Spatial Data Management Level 4
These NVQs are offered by ABBE (the Awarding Body for the Built Environment) and were approved by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) in February 2006.
These NVQs have been developed to meet the needs of people conducting geographical information systems and for those undertaking surveys in the sectors of measured building, engineering, topographical, boundary, hydrographical, geodetic, photogrammetric, underground utilities, tunnelling, mining and environmental activities. This award is relevant to all those practitioners in the sector who are working in a technical, practitioner or supervisory capacity and is designed to apply across all four UK countries.
The award has been developed by practising surveyors, supported by the relevant professional institutions, employers’ bodies and ConstructionSkills (CIC, CITB-CS and CITB NI). The qualification has been designed to be used across the UK.