This course will provide you with theoretical and practical education and training in surveying. Following successful completion of the course, graduates may gain employment at the professional level within the career structure of the surveying industry. The Advanced Diploma satisfies the academic requirements for membership of the Spatial Sciences Institute (Engineering and Mining Commission) and satisfies the requirements of the Mines Survey Board for authorisation as a Grade 1 (Underground) and Grade 2 (Open Cut) Mines Surveyor.

Available Semester 1, 2009

Employment opportunities exist for graduates to work in local government and private surveying firms or in mineral exploration, mining, planning and development companies or with city, town and shire councils as part of a team of other professionals and associates.  Graduates may be employed as one of the following: Mines Surveyor (if eligible for Authorisation), Junior Surveyor or Survey Team member in the mining industry and surveyor in construction and engineering fields.

DOMESTIC STUDENTS:
Domestic students are required to pay Course and Resource fees
Course Fees - maximum course fees for 2010 are $580.00 (or $290.00 concession) per semester.   
Resource Fees - cover the cost of any materials & resources provided by the college and will vary depending on the content of the course.

Payment options may be available for those experiencing financial hardship, please ask when you enrol.
Please note: Access & Bridging Programs have a course fee of $25.00 as well as any resource fees.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS:
International Student course fees are available here.

Students may also need to purchase textbooks, equipment or materials.
Different fees apply to Fee For Service training.

There may be alternative or equivalent ways to meet the entrance requirements for a course. For further information please click here.
Please contact the Training WA Career Centre on ph: 13 23 98 or (08) 9224 6500 for further information or assistance.

Selection criteria are normally only used if there are more people applying than there are places in a course.  Selection criteria can be; 

• academic (secondary and tertiary study)
• work experience (voluntary or paid)
• industry involvement and life experience
• employment status
• interview or folio

Not all qualifications have selection criteria, but when they do, you will be asked to address them. This means that you must show how your study and experience meet the selection criteria by providing evidence – this could be letters from your employer, academic records, group certificates or other documents.

There are 2 semesters in each year:
1st semester runs from February to June and applications close in November (October for courses requiring submission of a folio) of the previous year while;
2nd semester runs from July to December and applications close in May/June.
NB Not all courses are offered full-time in each semester.

Semester 1 2010 has commenced.  There may limited places available in some courses, please contact us about any vacancies or to lodge a Safety Net Application.  Alternatively applications for full time study in Semester 2 will open on 4 May 2010.

Unit availability and enrolment times and venues for Semester 1  2010 are now available.  Enrolments will take place between 29 January and 3 February, check the specific enrolment dates and times on Central's website.  Acceptance is on a first come first served basis at the relevant campus.

If you are continuing in the same course, re-enrolment details will be made available through your study area.

Certain Units from this qualification are available for off-campus/distance learning.

If you have previously completed study at Central Institute of Technology or another TAFE College you may be able to claim exemptions. For more information on obtaining credit for previously completed units, please contact us.

Central Institute of Technology's Recognition of Prior Learning program is designed to help you to gain formal recognition for the skills and knowledge you may already have. This may mean that you are given a credit towards a qualification you wish to achieve and you don't waste time covering things you already know. The way in which you have learnt something isn't necessarily important.  Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) places an emphasis on assessment. This can happen in a number of ways:

• A collection of evidence you present to us (portfolio)
• Challenge testing
• Direct observation of your work

Find out more about RPL now - Get the Credit You Deserve.   You can also get a copy of the RPL Candidate Self-Assessment Guide from Student Services, or download a copy here.

Email: enquiry@central.wa.edu.au 

Telephone within Australia: 1300 300 822 

Outside Australia: (618) 9427 1055

Hours (WST): Mon to Fri 8am-5pm

Fax: (618) 9427 1999

All due care is taken to ensure that information is correct at the time of viewing/printing, however, it may be subject to change, so please check with the College when applying or enrolling.