computer-aided drawing, terrestrial technologies, and project set out. Our teachers are experts in the field with close ties to industry to ensure our training reflects the latest industry practice.
Successful completion of this course will qualify you to complete complex surveying and spatial information activities. If completed as part of an apprenticeship this course will also allow you to apply for a trade qualification.
The successful achievement of this qualification requires you to complete all core and 8 elective units from the list below.
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CPPSIS4025Collect spatial data using GNSSUnit code: CPPSIS4025 Unit description: This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to collect spatial data using global navigation satellite system (GNSS) equipment for surveying purposes, using both single point and differential techniques. The unit covers planning work tasks and setting up and operating GNSS equipment to achieve the required accuracy. The unit includes validating data to identify errors. |
Collect spatial data using GNSS | |
CPPSIS4027Organise surveying field servicesUnit code: CPPSIS4027 Unit description: This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to organise surveying field services. The unit covers planning field activities to allow for contingencies and risks, and allocating resources. The unit also covers conducting organised field service tasks relating to measuring and marking surface positions, and documenting and reporting project results. It requires some client consultation. |
Organise surveying field services | |
CPPSIS4031Perform surveying computationsUnit code: CPPSIS4031 Unit description: This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to perform surveying computations in a plane coordinate system. Computations involve simple and complex figures with regular and irregular sides, and computations for traverses, angles, bearings, coordinates, perimeter and area. Computations include simple horizontal curves and horizontal set-out data for curves. Specialised software applications are routinely used. |
Perform surveying computations | |
CPPSIS4037Produce computer-aided drawingsUnit code: CPPSIS4037 Unit description: This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to use appropriate software program functions and features to produce drawings for spatial tasks. The unit covers determining task requirements, including analysing task or design specifications and client needs, and setting up hardware and software applications. It requires the ability to use software functions and features to prepare digital and paper computer-aided spatial drawings, and to test and validate the integrity of drawings. |
Produce computer-aided drawings | |
CPPSIS4040Collect spatial data using terrestrial technologiesUnit code: CPPSIS4040 Unit description: This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to collect spatial data using terrestrial technologies, including total station. The unit covers planning work tasks to identify control marks, as well as equipment set-up and operation. The unit includes validating data to identify errors, and making corrections and adjustments using industry-accepted methods to achieve required accuracy range. |
Collect spatial data using terrestrial technologies | |
CPPSIS4041Set out site and building worksUnit code: CPPSIS4041 Unit description: This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to set out spatial data for building or site works using surveying methods and equipment. The unit covers using horizontal and vertical control techniques to set out marks and lines to define the position and level of design points on site. It also covers interpreting plans and specifications in order to conduct measurements and calculations that ensure building elements are the correct size, in the correct plan position, and at the correct reduced level. The unit requires the ability to check and validate measurements and calculations against specifications, and complete set-out documentation. |
Set out site and building works |
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CPCCOHS1001AWork safely in the construction industryUnit code: CPCCOHS1001A Unit description: This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to undertake Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) induction training within the construction industry. It requires the ability to demonstrate personal awareness of OHS legislative requirements, and the basic principles of risk management and prevention of injury and illness in the construction industry. Licensing requirements will apply to this unit of competency depending on the regulatory requirements of each jurisdiction. |
Work safely in the construction industry | |
CPPCMN4002Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practicesUnit code: CPPCMN4002 Unit description: This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to analyse the workplace in relation to environmentally sustainable work practices, and then implement improvements and monitor their effectiveness. |
Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices | |
CPPCMN4003Establish, develop and monitor teamsUnit code: CPPCMN4003 Unit description: This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to facilitate the development of team members’ working relationships, monitor their interactions and performance, and manage coaching and incentive programs to improve team effectiveness. |
Establish, develop and monitor teams | |
CPPSIS3021Visually interpret image dataUnit code: CPPSIS3021 Unit description: This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to visually interpret image data to identify the basic features of the landscape, including land cover such as vegetation, roads, railways, buildings, water bodies and terrain forms. Image data can include aerial and terrestrial photographs and satellite images. The images can be digital or in hard copy. Mapping or other appropriate software can be used to assist visual interpretation if it is available. The unit requires the ability to apply the principles and methods of visual image interpretation. This unit is restricted to visual interpretation, as digital enhancement of images is covered in CPPSIS4026 Digitally enhance and process image data. |
Visually interpret image data | |
CPPSIS4022Store and retrieve spatial dataUnit code: CPPSIS4022 Unit description: This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to store and retrieve spatial data, including digital and hard copy storage. The unit covers locating, storing, and backing up data according to organisational procedures. |
Store and retrieve spatial data | |
CPPSIS4030Operate surveying equipmentUnit code: CPPSIS4030 Unit description: This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to operate a range of surveying equipment for data capture or spatial data set-out. The unit covers selecting, setting up and using surveying equipment to perform basic measurements; and recording and calculating horizontal and vertical information. This includes validating and checking data accuracy and performing basic data reductions and manipulation using software. The unit requires the ability to check and adjust equipment to achieve task requirements, and to identify and report faults or problems. It also requires the ability to plan and execute work tasks in consultation with team members, and complete records and documentation. |
Operate surveying equipment | |
CPPSIS4032Conduct field surveying operationsUnit code: CPPSIS4032 Unit description: This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to plan and conduct field surveying operations, which may include working in isolated or remote areas. The unit covers planning and preparing operations to ensure adequate equipment and supplies and to meet work health and safety requirements. The unit also requires completing documentation and cleaning, checking, maintaining and storing equipment after the field operation is completed. The unit requires knowledge of emergency procedures. |
Conduct field surveying operations | |
CPPSIS4036Operate spatial software applicationsUnit code: CPPSIS4036 Unit description: This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to operate spatial software applications to produce, name and store spatial documents. The unit covers planning work tasks and selecting suitable software and equipment to meet task requirements. The unit requires the ability to use a computer and the features, tools and functions of different software applications to present, calculate and check spatial information. |
Operate spatial software applications |
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You will need to be able to perform surveying computations, produce computer-aided drawings and operate spatial software applications in the surveying industry.
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