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Working With Others Training - Yorkshire - December 2025

Wednesday 3 December 2025
Working With Others (WWO) – is the EA’s approach to good engagement. Everyone can benefit from understanding the basics of the WWO approach to plan, do and evaluate internal and external engagement. On Wednesday 3rd December between 10am and 12pm, this training session will provide you with an overview of the tools and techniques to help you identify who, when, why and how to carry out engagement of any size. Whether you are new to the EA or have been ‘working with others’ for a number of years, this introductory training will help you to recognise the benefits of this approach, the importance of effective engagement planning and how it fits in with your role in the organisation. The course, hosted on Microsoft Teams, will also show you how to find lots of guidance and more detailed training in the WWO SharePoint site, which you can access whenever you need. A teams invite will be sent to you approximately a week before the event.
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Flood Warden Online Induction Training 2025

Between Tuesday 8 April 2025 and Thursday 13 November 2025
Online Induction training for new Volunteer Community Flood Wardens delivered by the Environment Agency. In this training we will cover climate change and flood risk across Yorkshire, the role of a flood warden, how to prepare for flooding and be aware of the dangers of flooding, and what to expect when working with emergency responders. Please click 'book now' in the top right corner to choose your session time. You will receive Zoom joining details in your confirmation email upon booking.
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Yorkshire Working With Others Training July 2025

Wednesday 9 July 2025
Do you Work With Others? We all need to engage with stakeholders to deliver our roles effectively and achieve the outcomes expected. Working With Others (WWO) – is the Environment Agency’s approach to good engagement. Everyone can benefit from understanding the basics of the WWO approach to plan, do and evaluate internal and external engagement. On Wednesday 9th July 2025 (10am-12.30) join a training session which will provide you with an overview of the tools and techniques to help you identify who, when, why and how to carry out engagement of any size. This will help you to recognise the benefits of this approach, the importance of effective engagement planning and how it fits in with your role in the organisation.
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Yorkshire Lunch and Learn - Intro to Yorkshire Training (CANCELLED)

Tuesday 13 May 2025
Join Our Yorkshire Area Lunch & Learn Series! Discover the achievements and insights from different teams across the area as we share successes, gain a deeper understanding of our collective goals, and foster collaboration across teams. Let's learn, connect, and grow together! Please join us today to hear an introduction to what Yorkshire Training can do for you in your L&D journey as well as opportunities to get involved.
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Engineering Quarterly May 2025

Tuesday 13 May 2025
We look forward to you joining us at the May Engineering Quarterly. The topics to be covered on the day include: Bridges, Horizontal Directional Drilling and Underwater Inspections and Works.
York Cr01-03
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Yorkshire Lunch and Learn - Introduction to NEAS

Tuesday 6 May 2025
Join Our Yorkshire Area Lunch & Learn Series! Discover the achievements and insights from different teams across the area as we share successes, gain a deeper understanding of our collective goals, and foster collaboration across teams. Let's learn, connect, and grow together! Today's presentation will be an introduction to NEAS.
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Yorkshire Lunch and Learn - Intro to Information Resources

Tuesday 29 April 2025
Join Our Yorkshire Area Lunch & Learn Series! Discover the achievements and insights from different teams across the area as we share successes, gain a deeper understanding of our collective goals, and foster collaboration across teams. Let's learn, connect, and grow together! Please join us today to hear an introduction to the Information Resources team and the work they do.
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FCRM Programme Refresh Training 26/27 - Leeds

Friday 25 April 2025
This training is aimed at anyone at involved in the FCRM Programme Refresh, including PSO, AP, PCM and Environment Programme. Topics covered will include: • Summary of new Refresh guidance (including what's changed since last year) • What needs to improve? (including realistic timescales & costs) • Use of Systems (PAFS, RMA Portal, AIMS:PD) • Timeline & deadlines • Funding types (such as ARA, OGD etc) • Reporting Outcomes – properties better protected & environmental improvements The training will be held face-to-face to help generate discussion & sharing of ideas. Note this training is aimed at EA staff and not Other Risk Management Authorities.
Leeds - Aire Rooms 1,2 & 3
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FCRM Programme Refresh Training 26/27 - York

Wednesday 23 April 2025
This training is aimed at anyone at involved in the FCRM Programme Refresh, including PSO, AP, PCM and Environment Programme. Topics covered will include: • Summary of new Refresh guidance (including what's changed since last year) • What needs to improve? (including realistic timescales & costs) • Use of Systems (PAFS, RMA Portal, AIMS:PD) • Timeline & deadlines • Funding types (such as ARA, OGD etc) • Reporting Outcomes – properties better protected & environmental improvements The training will be held face-to-face to help generate discussion & sharing of ideas. Note this training is aimed at EA staff and not Other Risk Management Authorities.
York - CR11
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Yorkshire Lunch and Learn - New Orleans Storm Peer Review

Tuesday 15 April 2025
Join Our Yorkshire Area Lunch & Learn Series! Discover the achievements and insights from different teams across the area as we share successes, gain a deeper understanding of our collective goals, and foster collaboration across teams. Let's learn, connect, and grow together! Today's presentation will be hosted by Mark Fuller discussing work with I-Storm in New Orleans.
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Yorkshire Lunch and Learn - Water Vole Surveys

Tuesday 8 April 2025
Join Our Yorkshire Area Lunch & Learn Series! Discover the achievements and insights from different teams across the area as we share successes, gain a deeper understanding of our collective goals, and foster collaboration across teams. Let's learn, connect, and grow together! Today's presentation will be on Water Vole Surveys delivered by FBG and A&R teams in area.
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Engineering Quarterly - January

Monday 27 January 2025
This is an in person training session - spaces are limited. This workshop is open to AP, Graduate Engineers and Field Teams. It is a beginners workshop, staff of all grades and experience are welcome. This workshop will broaden your understanding of Engineering topics including: • Hard Raised Defences • York FAS Raised Defences Defects • Standards Changes If you are unable to make the training please cancel your place as early as possible. If you are unable to cancel your place via TryBooking please email yorkshire_training@environment-agency.gov.uk and we will cancel it for you.
Foss House - CR01, CR02, CR03
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Parenting & Return to work support session - Team Leader

Wednesday 20 November 2024
An informative session around how to manage a team member when returning to work. We will be looking at each stage of this process from preparing to depart, managing whilst off and supporting upon their return. You will be signposted to helpful guidance documents and tools, network and support groups and we will go through real life case studies and lessons learnt from some of our Area colleagues. We will be tailoring the sessions around your individual concerns and queries by providing a form to submit topics of discussion ahead of the day.
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Working With Others Introductory Training

Wednesday 13 November 2024
Working With Others (WWO) – is the EA’s approach to good engagement. Everyone can benefit from understanding the basics of the WWO approach to plan, do and evaluate internal and external engagement. On Wednesday 13th November between 10am and 12pm, this training session will provide you with an overview of the tools and techniques to help you identify who, when, why and how to carry out engagement of any size. Whether you are new to the EA or have been ‘working with others’ for a number of years, this introductory training will help you to recognise the benefits of this approach, the importance of effective engagement planning and how it fits in with your role in the organisation. The course, hosted on Microsoft Teams, will also show you how to find lots of guidance and more detailed training in the WWO SharePoint site, which you can access whenever you need. A teams invite will be sent to you approximately a week before the event.
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Exemplar Leadership - YAPP - Beverley

Thursday 10 October 2024
Exemplar Leadership – the Yorkshire Area People Plan One of the work areas in the Yorkshire People Plan is Exemplar Leadership. This is a grand statement, and few would stand up and say I am an exemplar leader. So, what does is this element of the Yorkshire People Plan really trying to achieve? We already do lots of things to support leaders in our organisation, from learning zone courses, coaching and mentoring, to a bespoke programme for aspiring team leaders, to name but a few. Yorkshire Area Leadership Team are keen to explore supporting a pathway to making “leading people in Yorkshire” a job that people in Yorkshire want to do. To kick this off, we are running several friendly and informal sessions around our offices and depots to discuss what makes a great leader, what you are already doing and what the EA expects of its leaders, and how we can support future leaders.
Beverley Office
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Engineering Quarterly - September

Monday 30 September 2024
This is an in person training session - spaces are limited. This workshop is open to AP, Graduate Engineers and Field Teams. It is a beginners workshop, staff of all grades and experience are welcome. This workshop will broaden your understanding of Engineering topics including: • Debris Screens • Culverts • Where to Find Information If you are unable to make the training please cancel your place as early as possible. If you are unable to cancel your place via TryBooking please email yorkshire_training@environment-agency.gov.uk and we will cancel it for you.
Foss House - CR01, CR02, CR03
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Exemplar Leadership - YAPP - Leeds

Wednesday 25 September 2024
Exemplar Leadership – the Yorkshire Area People Plan One of the work areas in the Yorkshire People Plan is Exemplar Leadership. This is a grand statement, and few would stand up and say I am an exemplar leader. So, what does is this element of the Yorkshire People Plan really trying to achieve? We already do lots of things to support leaders in our organisation, from learning zone courses, coaching and mentoring, to a bespoke programme for aspiring team leaders, to name but a few. Yorkshire Area Leadership Team are keen to explore supporting a pathway to making “leading people in Yorkshire” a job that people in Yorkshire want to do. To kick this off, we are running several friendly and informal sessions around our offices and depots to discuss what makes a great leader, what you are already doing and what the EA expects of its leaders, and how we can support future leaders.
Leeds Lateral
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Exemplar Leadership - YAPP - York

Monday 12 August 2024
Exemplar Leadership – the Yorkshire Area People Plan One of the work areas in the Yorkshire People Plan is Exemplar Leadership. This is a grand statement, and few would stand up and say I am an exemplar leader. So, what does is this element of the Yorkshire People Plan really trying to achieve? We already do lots of things to support leaders in our organisation, from learning zone courses, coaching and mentoring, to a bespoke programme for aspiring team leaders, to name but a few. Yorkshire Area Leadership Team are keen to explore supporting a pathway to making “leading people in Yorkshire” a job that people in Yorkshire want to do. To kick this off, we are running several friendly and informal sessions around our offices and depots to discuss what makes a great leader, what you are already doing and what the EA expects of its leaders, and how we can support future leaders.
York Foss Office
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Exemplar Leadership - YAPP - Templeborough

Thursday 18 July 2024
Exemplar Leadership – the Yorkshire Area People Plan One of the work areas in the Yorkshire People Plan is Exemplar Leadership. This is a grand statement, and few would stand up and say I am an exemplar leader. So, what does is this element of the Yorkshire People Plan really trying to achieve? We already do lots of things to support leaders in our organisation, from learning zone courses, coaching and mentoring, to a bespoke programme for aspiring team leaders, to name but a few. Yorkshire Area Leadership Team are keen to explore supporting a pathway to making “leading people in Yorkshire” a job that people in Yorkshire want to do. To kick this off, we are running several friendly and informal sessions around our offices and depots to discuss what makes a great leader, what you are already doing and what the EA expects of its leaders, and how we can support future leaders.
Templeborough Office