Learn how to use AutoCAD confidently for construction and civils projects. This course takes you from the basics of drawing and editing through to preparing and managing data for setting out and surveying. You’ll gain the skills to create, check, and export accurate drawings that integrate smoothly with site instruments and workflows.
Quick Facts
Duration: 2 days
Format: Remote online delivery. Delegates complete exercises on their own computers. We will arrange access to the software.
Location: UK & Ireland-wide training centres & on-site options. Tenstar simulator available.
This two-day course is designed for site engineers, surveyors, and technicians who need to use AutoCAD as part of their day-to-day work. You’ll learn how to create and edit drawings, manage layers, and apply coordinates and dimensions correctly.
The course covers how to work with construction drawings, prepare data for setting out, and transfer information to and from total stations and GNSS. Practical exercises focus on real-world site applications, ensuring you leave confident in using AutoCAD to support engineering and surveying tasks.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, delegates will be able to:
Understand the AutoCAD interface and basic commands
Create, edit, and manage construction drawings
Use layers, coordinates, and dimensions effectively
Import, check, and prepare drawings for site use
Export data for setting out with total stations and GNSS
Apply good practice for accuracy and efficiency in AutoCAD
Work with drawings for civil engineering and groundworks projects
Who This Course Is For
Site engineers
Graduate and trainee engineers
Surveyors and technicians
Construction managers who work with engineering drawings
This covers everything taught on the course and much more, including total station, AutoCAD, machine control, and GNSS
You’ll also join our technical support and mentoring community, giving you ongoing help as you apply your new skills on site.
Funding
CITB has made several updates in recent months to how short-duration training is organised and funded. This has led many people to be uncertain about what they can claim. Funding is still available for many employers, and our courses continue to meet the CITB Assured training standards.
We are keeping fully up to date with the latest guidance, so if you are unsure about what funding applies to you, just contact us and we’ll explain it clearly and confirm your eligibility quickly.
Every learner on our practical courses receives a copy of Setting Out For Construction: A Practical Guide to Site Surveying, written by our founder and director Saffron Grant.
This industry-recognised textbook is packed with real-world examples, diagrams, and proven best practice methods. Many engineers keep it close at hand on site as a trusted reference throughout their career.
The book is also available to purchase separately for anyone wanting a comprehensive, practical guide to setting out.
