Professional Development

Training

Practical training focused on housing, building safety, and risk management — designed for professionals working in real residential environments.

Overview

What We Deliver

Civitas delivers training focused on housing, building safety, and practical risk management.

Our sessions are designed for professionals working in real residential environments, including local authority teams, housing providers, and property managers.

What We Cover

Training Areas

Building Safety Awareness

Understanding key responsibilities, risks, and practical actions within residential buildings. Covering the Building Safety Act, accountable persons, and day-to-day safety management.

Housing Adaptation and DFG Process

Understanding surveys, design, delivery, and coordination in adaptation projects. A practical guide to the Disabled Facilities Grant process from referral to completion.

Working with Vulnerable Residents

Practical approaches to assessing and supporting residents with additional needs. Covering vulnerability assessments, tailored support plans, and effective communication approaches.

Fire and Evacuation Planning

PEEPs, evacuation thinking, and resident safety in occupied buildings. Practical approaches to planning and implementing effective fire evacuation strategies.

Risk Assessment and RAMS

How to identify risks and prepare clear, usable safety documentation. Creating risk assessments and method statements that are proportionate, practical, and site-specific.

Tailored Training

We can design sessions based on your organisation, building type, or operational needs. Get in touch to discuss a bespoke programme shaped around your team and context.

How We Deliver

Delivery Format

Our training is flexible and can be adapted to suit the size, location, and needs of your organisation. We work with both small teams and larger groups across a range of formats.

What to expect

  • Sessions led by practitioners with direct housing experience
  • Relevant case examples drawn from real residential situations
  • Practical takeaways that can be applied immediately
  • Opportunity to discuss your organisation’s specific challenges
  • Support materials provided following the session

Why Our Training Works

Training grounded in real experience

Our training is informed by direct work in housing, surveys, adaptations, and building safety. This ensures that learning is practical, relevant, and immediately applicable.

Informed by direct practice

Built from hands-on work in housing, surveys, and building safety — not textbooks alone.

Context-relevant examples

Real scenarios drawn from residential environments that your team will recognise.

Immediately applicable

Learning that translates directly into action — applicable from the next working day.

Request a training session

Whether you need a standard session or something tailored to your organisation, get in touch and we’ll discuss the best approach for your team.