Description of the Programme
This course combines engineering, architecture and geography skills to establish boundaries of land, water and airspace to determine property ownership, development and use. Professionals in this field use new and developing technologies such as GPS, satellite imagery, laser scanning and fast computing to create complex layers of interconnected geographic information. Today surveyors can measure position very accurately. Geospatial information constantly reveals new insights about our world and our place in it. Curricula emphasize courses in surveying systems and techniques, but may also include courses in computer technology and software, drafting techniques, technical writing, and mathematics. Courses offered include Topographic surveying, Route surveying, Geodetic surveying, CAD programs, GPS technology, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) among others.
Admission Requirements
KCSE Mean Grade of C-
Minimum Subject Requirements
ENG: C-
MAT A: C-
PHY: C-
Career and Employment Opportunities
Graduates will be competent to enter professions dealing with measurement technologies principally for the production of maps or setting out of any system. They are also engaged in surveying technology with specializations in engineering surveying, topographic surveying, hydrographic surveying, and cadastral surveying. Graduates in this course qualify for entry-level positions in various fields including urban planning, torusim, geoinfomatics, management of natural resources, insurance, transport planning, photogrametry, telecommunications, teaching and research, surveying (including land surveying, topographic surveying, route surveying, geodetic surveying, construction surveying), construction inspection.
Potential Employers
Leading employers include: construction firms; privately owned land or engineering surveying firms; government ministries, departments and agencies; international companies like Google; mining and mineral prospecting companies; property development companies; and consultancy firms e.g. Geomaps Africa. Others engage in private practice
Institutions offering the programme
Baringo Technical College
Bondo Technical Training Institute
Bumbe Technical Training Institute
Ekerubo Gietai Technical Training Institute
Eldoret Polytechnic
Karumo Technical Training Institute
Kitale National Polytechnic
Masai Technical Training Institute
Matili Technical Training Institute
Mawego Technical Training Institute
Navakholo Technical and Vocational College
Regional Center for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD)
Sang’alo Institute of Science and Technology
Siaya Institute of Technology
Wanga Technical and Vocational College
Weru Technical and Vocational College
Academic Progression
Bachelor of Surveying
Bachelor of Science in Surveying
Bachelor of Science in Land Surveying & Geomatics
Bachelor in Surveying and Land Information System
Bachelor of Technology in Surveying Technology
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