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Upkeep Training Courses

Below is a listing of our training courses about buildings and building maintenance.
Where the course title is coloured blue, you can click on the course title to go to a page with a full course description.

Introductory courses:

These courses are designed for people with little technical knowledge, including repairs staff, customer service staff, housing and maintenance admin staff. In many cases they will also be suitable for property managers, private sector landlords, caretakers, handy persons and wardens of sheltered housing schemes.

Basic Building Construction

Condensation, Damp and Decay

Plumbing, Wastes and Drains

Domestic Electrical and Heating Systems 1

Repairs Reporting Skills

Energy Efficiency Information and Advice

Inspecting a Property 1

Inspecting a Property 2

Estate Inspections - Monitoring Health and Safety Issues

Understanding Contracts for Building Maintenance

Health and Safety for Repairs Staff

Renewable Energy for the Urban Homeowner

Sustainable Refurbishment

How to Improve the Flood Resilience of Properties

Intermediate/Advanced Training courses:

These training courses are designed for people with some experience of building maintenance, or a technical background.

Condensation and Damp in Buildings: Advanced Course

HHSRS 1: Assessing Properties under the the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS)

HHSRS 2: Dealing with Enforcement and Management Issues

The Building Regulations: Parts F, L and M

Energy Efficiency: Getting the best from Boilers

Gas Appliances and Regulations

How to improve your Specification and Technical Report Writing Skills

Domestic Electrical and Heating Systems 2

Electrical Installations: Working with Part P of the Building Regulations

Access: the Disability Discrimination Act (Part 3) and Part M of the Building Regulations

Subsidence and Cracking in Dwellings

Planned Preventative Maintenance

Best Practice Seminars

These tend to be events featuring a range of speakers brought together especially for one day only.

Digital Television: Managing the Switchover from Analog to Digital Services

Achieving Great Customer Contact Centres for Repairs

Dates and Prices

Our current schedule of events and prices is up on our training calendar here: Calendar

Questions?

Call us on 020-7631-1677 or
email us at info@upkeep.org.uk

 
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