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About the course
This Advanced Diploma builds skills for a career in building surveying, developed with industry to support registration requirements as a Building Surveyor (limited) or Building Inspector (limited) with the Victorian Building Authority. You learn to assess building compliance, safety standards and codes, and manage planning/building applications for residential and commercial projects up to three storeys. Study flexibly on campus at SMB or remotely via Teams. The programme focuses on applied engineering drawings, workshop skills, and technical maintenance competencies.
Career outcome
Graduates are prepared for building compliance and inspection work across the construction lifecycle for low-rise residential and commercial buildings. Typical pathways include roles such as building surveyor (limited), building inspector (limited) and building certifier in public or private settings. Employment opportunities span local government, large corporations and private practice or self-employment within the building and construction compliance sector. Preparing graduates for engineering technician, draftsperson, and technical service roles, or degree articulation.
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