Surveying Technician Apprenticeship – Standard

The main duties and tasks of a Surveying Technician are:

• To collect information from inspections or visits to buildings, land and construction sites
• To take appropriate measurements of buildings, land or plans
• To meet with other professionals, clients, customers and others to obtain and provide information relating to land, property or construction
• To collect and record data relating to land, buildings or construction for technical use
• To manage work tasks relating to the area of practice
• To undertake costings and/or measurements and/or valuations using data collected from research
• To ensure a safe working environment for themselves and others

The entry requirement for the apprenticeship will be five GCSEs at grade C/4 or higher, including Maths and English.

DCG, the apprentice and the employer will complete a thorough skillscan to ensure this is the correct programme and level; will complete regular reviews; and will ensure all knowledge, skills and behaviours are met prior to the end-point assessment.

• Provide a high standard of service
• Act in a way that promotes trust in the surveying profession
• Act with integrity
• Treat others with respect
• Take responsibility

BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Construction and the Built Environment

We strongly recommend that on-programme assessment is used to monitor progress in the acquisition of knowledge, skills and experience and that this should include two elements:

a) a mandatory Level 3 Diploma comprising core and optional units

b) the presentation of a portfolio of evidence (which will not form part of the Diploma). This will be assessed by Assessors who are either qualified NVQ Assessors or who are active and trained Assessors for the RICS Associate assessment.

Apprentices without Level 2 English and Maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end-point assessment. 

The end-point assessment is the RICS Associate assessment. This is a substantial piece of work, typically taking around three months to complete and will include:

• A 3000-word summary of experience
• A 2500-word case study
• A record of a minimum of 48 hours of continuing professional development undertaken during the last 12 months
• An ethics test

Yes – via mandatory day release at the College

No.  However, PPE is a mandatory requirement.

HNC or Higher Apprenticeship

Senior Surveying Technician

You may already have someone in your organisation or someone has come to you direct asking for an apprenticeship, but if you don’t we have a free recruitment service to help you hire the best candidate for your organisation from our talent pool and external advertising through social media and the national apprenticeship services website

If you are an employer and you would like to know more, please email businessenquiries@derby-college.ac.uk or call 01332 387421