Advancing Setting Out Skills Across The Industry
Advancing Setting Out Skills Across The Industry
Dublin is where our Ireland courses are based, but the training itself is built for engineers working right across the country. Dublin’s own housing pipeline is currently one of the most active in Ireland, with over 32,000 homes built or under construction and more than 200 active sites across the city, alongside significant construction activity in Cork, Limerick, Galway and beyond.
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Dublin’s housing supply pipeline remains one of the strongest in Ireland, with over 32,000 new homes built or under construction across more than 200 active sites, and the wider Docklands area continuing to deliver major residential and commercial schemes. That momentum extends well beyond the capital, with strong construction activity across Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford too.
We work with contractors, housebuilders and civil engineering firms across Dublin and further afield, as well as individuals funding their own training to break into or progress within the industry right across Ireland. Whether you’re setting out foundations on a Docklands housing scheme, working on a commercial development elsewhere in Dublin, or supporting construction activity in Cork or Galway, our courses are designed to reflect the reality of a live Irish construction site.
Whether you’re building a career on Irish construction sites or developing your company’s workforce across the country, there’s a route built for where you are.
Build a career in site engineering with training shaped around real Irish sites, from Dublin’s Docklands housing pipeline to construction activity across Cork, Limerick and beyond. Our setting out courses give you the practical skills, qualifications and confidence to get hired and progress.
Cut down on setting out errors on site, build genuine competence across your team, and reduce reliance on external engineers. Our corporate training solutions can be delivered at our Dublin base or on-site anywhere across Ireland, ideal for contractors and housebuilders training multiple engineers or a graduate intake at once.
Partner with us to support surveying modules at colleges and universities across Ireland, giving your students industry-standard, practical setting out training from a trusted UK and Ireland provider based in Dublin.
Dublin’s housing supply pipeline remains one of the strongest in Ireland, with over 32,000 new homes built or under construction across more than 200 active sites, and the wider Docklands area continuing to deliver major residential and commercial schemes. That momentum extends well beyond the capital, with strong construction activity across Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford too.
Our most popular course and the one most Irish delegates start with. A full week covering total stations, levels and the practical basics every site engineer needs, taught in small groups so everyone gets genuine hands-on time with the kit.
For engineers who already have site experience and want a recognised qualification to support progression into a senior site engineer role.
A five-day programme for those already working on site who want to sharpen technique and speed, rather than start from the basics.
Two days covering drawing interpretation and setting out data in AutoCAD, useful for engineers working alongside design teams on Dublin’s larger residential and commercial projects.
Responsive hands-on tuition, real site scenarios, and ongoing support — here’s what makes our setting out training different.
Choose a scheduled date at our Dublin location or enquire about in-house training delivered at your site anywhere across Ireland.
All setting out training uses professional robotic total stations. Small groups mean every learner gets proper hands-on time throughout the week.
Walk away with a recognised certificate, your achievement recorded, a copy of our textbook, and lifetime access to our eLearning platform and community.
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Whether you’re building a career on Irish construction sites or developing your company’s workforce across the country, there’s a route built for where you are.
We focus on building the real-world setting out skills and confidence Ireland’s site engineers need to perform from day one. Our training is designed around outcomes, not attendance records.
Learning doesn’t stop when the course ends. Every delegate on our Dublin courses gets ongoing access to our eLearning platform and community forum, plus the chance to attend future refresher courses and practice days at no extra cost.
We work with colleges and universities across Ireland on setting out and construction surveying modules, a level of academic credibility most commercial training providers can’t claim.
Dublin is one of 10 UK and Ireland locations where we run public setting out courses, alongside London, Kent, Glasgow, Warrington, Newcastle, Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol and Belfast. Most competitors operate from a single base.
We train on multiple total station types, not just one, so Irish engineers are ready for whatever instrument they find on any construction site, wherever in the country they’re working.
Our ProQual Diploma in Engineering Surveying is aligned to the competence-proving standards increasingly expected across the industry, helping Irish contractors future-proof their workforce today.
5/5 Rated by 50+ happy learners
We’ve answered the most common ones to help you plan with confidence.
Yes. Our courses are based in Dublin, but we regularly train delegates from right across Ireland, and deliver in-house training anywhere in the country.
Yes, we regularly deliver in-house setting out training for contractors and housebuilders anywhere across Ireland. This works well for training several engineers or a graduate intake together.
Alongside Dublin itself, including Dún Laoghaire, Tallaght, Swords and Blanchardstown, we regularly see delegates travelling from Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford.
None. Our 5-Day Setting Out Course is designed for complete beginners as well as those refreshing existing skills, with small groups so everyone gets equipment time regardless of starting level.
If you’re new to site engineering, start with the 5-Day Setting Out Course. If you’re already on site and want to progress, look at the ProQual Diploma in Engineering Surveying or our Enhanced Setting Out Skills course.
Leave your details and we’ll call you back to discuss your training requirements and recommend the right course for you, wherever in Ireland you’re based.
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.
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