Candidate Land Surveyors

A Candidate Surveyor may gain a Certificate of Competency by completing a Professional Training Agreement (PTA). A typical PTA will be completed within a period of not more than two (2) years and requires the submission of 5 PTA reports and a Final Interview. The PTA provides a structured training program of technical and professional activities but also allows for flexibility. The PTA also includes essential core skills needed by all professional surveyors.

A PTA Candidate Surveyor may apply to the Board for a reduced time frame of completion upon belief that they can demonstrate professional and technical competence within that reduced period. A PTA may also be suspended and restarted at a later date where valid reasons have been documented.

The PTA will directly involve the Candidate Surveyor, a Supervising Surveyor and the Board of Surveying and Spatial Information New South Wales. The PTA should be developed by the Supervising Surveyor, in consultation with the Candidate Surveyor and shall be based on the Professional Training Agreement.

Due to the self-funding regime of the Board of Surveying and Spatial Information NSW, set fees accompany the various stages involved with a PTA. The stages are:

• Candidate Surveyor Enrollment Fee (if applicable)
• Application of PTA
• Re-lodgment where applicable
• Variation Fee
• Report Fee
• Re-lodgment of Report fee where applicable
• Final Examination Fee