Beamter/Beamtin im Vermessungswesen (höherer technischer Dienst)

Learning locations include: Educational institutions of public administration (seminar and group rooms), authorities such as cadastral and surveying offices, and authorities for geoinformation and rural development (office spaces, fieldwork for surveys).

This profession is a type of civil service training (Beamtenausbildung); different career titles may exist in individual Bundesländer (federal states). The training type is a preparatory service (Vorbereitungsdienst), regulated by federal state ordinances. The preparatory service typically lasts 2 years. The minimum requirement for admission to the preparatory service varies depending on the federal state (e.g., a completed master's degree). Learning locations are educational institutions of public administration and public authorities. Civil servants in higher surveying technical administrative service lead and conduct measurements in the cadastral field on behalf of federal states and municipalities, for example, for urban planning. They coordinate planning and conceptual work, such as within regional rural development. They negotiate with municipalities, authorities, and private property owners and are responsible for implementing plans. Furthermore, they create surveying technical documentation of valuable building structures and participate in their development and maintenance.

Typically 2 years. Depending on the Bundesland (federal state), it may also be part-time, lasting 28 months.

The structure of a preparatory service (Vorbereitungsdienst) in higher surveying technical administrative service is as follows: Section I (State Surveying Administration): 11 months, Section II (Administration for Rural Development): 9 months, Section III (Cross-Administrative Training): 4 months. The total duration of the preparatory service is 2 years.

No course fees are charged. However, travel costs or costs for learning materials may arise. Costs for accommodation at the training location may also be incurred.

Theoretical and practical training content includes: General legal and administrative principles, state surveying including cartography, geodata infrastructure, land registry and land register, planning, rural development, procedures according to the Land Consolidation Act.

One should be prepared for the following conditions and requirements: During the theoretical Ausbildung (vocational training) phases, attend lectures, work independently (e.g., prepare and review lectures, research in libraries, prepare performance proofs), and handle organizational tasks (e.g., meet submission deadlines for performance proofs). During the practical Ausbildung phases, participate in negotiations with private landowners and builders, conduct surveys in the field, and develop problem-solving, organizational, and leadership skills.

The exemplary monthly gross basic salary for trainees is approximately 1,726 €. This information is sourced from the Landesbesoldungsgesetze (State Salary Laws). In addition to the basic salary, trainee allowances may include capital-forming benefits, family allowances, and other additional payments.

An Ausbildung for this profession is possible with qualifications in fields such as Vermessungstechnik (Advanced Surveying Technology) and Geoinformatik (Advanced Geoinformatics).

In-depth knowledge in the following areas is a good prerequisite for a successful preparatory service: Management/Organization (to efficiently organize public administration tasks), Employee Leadership and Guidance (knowledge of leadership tools for successful department or agency management), and Law (to deal with legal sciences such as property law, land consolidation, and expropriation).

Alternative Ausbildungen for this profession include Beamter/Beamtin im höheren bautechnischen Dienst (Civil Servant in Higher Building Technical Service) or Beamter/Beamtin in der Bergverwaltung (höherer bergtechnischer Dienst) (Civil Servant in Mining Administration - Higher Mining Technical Service) in the field of law and administration. A commonality among these is organizing and supervising geodata acquisition processes.

The Ausbildung in the higher surveying technical administrative service is conducted as a preparatory service and usually lasts 2 years. It is regulated by Bundesland (federal state) ordinances and concludes with the Große Staatsprüfung (Great State Examination) or Staatsexamen (State Examination). Typically, at least a Master Studium (master's degree) is required.

This Ausbildung (vocational training) is legally regulated in the mentioned Bundesländer (federal states) and leads to the following Abschluss-/Berufsbezeichnungen (qualification/professional titles): Baden-Württemberg: Vermessungsassessor/Vermessungsassessorin. Bavaria: Assessor für Vermessung, Geoinformation und Ländliche Entwicklung/Assessorin für Vermessung, Geoinformation und Ländliche Entwicklung. Berlin, Brandenburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia: Technischer Assessor/Technische Assessorin. Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein: Technischer Assessor/Technische Assessorin - Laufbahnzweig Geodäsie und Geoinformation. Lower Saxony: Technischer Assessor/Technische Assessorin der Geodäsie und Geoinformation. The Laufbahnbezeichnungen (career titles) include: Beamter/Beamtin - Geodäsie und Geoinformation (fourth entry level), Beamter/Beamtin - technischer Verwaltungsdienst für Aufgaben im Vermessungswesen und in der Geoinformation (career group 2, second entry level), Beamter/Beamtin - vermessungstechnischer Dienst (career).

After their Ausbildung (vocational training), Beamte and Beamtinnen (civil servants) primarily work in surveying or land registry offices. They can keep their knowledge up-to-date through Anpassungsweiterbildung (adaptive training) in topics such as Vermessungstechnik (surveying technology) and Baurecht (building law). With suitable qualifications, they have opportunities for career advancement by participating in internal administrative advanced training courses. It is also possible to become Selbstständig (self-employed), for example, by establishing an engineering office for surveying services and geodata creation.

The Vorbereitungsdienst (preparatory service) for Beamtenlaufbahnen (civil service careers) is regulated by the Bundesländer (federal states) in their own ordinances. The respective provisions may differ. For instance, in Baden-Württemberg, there is the APrOVerm hD ordinance from 29.04.2014, and in Bavaria, the VermGeoLEV/4. QE ordinance from 08.10.2012. There is also an ordinance for the Ausbildung (training) and Prüfung (examination) for access to the second entry level of career group 2.

Typically, a successfully completed Master Studium (master's degree) or an equivalent recognized Hochschulabschluss (university degree) in Vermessungstechnik (surveying technology) or a comparable Studienfach (field of study) is required. The use of the professional title 'Ingenieur' or 'Ingenieur/in' may be a prerequisite depending on the Bundesland (federal state).