Construction
Land surveying
Twelve months to measure land, set out structures and produce the plans that every building or land development project depends on.
State diploma · DQPPre-registration open
Free pre-registration, with no commitment. Fees can be paid in instalments.
- Duration
- 12 months
- Two intakes a year
- Entry level
- Probatoire or Bac
- Required on entry
- Qualification
- DQP
- Awarded by the State
- Next intake
- 12 October 2026
- Pre-registration open, classes begin in 2 days
The job, day to day
Before anything is built, the land must be known. The surveyor measures distances, angles and heights, then turns those measurements into accurate plans. On site, the surveyor sets out: marking on the ground the exact position of foundations, roads or utilities. This work serves architects, engineers, land surveyors and land registry services.
The course teaches you to use the tools of the trade: level, theodolite, total station and GPS receiver. You learn field surveys, calculating coordinates and areas, levelling and setting out structures. You then learn to draw plans on computer, with the drawing and surveying software used by design offices.
Fieldwork alternates with office work. You leave able to assist a land surveyor or an engineer, carry out surveys and setting out, and produce reliable plans for building sites and land developments.
What you will be able to do
Carry out a field survey
Measure distances, angles and heights methodically.
Use surveying instruments
Level, theodolite, total station and GPS.
Calculate coordinates and areas
Process measurements and check their accuracy.
Set out a structure
Transfer the points of a plan to the ground, to the centimetre.
Draw plans on computer
Topographic plans and profiles with industry software.
Run a levelling survey
Heights, slopes and profiles for roads and utilities.
Where this course can lead
Land surveyors' firms
Surveys, boundary marking and plans for private clients and developers.
Construction companies
Setting out structures and checking levels on site.
Design offices
Topographic plans for road, utility and building projects.
A State-recognised qualification
The DQP is a State qualification, awarded under the authority of the Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training. It officially certifies your professional skills.
- Qualification
- DQP
- Authority
- MINEFOP
- Completed in
- 12 months
Two intakes a year
- Next intake
12 October 2026
Confirmed date
Pre-registration open, classes begin in 2 days
No closing date. You can still join up to fourteen days after classes begin.
- Following intake
January 2027
Exact day to be confirmed by the centre
Provisional date, pre-registration open
Pre-registering already reserves your place.
Free pre-registration Reserve your place for 12 October 2026
Pre-registration is free and carries no commitment. The registrar will call you back to confirm your place.
- Free
- No commitment
- Nothing to pay online
What happens next
- You start here, then complete your file in a few minutes.
- The registrar calls you back to confirm your place.
- You pay the fees at the registrar's office in Fouda, in instalments if you wish.
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