Course fees
£375 + VAT (£450) full CIRIA member/SMEs/Local Authority member
£425 + VAT (£510) Non members
The fees above covers both trainer led virtual sessions delivered via ZOOM.
SMEs/Local Authority staff must download a booking form to register
When
23-24 June 2026, 09:00am - 12:30pm daily
Delegates must attend both sessions to gain 6 hours of CPD in total.
Delegates are advised to login 10 mins before each session start time.
Joining instructions and delegate packs (pdfs) will be issued in
advance.
Introduction
Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) make a vital contribution to managing local flood risk and water quality as well as providing opportunities for biodiversity and amenity in new developments and redevelopments. SuDS are required in all new major developments and awareness by practitioners and regulators and their implementation is steadily increasing. Over time, knowledge and experience has improved and it is important that good practice is shared to promote improved understanding and high quality SuDS that deliver multiple benefits. Surface water management for new and existing highways is an important area to be considered.
This one day course has been developed to complement the recently published National standards for sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) in England (and and established standards in Wales). It builds upon the CIRIA SuDS Manual (C753) and references learning from the Greater London Authority Reimagining Rainwater in Highways guide (2025).
The new course will cover integrated design, risk assessment for water quality, infiltration considerations, detailing for robustness and durability in the highway space and how to overcome common issues. The training is applicable to all UK regions.
Who should attend
This engaging course is relevant to civil, drainage and highways engineers; landscape architects; architects; and flood-risk managers. It serves professionals across client, consulting and contracting organisations, along with developers, local and highway authorities, sewerage undertakers, environmental regulators, and manufacturers and suppliers.
This course is also relevant to development control and highway adoption teams; highway maintenance and drainage teams ; transport project teams (major projects, smaller schemes – interest in SuDS for major projects as well as SuDS for smaller traffic calming scheme, etc) and flood authority staff who deal with flood and drainage issues for development at planning application stage.
Why attend
- keep up-to-date with current legislation and requirements of regulatory authorities
- explore what SuDS solutions work for the adopted highway (filtration, drainage and water quality performance, including in situation where infiltration is poor or water table is high, urban environment where space is tight and utilities are in the way, etc)
design around constraints and when proprietary systems may be appropriate
- learn what works for SuDS in the highway and adoption agreements and explore which parts can be adopted and maintained by the Highway Authority, which parts require a management company, which parts would be subject to commuted sums or private maintenance, etc.
- understand the whole life cost for these solutions especially maintenance regimes and costs, disposal of contaminated materials, replanting, etc
- benefit from and share experiences and knowledge with our expert trainers and the other delegates
- gain CPD for your professional development.
Requirements
Delegates should be familiar with SuDS drivers and benefits as well as SuDS components and basic principles before signing up for this course. Delegates should also be comfortable with group exercise work.
CPD
This course has a value of 6 hours towards your CPD. Certificates will be sent to delegates following completion.
This training will be delivered via 2 x 3hr Zoom sessions.
If you are unable to book online, please email the completed booking form to [email protected]
Notice for new bookings from EU/EEA customers only
CIRIA is currently unable to directly process your transaction if you
are purchasing from the EU/EEA region. If you wish to book this training
course please email your request to [email protected] in the first instance.
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