Training / Courses

Understanding the Development Process

This two day course provides an understanding of the background of affordable housing and its context within and the wider housing sector and an overview of the key stages, events and issues in developing housing and regeneration schemes from site identification and scheme inception through planning, handover and project completion.

This classroom based course is run in the Spring, Summer and Autumn (as well as online on demand) please enquire for future dates.

In addition to training the open courses are a great opportunity for delegates to network with others in the sector and benefit from their experiences.

This course is aimed at those with some understanding of the sector and the issues surrounding it.

Overview

On completing the course, the learners will have a basic understanding of the process and the key risk areas.

This course is suitable for Development and Regeneration staff who have some general understanding of the housing sector or senior staff and board members who desire a better general understanding of the development process.

Course Plan

Covering the following areas:

Context and background of property development and project management
Site identification
Feasibility study
Purchase and conveyancing
Managing the design process
The planning system
Procurement
Building contract issues
Snagging, practical completion, handover and defects

Format

Duration: 2 days

Day 1 | 10am - 4pm

Day 2 | 9.30am - 3.30pm

Intensive interactive learning with exercises. This course is available in both classroom and virtual format.

Suggested preparation

A comprehensive handout is provided with this course. While not essential, it is helpful to scan this before the course. Please come armed with a list of questions you have, jargon you have heard and terms used that you don’t understand, so that we can make sure you go away feeling more prepared for your role. There are no stupid questions.