This course provides learners with the skills to interpret construction drawings, check for
conflicting information and omissions, extract relevant information into a sketch and work
with scale factors.
PURPOSE OF THE COURSE
The purpose of this course is to build confidence in interpreting and checking drawings for a range of
job roles. The training can help with pricing work correctly, setting out and constructing works
accurately and identifying errors or missing information in drawings at the earliest possible opportunity
to reduce delays.
WHO IS IT FOR?
Setting Out For Construction has developed this course to equip those within commercial, supervision,
management, engineering, operative and quality control roles working in the construction industry
with the knowledge and skills to interpret and check drawings as required within the context of their
job role.
Roles attending may include trainee or newly qualified engineers, gangers, foremen, supervisors,
estimators, quantity surveyors or any job which requires a technical understanding of the construction
process.
COURSE CONTENT
By the end of the course, delegates will be able to:
• Check if a drawing is to the scale shown on the drawing
• Check if a drawing is to scale when no scale is given
• Calculate a scale factor without a scale rule
• Calculate a scale which is not round number
• Take measurements from construction drawings
• Interpret drainage drawings (Layout, cross-sections, elevations, details and manhole schedules)
• Interpret reinforced concrete drawings
• Interpret road alignment and construction detail drawings
• Carry out calculations to check falls and gradients given are correct in relation to invert levels
• Use a systematic method to cross reference information on different drawings and
• Extract relevant information from a construction drawing and create a working sketch
• Define common terminology and abbreviations
ABOUT
Setting Out for Construction specalises in providing practical training in site surveying and setting
out and support for managers and supervisors. The training helps engineers be more flexible, more
productive and minimise the risk of costly errors. Training includes all types of setting out software
and equipment and other skills including levelling, Total Station, GNSS, drones, laser scanner,
AutoCAD and 3D mapping and modelling software and interpreting construction drawings.
Categorised in: Supervisory & Management