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essentialon-site skills
Get ready for hands-on learning and start building your practical surveying skills. Select 'Start' to discover more about the upcoming session.
KEY OBJECTIVES
To discover the main goals of the Essential On-site Skills session, drag each card off the top of the pile to reveal more. Then, to navigate, use the arrows at the top.
Senses
Method
Investigate
Site notes
Moisture readings
Measurements
Plans
Title
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Learn how your senses — sight, smell, touch, and hearing, play a vital role in the inspection process.
Learn how a methodical approach impacts the inspection records.
Introduction to the Sava site notes template that you will use throughout training and assessment.
Learn why a ‘trail of evidence’ is followed.
Start to develop measurement skills to calculate floor areas (GEA and GIA) using tape measures and a laser measure
Start to develop drawing skills for creating site plans and floor plans
Learn how to use the moisture meter during the inspection process and how to record the information obtained.
Subtitle
discussion points
7. Seller/Agent questionnaire
1. Intro
In this session, you won't simply follow a process; the trainer will prompt group discussions to help you understand what you are doing and why. Being actively involved will help to more successfully embed the learning. Select the coloured buttons to explore some of the topics that might come up for discussion. Then move on to the next page.
In the Spotlight
6. Safety
2. Inspection method
3. Inspection process
5. Sava site notes
4. Records
surveyors skills
take a deeper dive
external inspection
internal inspection
Let's drill down a bit further so you have an idea of what's involved in the various activities. Select the plus buttons next to the headings for more info. Then move on to the next page.
getting there
practical stuff
the property
what to bring
All the other things you need to know.
that's a wrap!
We hope that covers everything you need to know. When you're ready to book your place on the session, go to 'Events'and find the 'Essential On-site Skills' section. Go to Events now:
If you have any other questions about Essential On-site Skills, get in touch with the training team. Enjoy the session!
training@sava.co.uk
01908 442240
surveyors skills
Introduce the foundational knowledge needed for effective property inspection, including building pathology, relevant regulations and guidance, and key legal considerations. Explore how to use your senses to identify issues. Practical use of technical tools may include moisture meters, tape measures, spirit levels and binoculars. We fully encourage a curious mindset, prompting you to ask “why?” to better understand what you observe. Select X to exit.
what to bring
We won't be using the Cranfield venue as the whole of the session is held at the property. So, it might be a good idea to plan your meals around the day and bring your own snacks and drinks. If you’d like to bring your own equipment, please feel free to do so. If you have one, it will need to be a pinless moisture meter. However, we will provide everything you need for the session, including:
- clipboard
- site notes template
- pens/pencils
- a range of measuring devices
- moisture meters
internal inspection
You can start developing skills in drawing floor plans, understanding. what information should be recorded and how it should be presented. Carry out a brief walk-around inspection of the property, supported by internal measurements using appropriate tools. Consider what is needed to calculate GIA and why measurements matter. Introduce some elements of internal site notes, and may also include using a moisture meter.
the property
We are grateful to Cranfield University for kindly allowing us to use some of their properties for these sessions. We may not know which property we are using until the day. You are not expected to do any research, so you don't need the details in advance. Don't worry, the trainer will let you know where you are going. Please ensure that the property is treated with care and respect while you are there.
GETTING THERE
The postcode MK43 0AL is slightly below the Mitchell Hall car park. These maps showing closer views of the site should help you navigate to the right place. Click on the image to expand the view. The car park is circled in red.
Please arrive 20 minutes early to allow time to gather the group and get to the property. A Sava staff member will meet you and take you to the session.
How to find the Mitchell Hall car park:
external inspection
Start to understand and identify key features that should be included on a site plan, e.g., outbuildings, inspection chambers and drainage. Develop drawing skills by drafting a site plan. Practise measuring the exterior of a property using the appropriate tools and consider what is required to calculate the GEA and record it. Introduce some elements of external site notes, focusing on recording observations in a logical order.
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Start
essentialon-site skills
Get ready for hands-on learning and start building your practical surveying skills. Select 'Start' to discover more about the upcoming session.
KEY OBJECTIVES
To discover the main goals of the Essential On-site Skills session, drag each card off the top of the pile to reveal more. Then, to navigate, use the arrows at the top.
Senses
Method
Investigate
Site notes
Moisture readings
Measurements
Plans
Title
Use this side to give more information about a topic.
Use this side to give more information about a topic.
Use this side to give more information about a topic.
Use this side to give more information about a topic.
Use this side to give more information about a topic.
Use this side to give more information about a topic.
Use this side to give more information about a topic.
Use this side to give more information about a topic.
Learn how your senses — sight, smell, touch, and hearing, play a vital role in the inspection process.
Learn how a methodical approach impacts the inspection records.
Introduction to the Sava site notes template that you will use throughout training and assessment.
Learn why a ‘trail of evidence’ is followed.
Start to develop measurement skills to calculate floor areas (GEA and GIA) using tape measures and a laser measure
Start to develop drawing skills for creating site plans and floor plans
Learn how to use the moisture meter during the inspection process and how to record the information obtained.
Subtitle
discussion points
7. Seller/Agent questionnaire
1. Intro
In this session, you won't simply follow a process; the trainer will prompt group discussions to help you understand what you are doing and why. Being actively involved will help to more successfully embed the learning. Select the coloured buttons to explore some of the topics that might come up for discussion. Then move on to the next page.
In the Spotlight
6. Safety
2. Inspection method
3. Inspection process
5. Sava site notes
4. Records
surveyors skills
take a deeper dive
external inspection
internal inspection
Let's drill down a bit further so you have an idea of what's involved in the various activities. Select the plus buttons next to the headings for more info. Then move on to the next page.
getting there
practical stuff
the property
what to bring
All the other things you need to know.
that's a wrap!
We hope that covers everything you need to know. When you're ready to book your place on the session, go to 'Events'and find the 'Essential On-site Skills' section. Go to Events now:
If you have any other questions about Essential On-site Skills, get in touch with the training team. Enjoy the session!
training@sava.co.uk
01908 442240
surveyors skills
Introduce the foundational knowledge needed for effective property inspection, including building pathology, relevant regulations and guidance, and key legal considerations. Explore how to use your senses to identify issues. Practical use of technical tools may include moisture meters, tape measures, spirit levels and binoculars. We fully encourage a curious mindset, prompting you to ask “why?” to better understand what you observe. Select X to exit.
what to bring
We won't be using the Cranfield venue as the whole of the session is held at the property. So, it might be a good idea to plan your meals around the day and bring your own snacks and drinks. If you’d like to bring your own equipment, please feel free to do so. If you have one, it will need to be a pinless moisture meter. However, we will provide everything you need for the session, including:
internal inspection
You can start developing skills in drawing floor plans, understanding. what information should be recorded and how it should be presented. Carry out a brief walk-around inspection of the property, supported by internal measurements using appropriate tools. Consider what is needed to calculate GIA and why measurements matter. Introduce some elements of internal site notes, and may also include using a moisture meter.
the property
We are grateful to Cranfield University for kindly allowing us to use some of their properties for these sessions. We may not know which property we are using until the day. You are not expected to do any research, so you don't need the details in advance. Don't worry, the trainer will let you know where you are going. Please ensure that the property is treated with care and respect while you are there.
GETTING THERE
The postcode MK43 0AL is slightly below the Mitchell Hall car park. These maps showing closer views of the site should help you navigate to the right place. Click on the image to expand the view. The car park is circled in red.
Please arrive 20 minutes early to allow time to gather the group and get to the property. A Sava staff member will meet you and take you to the session.
How to find the Mitchell Hall car park:
external inspection
Start to understand and identify key features that should be included on a site plan, e.g., outbuildings, inspection chambers and drainage. Develop drawing skills by drafting a site plan. Practise measuring the exterior of a property using the appropriate tools and consider what is required to calculate the GEA and record it. Introduce some elements of external site notes, focusing on recording observations in a logical order.