A new training course has been launched to help understand the process of assessing flood risk and the delivery of resilience measures in the built environment
The ‘Property Flood Resilience Training for Surveyors’ course will help anyone who wants to understand the processes involved in flood risk assessment.
The new training course, which has been developed by national trade body the Property Care Association, will give knowledge on what a competent survey procedure should involve and will set out appropriate strategies.
Chief executive of the PCA Steve Hodgson said: “The course aims to deliver a thorough understanding of the property flood resilience survey process.
“Managing flood risk is far from simply identifying which products can be fitted where. It’s more about assessing and evaluating every element.
“It’s therefore vital for surveyors to assess and understand every individual scenario and this training will ensure the most appropriate strategies can be recommended to suit each homeowner, their property, their particular flood risk and their lifestyle.
“We’ve been working hard over the last six months to ensure we offer a first-class standard training programme and we believe this will prove to be invaluable.”
The course outlines the importance of liaising with homeowners to form comprehensive flood resistance and resilience surveys.
Hodgson added: “Living with the risk of flood can bring worry, misery and numerous challenges for homeowners. When flooding occurs, it is not just the property that is affected, it is people’s lives.
“The course has therefore been developed to explain how personal circumstances can make some strategies more or less suitable than others.”
The course covers the different sources of flooding, the risks, the hierarchy of flood protection, and when to use resistance or resilience measures.
The two-day training course provides four key modules:
People: this will cover the impact of flooding, the history of Property Level Protection (PLP), sources of assistance available, as well as grants and insurance.
Buildings: this will cover different construction and how it informs the likely performance of strategies.
Products: this module will look at PAS1188—flood protection products. This will include the types of product available and how they work.
Training: this will be delivered as a mix of presentations, group discussions, and practical exercises. It will be carried out by flood management experts with experience in the sector.
The first two-day course takes place at the PCA Practical Training Centre in Tower Square, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire on 28-29 November.
For more information or a booking form, visit the PCA website, email jo@property-care.org or call 0844 375 4301.
