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DRAINS TRAINING
In-Person Workshops
Our popular DRAINS In-Person Workshops are comprehensive and hands-on courses held across Australia.
Learn or refresh the fundamentals of DRAINS, master and apply ARR guidelines to urban drainage, and explore and build DRAINS models with examples, case studies and troubleshooting.
New & experienced DRAINS users
1, 2, or 3-Day Workshops
Up to 25 hours of CPD
WORKSHOPS FOR EVERY NEED
Comprehensive (3 Days)MOST POPULAR
$ 2,400
plus GSTAll the must-know DRAINS Fundamentals plus DRAINS Extension (urban drainage and complex on-site detention).- Days 1 & 2: DRAINS Fundamentals
- Day 3: DRAINS Extension, covering Urban Drainage & Complex Onsite Detention
- Mandatory online ARR prework (two hours)
- Optional online introductory modules
- USB with all content and examples
- Training PC with DRAINS Licence
- Certificate + 25 hours of CPD
- All-day catering included
Fundamentals (2 Days)
$ 1,800
plus GSTJust the basics. Great for beginners and a refresher for experienced users.- Days 1 & 2: DRAINS Fundamentals only
- Mandatory online ARR prework (two hours)
- Optional online introductory modules
- USB with all content and examples
- Training PC with DRAINS Licence
- Certificate + 18 hours of CPD
- All-day catering included
Extension (1 Day)
$ 980
plus GSTA deep dive into advanced topics for experienced users only. Prerequisites apply.- Extension content only*: Urban Drainage & Complex Onsite Detention
- Mandatory online ARR prework
- USB with all content and examples
- Training PC with DRAINS licence
- Certificate + 8 hours of CPD
- All-day catering included
*Prerequisite to attend DRAINS Extension Workshop only: Participants must have attended or completed a DRAINS Fundamentals or Core Training Course in the last five years (either in-person or live online).
2025 In-Person Workshops
DRAINS
Workshop Content
The DRAINS Full Workshop is our most popular course, covering the Fundamentals of DRAINS as well as Extension Content. 25 CPD.
Learn or refresh the fundamentals of DRAINS, master and apply ARR guidelines to urban drainage, and explore and build DRAINS models with hands-on examples, case studies and troubleshooting. Plus, explore urban drainage and complex onsite detention.
You’ll also get access to mandatory pre-work (2.5 hour ARR Module) and TWO online introductory modules (optional).
Day 1: Fundamentals
- Overview of ARR Module Pre-Work
- Getting Started + Assembling a DRAINS Model
- Customising the DRAINS Database
- Design Considerations
- Estimation of pressure change coefficients
Day 2: Fundamentals
- Complex Overland Flows & Flood Mapping
- Open Channels and Headwalls
- Storage Network Routing Models (RORB, RAFTS & WBNM)
- Horton-ILSAX Hydrological Model
- Introduction to On-Site Detention Systems
- Exploring Infiltration Systems
Day 3: Extension
- Urban Drainage Considerations & Case Studies
- Customer Overflow Routes
- Output Conversion Tools
- Importing gauged rainfall
- Estimation of Probable Maximum Precipitation
- Complex Detention Basins
- Modelling Infiltration Retention Basins
- Data Exchange with other Applications
Our 2-Day DRAINS Fundamentals Workshop provides just the basics. It's perfect for beginners and a great refresher for experienced users, too.
Learn or refresh the fundamentals of DRAINS, master and apply ARR guidelines to urban drainage, and explore and build DRAINS models with hands-on examples, case studies and troubleshooting. You’ll also get access to mandatory pre-work (2.5 hour ARR Module) and TWO online introductory modules (optional).
Day 1: Fundamentals
- Overview of ARR Module Pre-Work
- Getting Started + Assembling a DRAINS Model
- Customising the DRAINS Database
- Design Considerations
- Estimation of pressure change coefficients
Day 2: Fundamentals
- Complex Overland Flows & Flood Mapping
- Open Channels and Headwalls
- Storage Network Routing Models (RORB, RAFTS & WBNM)
- Horton-ILSAX Hydrological Model
- Introduction to On-Site Detention Systems
- Exploring Infiltration Systems
The DRAINS Extension Workshop is a 1-Day deep-dive into advanced topics for experienced DRAINS users only. Prerequisites apply.
In this Extension course, you’ll cover advanced topics including urban drainage considerations, complex onsite detention, overflow routes, data exchange with other software, and more.
*Prerequisite: Participants must have completed a DRAINS Fundamentals or Core Training Course in the last five years (either in-person or live online).
Day 1: Extension
- Urban Drainage Considerations & Case Studies
- Customer Overflow Routes
- Output Conversion Tools
- Importing gauged rainfall
- Estimation of Probable Maximum Precipitation
- Complex Detention Basins
- Modelling Infiltration Retention Basins
- Data Exchange with other Applications
UNPARALLELLED EXPERTISE
Our Training Instructors are fully qualified senior Australian engineers
Hossein Ansari
Technical Manager & Principal Engineer, Watercom
B.E. Civil, Dip. Eng., MIEAust
Hossein Ansari
Hossein is a Civil Engineer with over 20 years of experience in both the public and private sectors, previously working as a Senior Design Engineer at Sutherland Shire Council and as a Drainage Investigation Engineer at City of Botany Bay Council.
In his capacity as a consultant, Hossein has been providing services as a Civil/ Hydraulic Engineer to a number of consulting firms since 2007. Hossein’s experience covers roads, drainage, overland flow path studies, and Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) projects, from inception to detailed design and construction.
Dr Benjamin Kus
Dr Benjamin Kus is an astute and accomplished engineer, business manager, academic and educator, with over 20 years of experience in urban development, stormwater design, on-site detention and flood studies.
He is a contributing author of the national Australian Rainfall and Runoff (ARR 2019) guidelines having authored Chapter 5 ‘Stormwater Conveyance’, in Book 9 ‘Runoff in Urban Areas’, has completed a PhD in Engineering – Membrane Technology and Water Harvesting, and is a published author of over a dozen journal papers.
Dr Benjamin Kus
Chief Executive Officer, Watercom
B.E. Civil (Hons), Dip. Eng., PhD Eng., MIEAust
