Bats and the Construction Industry

We have a number of courses designed for building professionals that we can deliver as in-house courses either online or in-person, ranging from general awareness for building professionals to courses designed for specific audiences.

Bat awareness is important for anyone who is responsible for buildings and their renovation, development, maintenance or design, including builders, surveyors, architects, pest controllers and more. Our course is approved by CITB and eligible for a Tier 1 Grant - more information. It is also suitable as RIBA CPD.

By the end of the course, attendees will be able to:

• Identify, by visual inspection, any features in buildings that could be a potential bat roost site
• Summarise the life cycle of bats in the UK and describe the best time for carrying out works in relation to the bat calendar
• Exercise judgement about when to contact appropriate specialists for assistance at a suitable stage in the building inspection/work process
• Recognise the consequences of acting without due consideration when carrying out works on buildings, which results in bat or roost destruction or disturbance.

Course content includes:

• Bat biology and ecology
• Bats in buildings: where, when, which bats, evidence of bats
• Taking account of bats
• Best practice and case studies

This one day course has been designed to ensure that participants are aware of their responsibilities with regards to bats and able to recognise the basic signs of potential roosts within bridge and/or tunnel structures.

Course content includes:

• Bat biology and ecology
• Spotlight on bats in bridges - how and when they use them
• Taking account of bats.
• Site visit - guidance on how to recognise basic signs of potential roosts.
• Discussion of specific case studies

Important information

For the in-person in-house courses, we ask that the client provides:

1. A suitable venue with seating and desk space for the relevant number of students (classroom or boardroom set up generally works best) and a projector and screen to show a powerpoint presentation.
2. For courses with a practical element we will also ask that there is access to a suitable outside space e.g. a suitable bridge for surveying for the Bats for Bridge and Tunnel Engineers course.
3. Refreshments and lunch for the tutor and/or participants

We provide the tutor(s), copies of the course resources for each participant, a certificate of attendance for each participant and any equipment that is required for demonstration or use within the training. Participants are welcome to bring their own equipment to use where appropriate.

Pricing varies per course and we advise contacting the Training team for a quote.