This course will be presented by Rachael Musgrave-Evans LS.

There is a frustrating lack of resources to assist Licensed Surveyors in the training of young surveyors in their employ. This contributes to the lack of progress of graduates who wish to advance to registration as a licensed surveyor.

The aim of our courses is to fill in the gaps and provide much needed guidance and resources to assist in the training of cadastral surveyors.

Course 1 “Surveying from First Principles” will lay the critical foundations which we will then build on as we roll out the further modules over the coming year. 

Course 1 will put new graduates on the right path and assist the more experienced graduates to move forward.   Participants with more practical experience will be in a good position to take great advantage of the processes and teachings in this module.

The fundamental processes taught in Course 1 will not only assist surveyors immediately with their training but also provide critical resources to refer back to during their careers.

The training courses being offered by our office are primarily designed to provide surveying graduates with some training and support towards becoming registered as a Licensed Surveyor (graduates do not need to be in a formal Professional Training Agreement to be eligible to attend).  These sessions will also suit people with a TAFE qualification (surveying) or those who have some level of work experience as a cadastral surveyor.  These courses can also provide additional guidance to recently Licensed Surveyors.

Course Details:

This course has been designed to teach and familiarize participants with the following from first principles:

• Traversing principles
• Preparation of field cards
• Potential sources of error and how to mitigate those errors
• The ability to interrogate data collected in the field
• Preparation of worksheets
• Re-establishment computation exercises
• The capacity to question re-establishment results
• Quality Assurance processes for the checking of computations and final documentation.

Pre-requisites:

• Participants need to hold a surveying degree/diploma or have had some experience working as a cadastral surveyor.  Recently Licensed Surveyors are also welcome to register.
• Must be able to bring along an HP calculator with closure programs

Cost:  

• $450 plus GST (Booking fees apply)
• Capped at 20 places
• Morning and afternoon tea provided; lunch is not included (many options for lunch available around venue)

Venue: 

Ray Bradfield Room

33 Forest Street, Castlemaine

Close to Train Station

When: 

TBA

Contact: 

Email: training@megc.com.au

Ph: 0431 477 257 

Driving: Approximately 1hr 30mins from Melbourne along Calder Highway. Plenty of parking available in Castlemaine.

Train: Catch a V-line Train on the Bendigo Line from Southern Cross Station and get off at Castlemaine.  The venue is a short walk from the station.

The train trip takes approximately 1hr 30mins and costs $11.00 for the day.

Check the current timetable on the V-line website, a 7.02am Train from Southern Cross gets into Castlemaine at 8.31am (November 2024 Timetable)