Site Grading Plan Reading
Turn a grading plan into ground you can actually cut and fill to, reading contours, cut/fill callouts and grade stakes with confidence.
What you will learn
Every operator eventually has to work from a plan set instead of a foreman's hand signals. This course covers contour lines and benchmarks, cut and fill callouts, grade stakes and slope stakes, spot elevations, and how a grading plan connects to the utility and paving plans around it.
Most of the course is fieldwork - reading real stakes on a live site - backed by just enough instruction to make sense of the plan, so you leave able to set up a cut without asking someone else to check it first.
Who it is for
Must be 18 or older. No prior experience required.
What you leave with
Lone Star Civil Site Grading Plan Reading Certificate
U.S. Department of Labor
Counts toward: Surveyor Assistant Instrument
O*NET-SOC 17-3031.00 · Surveying and Mapping Technicians
This course is one related-instruction block toward the Surveyor Assistant Instrument Registered Apprenticeship occupation. The full DOL-recognized apprenticeship for this occupation runs 4,000-5,000 hrs of combined on-the-job training and related instruction (a hybrid standard).
- Full apprenticeship term
- 4,000-5,000 hrs
- Typical apprentice wage
- $19-$22/hr
Upcoming intakes
Sep 21, 2026 – Sep 22, 2026
Mon to Fri, 7:00am - 3:30pm · San Antonio, TX
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Sep 28, 2026 – Oct 21, 2026
4 weeks, Mon to Fri, 7:00am - 3:30pm (weekends off) · San Antonio, TX
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Oct 19, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026
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Oct 26, 2026 – Nov 18, 2026
4 weeks, Mon to Fri, 7:00am - 3:30pm (weekends off) · San Antonio, TX
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