This course develops your drone skills further and teaches you how to capture, process, and use aerial data effectively for construction and civils projects. This course builds on the introduction by taking you through advanced flight planning, survey techniques, and processing workflows to generate accurate outputs for design, setting out, and progress monitoring.
Quick Facts
Duration: 2 days
Format: Classroom and practical sessions
Location: UK & Ireland-wide training centres and on-site options.
This two-day course is aimed at engineers, surveyors, and managers who already have basic drone skills and want to develop them further. You’ll cover survey-grade data capture, coordinate systems, processing aerial data into point clouds and models, and using drones as part of integrated site workflows.
Practical exercises include planning and carrying out drone surveys, processing the data, and producing usable outputs for civil engineering projects.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, delegates will be able to:
Plan and conduct advanced drone surveys safely and efficiently
Capture survey-grade aerial data
Process drone data into point clouds and 3D models
Apply coordinate systems and georeferencing correctly
Use drone outputs for measurement, monitoring, and reporting
Integrate drone workflows with wider site engineering and surveying tasks
Who This Course Is For
Site engineers
Surveyors and technicians
Construction managers and supervisors working with aerial data
Engineers supporting civils and infrastructure projects
Plus 12 months’ access to our full eLearning library
This covers everything taught on the course and much more, including GNSS, total stations, machine control, and 3D modelling.
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.
Next Steps
This course is also available as in-house training anywhere in the UK and Ireland, and can be tailored to reflect your company's specific requirements.
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.
