Levelling and Setting out

Cost

£340 + vat
(2008 Courses £330 + vat)

2 day course

The course is designed for site managers, foremen, supervisors and trainees who are required to set out for construction and civil engineering work. Little or no previous experience is required but some basic understanding of the need to work and transfer levels is desirable.

The Theodolite Setting out course can be taken as a third day option.

Content

The course will give participants an understanding of basic levelling and setting out for construction work. Time will be spent on the correct booking of results. The course is practical with a number of field exercises which build up to give the participant confidence in using the level in the work place.

Objectives

On completion of the course delegates will be able to:

• set up and use automatic and laser levels
• read the staff, book and calculate the results
• establish a working bench mark on site
• record the level of existing features
• set out level information from a drawing
• set out to given levels including soffits
• set out profiles and calculate travellers
• level on sloping sites
• check the level for collimation

Courses for 2008

Venue	Start Date
London	7 Oct
Birmingham	4 Nov
Leeds	11 Nov
Haydock	18 Nov

Courses for 2009

Venue	Start Date
London	3 Mar, 21 Jul, 17 Nov
Birmingham	20 Jan, 23 Jun, 20 Oct
Leeds	3 Feb, 7 Jul, 3 Nov
Haydock	10 Feb, 14 Jul, 10 Nov