This course is designed as an introduction for students who wish to develop their competence and skills in the preparation of building up rates for inclusion in a tender. The course may also be beneficial to students who have a working knowledge of the subject but who want to improve their presentation skills. The course material consists of lesson material and an excellent text book with fourteen core lessons and eight optional lessons as follows; Lesson Content: 1 - General Introduction, 2 - Contracts in Use, 3 - Preliminaries, 4 - Unit Rates, 5 - Approximate Estimates, 6 - Groundwork / Excavation, 7 - Filling / Making up Levels, 8 - Concrete Works, 9 - Formwork, 10 - Brickwork & Blockwork, 11 - Masonry, 12 - Roofing, 13 - Disposal Systems, 14 - Drainage, 15 - Woodwork 1, 16 - Woodwork 2, 17 - Daywork, 18 - Painting, 19 - Glazing, 20 - Computers, 21 - Plastering, 22 - Repairs & Alterations. On completion of the course the student should be able to build up rates and prepare an estimate prepared on a Bill of Quantities indicating their competence in the subject and will receive a Premier School of Building Diploma in Estimating. The course may be commenced at any time and should be completed within 3 months (i.e.80 hours of study) depending on the students previous knowledge of the subject.