T3 Training is launching the Level 3 Geospatial Survey Technician Apprenticeship at Mid Kent College Maidstone campus early next year. This will provide employers in the region with an excellent opportunity to access high quality training with a nationally recognised qualification for their employees, from a training provider offering state-of-the-art vocational training facilities.

Students on the course will need to attend the college three times a year for two week blocks and also undertake online sessions too. The apprenticeship is approximately two years long, with an End Point Assessment (EPA) at the end. The course also has a level 3 diploma in geospatial surveying embedded within the qualification.

Recruiting a geospatial apprentice

If you want to recruit an apprentice for this course, talk to the training provider, T3 Training, who will be able to help. Don’t forget that all companies within the surveying profession can advertise apprenticeships free of charge on TSA’s website here too. You can also advertise on the government apprenticeship website here, as well as utilising your own website and social media.

Upskill existing staff with nationally recognised qualification

If you already have a member of staff that you think would benefit from undertaking this apprenticeship, contact T3 Training direct at training@t3-training.com to find out how to enrol them.

Here at TSA, we are absolutely delighted that T3 Training have now joined Riverside College in Widnes, Cheshire and Dudley College in the West Midlands in offering this apprenticeship. Find out more about Riverside College here and Dudley here.

Katie Holt, TSA Manager, says,

“Improving and increasing training opportunities is absolutely key to raising standards within the geospatial profession and safeguarding its sustainability. As far as apprenticeships are concerned, the Geospatial Apprenticeship Trailblazer Group is doing great work in spreading the word about the importance of apprenticeships. It is very heartening to see another new training provider come on board. We are absolutely committed to supporting the rollout of apprenticeships across the country and we are always keen to speak to other training providers who might be interested to find out more.”

To learn more about apprenticeships, please contact Katie Holt at katie@tsa-uk.org.uk.

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Among the 31 graduates were two students from Abu Dhabi, who travelled to Worcester specifically for the hands-on training in the principles of surveying provided at The Survey School.

Nine students gained distinctions, and prizes, based on assignment results, exam marks and overall observations by the tutors, were given to four for outstanding achievement.

Jointly sponsored by The Survey Association (TSA) and Leica Geosystems, the Best Student Award went to Eurig Price who achieved an enviable 99 per cent in his final examination.

Senior Tutor at The Survey School, Andrew Crumpler commented, “Eurig came on this course from a machine control back ground and carrying out topographical surveys was new to him. He has worked extremely hard and applied himself to his studies with some outstanding pieces of work.”

Caption: From left, TSA President Adam Bradley with Best Student Award winner, Eurig Price.

Sponsored by TSA, the recipient of the Vice-President’s Award was Jack Dods of Network Rail who was commended for his exceptionally high standard of work and efficient organisation.

Rafe Holmes of WYG Group was presented with the Chartered ICES prize for Best Assignment for his ‘first class’ surveying and setting out design for a new housing estate and access road.

To demonstrate their support for the TSA Course, a new and additional prize for this year was awarded by RICS for the Best Measured Building Assignment. Successful completion of the Course counts towards AssocRICS membership.

The first winner of the RICS prize was Steven Smith of IIC Technologies who was applauded for his very clear explanation of the laser scan surveying process and how to get the best results.

The Survey School is recognised by industry and employers as the UK’s premier commercial training centre for the education of land surveyors. TSA Surveying Course 49 starts on 3 September 2018 and Course 50 on 19 November 2018. For full details on these and shorter technical courses on specific topics, see the School’s website. www.surveyschool.org.uk

For further information, interviews or images contact Ruth Badley pr@tsa-uk.org.uk

Notes to Editors

The Survey Association was formed in 1979 and now has private survey company members in all areas of geomatics. TSA represents members on a wide variety of initiatives including the Survey Liaison Group, the GEO Business Show, Defra Flood Forum, BSI drafting panels, the UK BIM Alliance and continual Government lobbying. TSA is governed by a Council of 12, elected from the Full Member companies. A full-time Secretariat, based in Newark-on-Trent, runs the operational side of the Association.

The Survey School: In May 2014, TSA took over the running of the Survey School in Worcester. The TSA Surveying Course, written by TSA in 2001 to address the chronic shortage of survey training in the UK, continues to go from strength to strength. TSA is committed to training the next generation of surveyors and is expanding the number of short courses available at the School. TSA has also offered a Student Bursary to students in their second year at Newcastle University since 2011.

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