Still teaching
the same basics?
Again?
Emails. Site photos. Minutes. Initiative.
The Surveying Academy teaches early-career Building Surveyors the repeatable practical foundations, so your experienced surveyors can spend their time teaching judgement, context and experience.
See what your graduate would actually learn, what learners say about it and why we're giving firms six months to judge it for themselves.
Take me straight to the formNo payment. No card. No obligation.
Learner feedback is strong.
Now judge it in your own team.
Across 104 module evaluations
See the evidence and methodologyWe could ask you to judge The Surveying Academy from a sales pitch or a short demo.
We would rather let you see it in practice.
Put one graduate or apprentice through it for six months alongside their real work. See what they learn, what they apply and whether your senior surveyors notice a difference in the practical foundations they normally have to teach.
Then decide whether The Surveying Academy has value for your firm.
That is why we're opening 30 free six-month places to eligible UK building surveying firms.
"The information in there is comprehensive and 'reassuring'… It serves as a useful reminder at any stage during the journey and can be referred back to at any time."
"I did not find anything too basic or too challenging. I found that the information offered by the Surveying Academy is a beneficial supplementary, providing both important and new information that can benefit an early-career surveyor in an office environment and on site."
"…has helped me at this current stage of my career. I believe it will give new apprentices/graduates a head start when they first start the company."
We teach the repeatable part.
Your seniors teach the rest.
Repeatable foundations
The things every firm explains to every new starter: a professional email, a useful set of site photos, clear minutes, taking initiative. Taught once, properly, the same way for every intake.
Judgement, context and experience
Technical nuance, complex decisions, how your firm works and what your clients expect. Less time on the basics leaves more time for this.
Designed to complement your firm's own training, mentoring and APC support, not replace them.
What this actually looks like
Three things that happen in practice, again and again, set against what good looks like. The Surveying Academy gives graduates and apprentices the tools to get from one to the other quicker.
Emails to clients
Afternoon,
I atended site this morning to look at the leak. There appears to be water coming through around the roof and there were a few areas that looked quite wet.
I think it might be the flashing, although the gutters were also quite full. I've attached some photos form site.
Let me know what you would like us to do next.
Thanks,
Sam
Hi Sarah,
I'm writing to confirm the findings of this morning's inspection of the roof leak at 14 Elm Road.
Water is entering at the rear valley gutter above bedroom 2. The gutter is blocked with debris and overflowing during rainfall. Photos 1 to 4 are attached.
We recommend clearing the valley gutter and re-inspecting after the next period of heavy rain. Please confirm by Friday whether you'd like us to arrange this.
Kind regards,
Sam
Site visit photos
Taking initiative
Six months of structured practical training
One early-career Building Surveyor, graduate or apprentice works through the modules online, at their own pace, alongside their day-to-day work, with a certificate for each module they complete.
The six months start when they activate the place, not when you claim it. The free place covers the current Foundations curriculum. Modules released after 1 October 2026 are included in paid places.
- Professional email writing
- Inspection photography
- Attending meetings and taking minutes
- Good client care
- Taking initiative and being proactive
- Site health and safety
- Understanding construction drawings
- The APC: your path to chartership
Claim your firm's
free place
A few quick details. No payment information.
One free six-month place for an early-career Building Surveyor.
You can decide which graduate or apprentice will use the place afterwards.
Who is eligible? Any UK building surveying firm that employs at least one graduate or apprentice building surveyor. The place is claimed by the firm, for example a director or whoever looks after training, not by the learner.
- 1You complete the form
- 2Within one working day, we email you the activation link
- 3You forward it to your chosen graduate or apprentice
- 4They create their account and start six months' free access
Are you a graduate or apprentice? Send this page to your manager and ask them to claim your firm's free place.
No payment. No card. No obligation.
Not for your own team? If you know a Building Surveying practice that would benefit, please feel free to pass this on.
Complete the form using your own work details. We'll email you the activation link within one working day.
By claiming, you agree to our Terms and Conditions, including the Free Six-Month Places terms. We use these details to set up your firm's place and to contact you about it. See our privacy policy.
The first 30 places have now been claimed
If you'd like to hear first if further places become available, email us your work details. We'll only use them to contact you about free places.
Register your interestThere isn't one
One place per eligible firm, for six months. No payment, no card and no automatic renewal.
Use it properly. If you later want more of your team on The Surveying Academy, paid places are available separately.
- £0
- 1 learner
- 6 months from activation
- First 30 eligible firms only
- No card
- No automatic renewal
- Foundations curriculum
- £900 + VAT
- 1 learner
- 12 months
- Full Academy access
- All new modules released during the active licence