Advancing Setting out skills Across the Industry

I got a first-hand practical experience on the SOFC 5 day course. The trainer was amazing and she is very good at impacting... read more knowledge to her trainees. I would 100% recommend this course for anyone seeking to improve their setting our skills.

An experience worth having. Don't worry about your knowledge level, be it starter or experienced, there is a lot to learn. With a... read more facilitator like Gail, you are sure to grab and grow. I began the course as a beginner and after 5 days, I could see myself a Master in Setting Out ????

A great 5-day Setting Out for Construction course. Important for improving your skills. A lot of practice with modern devices. Here they teach... read more good practices in the construction industry. Thank you sincerely!

Instruction was clear and patient, with questions thoroughly answered by Paul. The professional experience of instructors was useful, and the course moved at... read more a brisk and calm pace, methodically going through the syllabus. From having no knowledge of setting-out, i feel that understanding was rapidly aided by classroom and practical tuition. The course was interesting, and relatable to the accompanying book by Saffron Grant.

After 20 years in the field I have to say these guys are thee go to for all your engineering learning needs with... read more a personalised support that can get you out of a jam. Top marks!

I contacted Saffron at SOFC a while back with the intention of attending the week long course. After chatting to her about my... read more experience as a groundworker and the work I had been doing she suggested that I would probably be okay without attending the course and suggested I purchase the online modules and workbook. This was my first positive experience, calling someone to try and spend over thousand pounds on a course only to be told I could probably get by with spending a fraction of the cost. Quite the opposite of pushy sales tactics. I purchased the course, started learning online, worked through the book in my break times and got to a point where I felt confident enough to buy a total station and get setting out. This was a massive leap for me and one that has only been made possible by the knowledge gained from the online modules and workbook. What I really like is the aftercare as well. I had an issue with annotating some surveys I had been asked to do and so contacted Saffron for help. One of her colleauges Pau,l got in touch with me the same day with a solution, saving me hours of work. I am so glad I made the jump from groundworker to engineer, it is a challenging role but I absolutley love it. Knowing that Saffron and her team still have my back should I need any advice is fantastic and I cant recommend them highly enough.

Saffron, Gail & Fil are very professional and have always been happy to answer any queries I have had separate to the training... read more course. Definitely recommend for anyone wanting to learn new skills or even looking to expand on their existing knowledge. Thank you.

Gail was a fantastic mentor for the week who really had patience in demonstrating the modules involved in the course. This has really... read more give me the confidence in my job to undertake various setting out duties.

I would highly recommend SOFC. I invested in a one man robotic kit and with no engineering experience and no qualifications I needed... read more a lot of help. I attended various courses all over UK but wasn’t making enough progress to start work. I contacted Saffron from SOFC and booked a 2 day course with Gail. I walked away with enough knowledge to set out a site and plot it into a local grid. Filippos then spent a day on site running through all the basics of using a Topcon FC-5000 Controller and continued with backup advise on scaling drawings, adding National Grid to drawings and rotating drawing to A Local Grid system. To prepare the drawing for use in the controller takes approx 95 different moves without Filippos help I would have probably have thrown the one man kit in the skip. I would also recommend The Setting Out For Construction Book by Saffron A practical guide to site surveying. So Thanks to Saffron Gail and Filippos my investment in the one man kit is now paying off

Gail came to our construction site to train our engineers on creating machine control models. She was extremely engaging and knowledgeable on the... read more topic. The course was very useful and was excellent for upskilling our engineers. We were also provided with great learning resources to refer back to, and Gail always still helps us if we get stuck on site. Really brilliant, would recommend to anyone!

Have completed various courses with SOFC and would highly recommend Saffron and her team to all levels of engineers from Graduates to more... read more senior members of staff. Topics that have been covered have been relevant to my day-to-day activities on site and have increased my engineering knowledge to solve more complex problems when on site.

It was a really good educational experience to attend the course of setting out engineer (5 days). I learned a lot and now... read more I'm very confident about the use of dumpy level and total station. Thanks Matt and thanks Saffron.

I did attend the Setting Out for Construction (5 days) and I have no words to describe how satisfied I am with the... read more overall content of the course. Yet, tutor delivered it in very pleasant way. Much appreciated. Highly recommend!

Saffron is a master at work. She is pure and she is passionate. She can answer ANY question you need answering related to... read more construction and setting out. I highly recommend her.

Amazing course in gaining practical knowledge into setting out and site engineering, attended the week long setting out course and was able to... read more improve my understanding of setting out principles tremendously. I was also able to work with different instrument i.e Leica, Trimble, Topcon and Geomax. The delivery of the course was also excellent.

I would highly recommend the setting out courses for new and developing Engineers. The course entailed tuition of the tasks to be undertaken... read more on site, accompanied with the theory to provide a comprehensive understanding of the daily engineering duties. In addition, we were exposed to a wide range of concepts and methods which has enabled me to add to my portfolio. This understanding will allow me to approach my role with confidence in the future and to mitigate any errors in my work. This is highly valuable in a fast paced industry, to ensure my work is accurate and timely whilst adopting the most efficient methods. The trainer, Saffron was fantastic! The tuition she provided was at a steady pace which ensured that all members of the class were developing an equal understanding. However, she also ensured that we maintained a broad coverage of concepts. As a result of this, I felt supported to engage in an open conversation and to ask any necessary questions. A week later and I’ve already put some of the concepts into practise on the site and I’ve embedded some of the checks into my daily routine. I feel this is of great importance at the beginning of my career, before habits have been formed and I’m very grateful to have been exposed to such expertise in my development. xB.

The course was very beneficial as the content is tailored to your needs and they were also very helpful after the course when... read more i needed guidance in overcoming problems i encountered when putting my Autocad training to good use. Highly recommended

Absolutely fantastic course! It would benefit even the most experienced engineers out there although I would specifically recommend any young Engineer getting into... read more construction to do this before hand. The course is really laid back, yet hands on and I never left the course without understanding anything. Great balance of theory and practical. 5 stars!