SPOT – 12d Model 15 Survey Construction
Enrol in the entire course for $225 [Introductory Offer]
This course includes: 3 hours 18 minutes of on-demand video training, allowing you to learn at your own pace with structured guidance, plus professional, dedicated email support if needed.
Course Type: Self-Paced Online Training. Flexible schedule, progress at your own speed.
Professional Certification:
To receive professional certification, please ensure that the first and family names used for registration exactly match the names on your official ID. Certification requires successful completion of the course knowledge quiz. If you are undertaking the course solely for practice with 12d Model, certification is optional.
As a part of your course, you will access:
• 12d Model 15 Software licence for 3 months, and data
• 36 online video lessons
• Knowledge Quiz (for those seeking professional certification)
• Certificate of Completion
• 12 months’ access to the SPOT video lessons
Requirements:
• Dual monitors are recommended – follow the videos on one and complete course work on the other. Alternatively, a second computer can be used.
• Internet connection
• 12d Model 15 (a 12d Model 15 Cloud licence will be provided free of charge for six months. Egress to Port 22350 is required to access the Cloud licence).
Prerequisites:
Completion of the Survey Basics or Getting Started for Surveying course (available for free with SPOT) is recommended.
12d Model Licence and Loan Agreement
Course Overview:
This self-paced course is designed for surveyors, engineers, and civil professionals who want to master 12d Model 15 for everyday survey and construction tasks.
Throughout this course, you will gain practical skills in importing and preparing survey and design data, checking and validating road alignments, creating and managing cross sections, and calculating accurate earthworks volumes. You will also learn to generate professional plots, manage point cloud data, and produce precise structure setout deliverables for construction.
Key learning outcomes include:
• Setting up a Survey Construction project in 12d Model 15 and configuring workspace settings.
• Producing longitudinal and cross-section plots for reporting, review, and field use.
• Performing design checks on road geometry, vertical profiles, and cross sections.
• Understanding and applying boxing definitions for road pavement layers.
• Efficiently generating road surfaces for finished, kerbing, basecourse, and subbase layers.
• Calculating and verifying earthworks volumes using multiple methods.
• Accurately creating survey setout for structures, boundaries, and control points.
• Importing, processing, and validating point cloud data to support design and analysis.
By the end of the course, you will have the skills and knowledge to confidently manage survey construction projects in 12d Model 15, producing professional, accurate, and auditable outputs suitable for practical use.
Course Certificate: Certificate of Completion
The Certificate of Completion from the Civil and Surveying Institute is a professional certification granted to individuals who have successfully completed the Self-Paced Online Training course via our SPOT platform. To earn this certification, you must achieve a passing score of 70% or higher by completing all course requirements, including quizzes or tests. This indicates your familiarity with the course material and understanding of the field. This certificate highlights your commitment to professionalism and ongoing learning, making it a valuable addition to your professional qualifications.
