Training & CPD

Full Drain Inspection and Assessment (FDIA) Course

The Full Drain Inspection and Assessment (FDIA) training course has been created to provide drainage training for anyone involved with investigation and CCTV surveying of drainage systems. Typical candidates would contractors such as drainage companies, utility surveyors, topographical surveyors etc. Professionals from local authorities, housing associations and ground workers would also benefit greatly. In fact any organisation that carries out or has to interpret drainage investigation and CCTV reports will benefit enormously from FDIA training.

The drain training course is completely online and can be completed at the pace of the learner. This means that whilst learners get the best training available, there are no unnecessary costs such as the costs of lost productivity while training, accommodation, and travelling expenses. Basically it’s much cheaper.

You can access the drainage training course any time and on any device. It makes learning enjoyable and you can do as much or as little as you want. Bite size learning is known to be much easier and better.

No stuffy classrooms, no death by PowerPoint!

This is not only a drain training course, it is also a CPD on drainage maintenance and CCTV surveying. The course is built from the wide knowledge and experience of the course trainers and includes the latest information on legislation, ownership, drainage condition surveys, drain condition reports and British and European Standard BS EN 13508-2.

FDIA training is more than just understanding drainage defect definitions, it is aimed at providing an all-round appreciation of what drainage investigation means. We cover design, ownership, drainage law and remedial recommendations as well as drainage condition classification via CCTV (which is just one aspect of drainage investigation).

This drainage training course is designed to ensure that drainage surveyors carrying out CCTV surveys on domestic and light commercial drainage systems are working to the correct procedures and using the appropriate codes and understand defect definitions. This drainage training course will suit those that are new to the drainage industry, experienced CCTV operatives and professionals looking to add to their continuous professional development.

Our Trainers

Our Drainage Surveyor Training course has been created by Viewline, a well established surveying software application supplier. The training course is mentored by our lead trainer, Ian Cameron. Ian has more than forty years experience in all aspects of the drainage industry, is a qualified trainer and has developed a leading CCTV reporting software application. Ian also holds a 1st class honours degree and occasionally lectures on drainage matters at the University of Plymouth.

 During the course, candidates have the opportunity to discuss the curriculum in live chat meetings with Ian as well as ask questions privately.