Start Your Career in Damp Surveying
One clear route from complete beginner to certified damp surveyor, with everything in the right order.
From beginner to certified, step by step
Five steps, in the right order. Nothing to piece together yourself.
Your foundations: how moisture behaves in buildings, the types of damp, basic tools and how an inspection works. Online, at your own pace.
Professional-level diagnosis, moisture mapping and reporting, online or in the classroom, finishing with an online exam.
You produce survey reports in the Candidate Report Builder. Up to five reports, one must pass FOD review.
You’re awarded FODCS: proof you can survey and report to a defined standard.
Apply to join (separate, annual, subject to vetting) for the tools and profile that help you win work:
Foundations first, then certification
New entrants take the Beginner Damp Surveyor Course before FODCS. Here’s why.
FODCS is written for people who already understand how moisture moves through a building. Without that, the course is much harder going.
Newcomers often lean on a moisture meter reading. The Beginner course teaches why a reading alone can’t diagnose damp, before bad habits form.
Certification requires one report to pass FOD review. A solid foundation is what makes your report hold up.
You’ll recognise what you’re looking at, so the practical side of FODCS makes sense straight away.
Everything you need, in one purchase
Both packages include the Beginner course and full FODCS certification. Pick how you’d like to learn.
Prices exclude VAT. Federation of Damp membership is separate and optional, applied for after you certify.
Questions newcomers ask
I have no experience. Is this really for me?+
Why can’t I go straight to FODCS?+
How is FODCS assessed?+
Is the training recognised?+
Is membership included?+
Do I need a licence to work as a damp surveyor?+
Your career in damp starts here
Beginner course, FODCS certification and assessed reports, in one package.
Already work around buildings? Go straight to FODCS
Federation of Damp · Certify Damp UK Ltd · Company No. 16178536
