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How to Become a Registered Surveyor in NSW: Your #1 Ultimate Guide

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Becoming a registered land surveyor in New South Wales is a rewarding career path, combining technical expertise, practical fieldwork, and essential services for property development, construction, and infrastructure planning. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll walk you through the exciting journey of becoming a registered surveyor, outlining the qualifications, experience, and certification you’ll need along the way.

Step 1: Get Qualified
Step 2: Enrolment as a Candidate Surveyor
Step 3: Practical Experience & Competency Exams
Step 4: Certificate of Competency
Step 5: Registration with BOSSI
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Step 1: Get Qualified

Your journey begins with gaining an accredited qualification:

Australian Recognised Qualification: Typically, this means completing a Bachelor’s degree in surveying from an accredited Australian university.
Overseas Qualification Assessment: If you earned your surveying degree overseas, you’ll first undergo a qualification assessment

Step 2: Enrolment as a Candidate Surveyor

Once you’ve secured your qualification, the next step is to register with BOSSI as a candidate surveyor.

Step 3: Practical Experience & Competency Exams

As a candidate surveyor, you’ll work under the supervision of an already registered surveyor.

Cadastral surveying
Engineering and construction surveying
Planning and land management

During this period, you’ll also undertake five Competency Board Examinations.

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Urban cadastral surveying
Rural cadastral surveying
Engineering surveying
Town planning
Professional practice and ethics

Each exam ensures you’re ready to handle the responsibilities and complexities of professional land surveying.

Step 4: Certificate of Competency

After successfully passing all five competency examinations, you’ll be awarded the Certificate of Competency.

Step 5: Registration with BOSSI

The final step is formally applying for registration with BOSSI.

Why Become a Registered Surveyor?

Gain valuable experience
Certify legal land surveys
Provide critical services

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At C&A Surveyors, we’ve been redefining surveying excellence since 2009. What started as a small, customer-focused firm has grown into a powerhouse of 50+ professionals, including 25 expert land surveyors specialising in cadastral, construction, 3D, and registered surveying disciplines.

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