Advanced Diploma of Building Surveying

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Fee type for this course: Full fee

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Overview

Overview

Develop expert knowledge to qualify as a Building Surveyor (Level 2) with an Advanced Diploma of Building Surveying CPC60121 at Victoria University (VU).

As a building surveyor, you’ll play a vital role in the growing construction industry’s ability to improve functionality and safety in our built environment.

In this specialised building surveying course, you’ll become an expert in the compliance requirements, regulations and laws for constructing residential and commercial buildings up to three storeys.

If you’re a building surveyor or certifier already working in the construction industry, this course will allow you to expand your skills, get qualified as a Building Surveyor (Level 2) and join the Australian Institute of Building Surveyors, the national professional organisation for building surveying.

With nearly every construction job needing building surveyors to ensure compliance with important safety and quality standards, your skills will be in high demand. 

Entry requirements

When assessing your application, we consider your educational achievements and work experience, as well as your skills and personal attributes (where relevant).

Applicants for this course will need to meet the entry criteria outlined below. If you don’t meet the entry criteria, you may be able to gain entry by first completing a related course or unit(s). We call this a ‘pathway’.

You may also be eligible for course ‘credits’, where you are granted a unit or units towards your qualification for equivalent previous study or work experience, so you can graduate sooner.

Entry criteria

Credit & Entry pathways into this course


Victoria University is committed to providing a transparent admissions process. Find out more about how to apply for our courses, and our commitment to admissions transparency. Meeting the minimum admission criteria does not guarantee entry into this course. Past academic performance may be considered.

Course structure

Fees & scholarships

Free TAFE

University fees vary, depending on how much the government contributes towards course costs (if anything).

Read below to find out about the fee ‘type’, the estimated yearly tuition costs for this course, and learn about the financial support on offer (including our generous scholarship program).

Fees

Scholarships

Careers

With an Advanced Diploma of Building Surveying, you'll be a qualified Building Surveyor (Level 2) and can join the Australian Institute of Building Surveyors (AIBS), the national professional organisation for building surveying.

According to the AIBS, building surveyor students can earn $80,000 and fully qualified building surveyors can earn up to $250,000.

Other job titles you might achieve include:

  • building certifier
  • assistant building surveyor
  • local authority building manager.

 

Start dates

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There are currently no scheduled intakes for this course.
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VU stories

Violetta Jakielaszek in front of a construction site holding a hard hat and a mobile phone
Surveying the path ahead
Building Surveyor
"I love my job – it’s so rewarding to work on building projects and think, wow, I was involved in that!"
Violetta's story