Applies to all Student Groups

• Successful applicants are required to commence at Certificate III level unless they demonstrate the core competencies of the Diploma of Spatial Information Services or Diploma of Surveying.

Students who successfully complete only one or more units of competency within this Qualification will receive a Statement of Attainment.

TAFESA Code	National Code	Qualification	Estimated time to complete
MEP	CPP30107	Certificate III in Spatial Information Services	6 months Full Time or Part Time equivalent
MER	CPP40107	Certificate IV in Surveying	15 months Full Time
MES	CPP40207	Certificate IV in Spatial Information Services	12 months Full Time or Part Time equivalent
MET	CPP50107	Diploma of Surveying	24 months Full Time
MEW	CPP50207	Diploma of Spatial Information Services	24 months Full Time or Part Time equivalent
MEX	CPP60107	Advanced Diploma of Spatial Information Services	30 months Full Time or Part Time equivalent

Certificate III in Spatial Information Services
Collecting spatial data; global positioning systems (GPS); operating survey instruments; mobile mapping; geographical information systems (GIS); remote sensing and image analysis; computer aided drafting (CAD); mathematics; survey theory; map design and production; storing and retrieving spatial data; complex spreadsheets; organising and participating in field expeditions; participating in spatial projects; computing and data management.

Certificate IV in Surveying
Operation of surveying equipment; collecting and setting out survey data; maintaining and editing survey data; survey computations; storing and retrieving spatial data; GPS and Differential GPS mapping; relational database management systems (RDBMS); risk management; spatial data validation; planning and conducting survey expeditions; and computer aided drafting (CAD).

Certificate IV in Spatial Information Services
Maintaining and editing spatial data using geographical information systems (GIS); storing and retrieving spatial data; GPS and Differential GPS mapping; asset management; spatial information systems; relational database management systems (RDBMS); spatial data validation; organising and participating in field expeditions; computer aided drafting (CAD).

Diploma of Surveying
Land and planning law; engineering surveying; creating engineering drawings; subdivision survey design; advanced GPS; set out and control survey; advanced survey computations; design road and railway; geodetic surveying; underground mine surveying; precision surveys; plan spatial data collection and validation; survey and GIS data integration; map production for land management purposes; undertake survey field expeditions.

Diploma of Spatial Information Services
Customised packaged software applications for clients; spatial data acquisition (surveying, GPS, advanced GPS, digitising, field expeditions); serving GIS data; design a spatial data storage system; develop a complex spatial and aspatial database; collate and interpret data; manipulate and analyse data; develop 2-D and 3-D terrain visualisations; asset management; plan spatial data collection and validation; maintain complex spatial systems; integrate spatial data; produce maps for land management purposes; implement an SIS project plan; undertake SIS project work.

Advanced Diploma of Spatial Information Services
The Advanced Diploma of Spatial Information Services incorporates elective units in surveying and geographical information systems including SIS project; advanced remote sensing analysis; 2-D and 3-D terrain visualisations; quality control; risk management; distributed (web-based) mapping applications; spatial networking and geocoding; data management issues; open pit mine surveying; creating mine drawings; advanced GPS control surveys; complex engineering set out surveys.

Award - SATAC application process

Any one of:

• Satisfactory completion of SACE Stage 2 (or equivalent)
• Any Certificate III
• Satisfactory achievement in the TAFE SA Assessment of Basic Skills (TABS)

Spatial information services involve the collection, storage, manipulation, analysis and display of spatial data and information, which can be related to a location on earth. The information can be used for the purpose of planning and implementing the efficient administration and development of natural and built resources. Training in this area provides the necessary skills and knowledge for graduates to work as surveyors or geographic information system (GIS) technicians in areas where spatial data is used in the decision-making process including asset management, planning, land development, environmental management, marketing, mining, resource development, primary industry, and local government.

Studying at TAFE SA is one of the easiest pathways towards a University Degree. Credit Transfer is the formal recognition that parts of a TAFE SA course are equivalent in content and level to parts of some University courses.

Find other TAFE SA Credit Transfer Agreements

			Credit Gained
University		University Course	Points	Time Equivalent
University of Adelaide Full Details	Bachelor of Environmental Policy and Management 24 points 12 months Bachelor of Arts 36 points 18 months

Award - SATAC application process

• Applications for the 2011 Intake must be made through the centralised TAFE Admissions system via SATAC (South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre) by the advertised date.
• Applicants can make one application for up to six course preferences.
• Applications for 'Apply to Campus' courses are made direct to the relevant campus and a separate application is required for each course an applicant wants to study.

Charges vary between courses and subjects and are based on a rate per hour. Concessions may be available to holders of certain government concession cards, and in some circumstances fees may be paid by instalment. A brochure detailing the refund of fees policy is available at each campus. The standard TAFE SA fee for State Government-subsidised courses undertaken by students enrolled in two consecutive semesters is capped at $2140 in 2010. This fee cap does not apply to all courses.

Students are generally expected to purchase their own textbooks, personal equipment, uniforms and stationery.

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