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To get the most out of the course, you do need to have AutoCAD installed on your P.C or laptop to allow you to follow the exercises and complete the practical exercises throughout the course.

If you would like to make sure that the course is right for you, simply pick up the phone and give us a call. You will speak directly with one of the tutors who will give you advice based on your specific situation. They will help you work out whether the AutoCAD training will add value to you and whether you’d get what you want to achieve from it. Another way to get an idea if this course is right for you is to take our AutoCAD E-learning course.  On the website you’ll find the link to the online course. It’s 50 pounds plus tax and that takes you through the formal course content.  The course consists of video lectures delivered by senior trainer Gail McEwen, so you’ll get an idea whether the content’s right and also whether our training style suits you. If you buy the online course and then subsequently attend the course in person, we’ll refund that £50+VAT from your from your booking fee. So, you basically get the online course as a free taster  since it comes its part of the course anyway.

We are registered as an Approved Training Provider (ATO) for the CITB and we offer CITB Assured courses. CITB Assured courses are the nationally recognised standard for software courses in the UK. This means that CITB registered levy paying companies can claim back their grant on these courses. On completion, delegates will have the training added to their profile on the construction training register. This means that any employer will be able to verify any delegate’s training.

If you are looking at other setting out courses and read that a course is accredited, you may find that this means company are ISO9001 accredited. This is purely a Quality Management System as opposed to any specific approval or accreditation relating to the standard of the course.

Similarly, registered training companies are registered as training providers for the purpose of funding trainees who may be eligible to receive training, for example, following a period of unemployment. Being a registered training provider is no indication of the quality of the training or the relevance of the content.

If you do not achieve a pass mark in the test, or for any reason do not wish to sit the test at all, we will issue you with a certificate of attendance, but will not be able to issue a CITB Assured Certificate or add you to the Construction Training Register

We genuinely believe that we offer the best value setting out course in the UK in terms of quality, employability and time and cost-effectiveness. To ensure that we provide unrivalled added value, when you book onto our 2 day course, you will be receive free access to our online course which comprises video demonstrations, step-by-step instructions and quizzes. The online course is smartphone accessible so you can refer back to any of the course content any time you are on site and would like a reminder.   Even more importantly, you can ask questions within the online course which our trainers will answer. In other words, you have access to our trainers even after you have attended the course. You will receive login details for the online course as soon as you book and pay for your training. And if you’re itching to get started, you can purchase the online course immediately and we’ll be happy to take the cost of it off your booking fee if you decide to go for the 2 day course in the future.

Yes! Autodesk offer free trials on the latest version of AutoCAD. You can download a free trial directly from Autodesk at  Download AutoCAD 2021 Software & Toolsets | Free Trial | Autodesk

We can also give you advice in regards to choosing what software package is right for your company if you are unsure. We offer impartial advice to help you make the right decision for your business.

Our course focuses on the tasks typically required of a site engineer. We don’t teach you things you will probably never need which means we cover everything necessary in 2 days.  The skills we teach you on the course will enable you to work out anything else you need to once you’re in the workplace.

In addition, our trainers have a great deal of training experience and developed a talent for making difficult concepts seem simple.  This means that the course can move at a decent pace whilst addressing the learning styles of everyone present. If there are some parts of the course which you are already confident in, don’t be surprised if you are enlisted as a helper! This is one of the many collaborative learning techniques we use to make sure that everyone gets the level of attention they need.  Drawing upon the experiences and skills of the group is a key part of enhancing the learning experience and helping to put things into context for those who haven’t yet had a great deal of  experience.

Because you will have free access to our online course from the moment you book until at least 6 months after you have finished the course (actually, it’s probably more like lifetime access however 6 months is the minimum we guarantee), you will have the security of not being rushed through the material and left in the lurch. Don’t worry – we don’t rush through things just because you have access to the material online, it’s more of a comfort blanket so you don’t have to worry about memorising everything so you can enjoy the experiential learning to the max!

We have a lot of people in this position. Alternatively, we offer one to one training. The benefit of that is that you get more individual attention, and that you can choose days according to suit you, even weekends if you prefer.

You can use AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT from 2013 onwards to complete this course but please note that AutoCAD LT does have limitations and therefore several of the course outcomes cannot be completed on LT.

To get the best experience, we advise downloading an AutoCAD free trial if you currently use LT to complete the course

Never worry about asking “silly questions” but if you prefer to keep it confidential on remote courses, the trainer will set up a breakout room on the call which will only be assigned to you and the trainer. You can also send a message in the chat box directly to the trainer without others seeing it.

The course will be run on Zoom therefore, we advise, if possible, to use dual screen monitors to allow you to watch the trainers screen and to use AutoCAD to follow the course.

If you do not have dual monitors, we advise connecting to Zoom on another device (such as a compatible tablet) so you can use your laptop or PC screen to use AutoCAD.

If it is not possible to use either of the above options, we advise using half of your screen to watch the trainers screen on zoom and the other half of your screen for your AutoCAD.

The course is assessed continually over the 2 days. Our tutor ratio is never so large that we cannot make sure that every single person is achieving the objectives as we go along.  We don’t move onto the next exercise until everybody is happy. We allow plenty of time for questions and reviewing the learning to ensure everybody is comfortable and confident.   

This is one of the most common questions that we get asked when people are enquiring to see if this course is right for them. The answer that I’m going to give you applies to any AutoCAD course, not just ours, and it’s a common sense answer basically. If you don’t have any qualifications, or any site experience, no AutoCAD course, whether it’s 2 days or 2 weeks, or a month is going to help you walk straight into a job. On the other hand, if you do have site experience, or you do have the right qualifications, and you’re struggling to find a job, the course will help you but it’s not black and white. If your CV isn’t up to scratch, or your covering letter isn’t very good, or your approach to applying a job is completely wrong, then again, a setting out course on your CV isn’t going to make the difference. The way that the course will help you to find a job is if you have done your research and have checked that’s the only thing holding you back from getting a job. If that’s the case then the course will give you the skills you need in order to function in setting out engineer job. It will also give you the confidence you need when you’re applying for jobs and going for interviews. It will allow you to talk knowledgeably about the subject of setting out. So, if you’re thinking that taking the course is the only thing you need to do in order to get a job as a site engineer,  we really encourage you to do a bit more research before you decide to make that commitment.

No. As part of the service we provide you with free lifetime access to our e-learning library which covers everything we will cover in the course. This means you do not need to take notes during the session as you can watch the video tutorials online at any time.

If you feel like you’d like even more practice, at our discretion you are welcome to return on any of our subsequent courses for part or all of the course totally free of charge. You can come back purely to re-experience the course or as the trainers assistant.

1. Free lifetime access to the e-learning library
2. 3 months free over the phone support to help you if you get stuck.
3. Invitation to join our monthly membership service.