Courses

From first map to full automation.

Five tiers, built in order. Tiers 1–3 are free on YouTube so anyone can start. Advanced and Expert are paid courses with a signed certificate and 12 months of access.

01
TIER 01

Introductory

What GIS is and why engineers use it. Install QGIS, learn the interface and produce your first map in about ten minutes.

  • What GIS is and where it fits in the built environment
  • Installing QGIS and touring the interface
  • Loading your first layers and basemap
  • Your first styled map in 10 minutes
Free
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02
TIER 02

Beginner

Confidently load, style, edit and export real project data — the everyday skills that make QGIS useful at work.

  • Coordinate systems and projections without the headache
  • Georeferencing site plans and scanned drawings
  • Digitising and editing vector data
  • Plotting boreholes and site investigation points
  • Building your first print layout
Free
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03
TIER 03

Intermediate

Run genuine project workflows end to end, finishing with a full site investigation mini-project you can show an employer.

  • DEMs, terrain analysis and contour generation
  • Cross-sections and long-sections from survey data
  • Catchments, drainage and flow paths
  • Spatial joins, buffers and overlay analysis
  • Mini-project: a complete SI location plan
Free
FREE ON YOUTUBE
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04
TIER 04

Advanced

The core paid course. Stop clicking and start automating — the workflows that turn a two-day task into a two-minute one.

  • Graphical Modeler and batch processing
  • LiDAR and point cloud workflows
  • CAD integration — DWG/DXF in and out
  • PostGIS and working with spatial databases
  • Advanced raster analysis and map algebra
  • Signed completion certificate
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05
TIER 05

Expert

Build your own tooling. Write PyQGIS, ship custom Processing tools and plugins, and automate reporting end to end.

  • PyQGIS scripting fundamentals
  • Custom Processing algorithms
  • Building and packaging QGIS plugins
  • Automated reporting pipelines
  • Capstone: a fully automated project deliverable
  • Signed completion certificate
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Certificates

Proof you can actually do the work.

Advanced and Expert courses include a signed completion certificate. Certificates for the free tiers can be purchased separately if you need them for CPD records.

Signed certificate

Issued on completion of Tier 4 or Tier 5, with your name and the date of completion.

12 months access

Course videos, datasets and templates stay available for a full year after purchase.

CPD friendly

Each tier lists learning outcomes and hours so it drops straight into your CPD log.

Team licences

Seat-based access for firms and classrooms, with progress visibility for managers.

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