The main aim of this course is to provide candidates with an understanding of those elements of Quantity Surveying, which are normally undertaken by supervised technical surveyors.


In order to achieve the aim, the candidate must acquire:

(i)            A knowledge and understanding of documentation commonly used in billing and production processes.

(ii)          An understanding of the processes involved in the preparation  of such documentation.

(iii)         An ability to quantify the work.

Introduction to the techniques employed in the measurement of building works, general principles and basic mensuration, setting and the sequence of dimensioning as applied to Super-Structural Works; i.e

  • Walls including openings,
  • Doors & Windows,
  • Roof,
  • Floor and Wall Finishes; 
and Abstracting and Billing.