Certified Drain Assessor: 1-day CPD course


The NADC and the National Drainage Academy have recently been working with key industry partners to produce a new CPD course aimed at industry professionals who often require the services of certified drainage contractors.

The aims and objectives of this new course is to provided detailed knowledge about drainage systems, drainage maintenance, CCTV surveying, interpreting analysis of survey reports and cost effective methods of repair options available to the industry.

This new CPD course will come with full certification and launched July 2021. The initial feedback from delegates was very good:

‘I believe this course needs to be rolled out throughout the entire industry…’ Ernst Stols MCMI

‘I feel that I have a better understanding with report interpretation and would recommend as an EHP…’ Jane Williams, Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner

‘Importantly it gave me the confidence to interpret the results of drainage surveys and to advise my clients on the condition of their pipework and common repair methods…’ Tom Szczebiot RIBA

The course will be made available across the UK and Ireland to a wide range of professionals including but not limited to:

  • Surveyors
  • Architects
  • Building Controllers
  • Facilities Management
  • Loss Adjusters
  • Local Authorities
  • Water Companies
  • Environmental Health Officers
  • Structural Engineers
  • Project Managers
  • Building Engineers
  • Housing Associations
  • Civil Engineers
  • Construction Industry

This certified course will be supported by the Drain Repair Book from the Water Research Center and EU Skills.

Interest in this new certified CPD course is growing rapidly and we already have a large number of companies / organisations who have expressed a keen interest in sending candidates for training.

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