Advancing Setting Out Skills Across The Industry
Advancing Setting Out Skills Across The Industry
Trusted by the UK’s leading construction companies for setting out training, Setting Out For Construction deliver expert-led, CITB Assured training and NVQs, that build genuine competence, not just certificates.
ProQual Accredited
Nationally Recognised
Industry Textbook
By Founder Saffron Grant
Community Access
Post-Course Support
7 UK & Ireland Locations
National Open Courses
In-House Training
UK & Ireland Corporate Delivery
Setting Out For Construction was founded by Saffron Grant, a BEng Civil Engineer with 28 years’ experience and author of the industry’s go-to setting out textbook.
Unlike providers who deliver a course and move on, we run a full setting out competency-development ecosystem. Training, qualifications, mentoring, e-learning and ongoing support, so engineers leave with real competence, not just a certificate.
We’ve trained over 5,000 construction professionals, from individuals funding their own careers to national contractors procuring full setting out training programmes.
Whether you’re an individual building your career or a company developing your workforce. We have the right solution.
Advance your career in site engineering. Our setting out training gives you the practical skills, qualifications and confidence to get hired and promoted across the industry.
Reduce setting out errors on site, build your team’s competence, and reduce reliance on external engineers with our corporate setting out for construction training solutions.
Partner with us to support surveying modules and give your students industry-standard, practical setting out training from a trusted UK training provider.
All courses are designed by experienced site engineers, delivered with professional equipment, and backed by CITB assurance, covering everything from setting out training UK-wide to specialist AutoCAD for site engineers and surveying diplomas.
The UK’s most comprehensive and practical setting out for construction course, giving complete beginners and experienced engineers alike the confidence to work with total stations and levels on any site.
Our accredited engineering surveying diploma builds on practical experience with a recognised qualification, ideal for engineers progressing into more senior site engineer roles.
Advance your setting out skills further with this intensive 5-day programme, designed for engineers already working on site who want to sharpen technique and speed.
Learn how to use AutoCAD for site engineers confidently on construction and civil projects, from drawing interpretation to setting out data; we have you covered.
Responsive hands-on tuition, real site scenarios, and ongoing support — here’s what makes our setting out training different.
Choose from scheduled setting out course dates across 7 UK & Ireland locations, or enquire about in-house training delivered at your site. We’ll match you to the right level and format.
All setting out training uses professional robotic total stations (Leica, Trimble, Topcon). Small groups ensure every learner gets hands-on time with the equipment throughout the week.
Leave with a CITB Assured certificate, your achievement on the CTR, a copy of our setting out for construction textbook, and lifetime access to our e-learning platform and community.
5/5 Rated by 50+ happy learners
Whether you’re an individual building your career or a company developing your workforce. We have the right solution.
We focus on building the real-world setting out skills and confidence engineers need to perform on site. Our training is designed around outcomes, not attendance records.
We train on multiple total station types, not just one so you’re ready for whatever instrument you find on any setting out in construction site.
Our public setting out courses run across 10 locations. London, Kent, Glasgow, Leeds, Birmingham, Newcastle, Warrington, Belfast and Dublin. Most competitors operate from a single base.
We work with colleges and universities across the UK on setting out construction modules, a level of academic credibility most commercial training providers can’t claim.
Our ProQual Diploma in engineering surveying is aligned to the competence-proving requirements that have become critical since the Building Safety Act. Future-proof your workforce today.
5/5 Rated by 50+ happy learners
We’ve answered the most common ones to help you plan with confidence.
It depends on your experience level and goals. If you’re new to site engineering, start with our 5-Day Setting Out Course. Already working on site and want to go further? The ProQual Diploma in Engineering Surveying or our Enhanced Setting Out Skills course will build on what you already know. Give us a call or request a callback and one of our industry-experienced trainers will point you to the right one.
Yes. Our 5-Day Setting Out Course is designed for complete beginners as well as those looking to refresh existing skills, with small groups (max 12 delegates) so everyone gets hands-on time with the equipment regardless of starting level.
You can book online or by requesting a callback. If your plans change, contact us as early as possible. Full terms are available on our booking terms and conditions page, and delegates who need to reschedule can usually move to another date at one of our 10 UK & Ireland locations.
We release new dates across our 10 locations London, Kent, Glasgow, Leeds, Birmingham, Newcastle, Warrington, Belfast and Dublin throughout the year. Join our mailing list or check the course calendar for the latest availability.
Yes, we deliver in-house setting out training and corporate site engineering courses at your own site, anywhere in the UK & Ireland. This is popular with contractors training multiple engineers or a graduate intake at once. See our In-House Training page or request a callback to discuss your team’s needs.
We’re not a generic provider who added construction to a catalogue. Setting out training is all we do, and that focus shows in every part of how we deliver.
Attend any course again, any time, completely free. No other training provider offers this as standard.
Every learner leaves our 5-day setting out engineer course with our highly regarded text book and ongoing access to our eLearning platform.
Access to the SOFC Site Engineer's Hub - our active online community - plus direct trainer access when questions come up on site.
5/5 Rated by 50+ happy learners
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