Our Wayleave Officer Training Courses are aimed at individuals seeking to develop their understanding and competency in dealing with wayleave issues in order to deliver best practice.
Who is the course suitable for?
- Large organisations
- Land management professionals
- Utility companies
Which is the best course for you?
We offer two levels of the course – Foundation and Intermediate – with Advanced level, featuring bespoke content, available on request.
Our Foundation level is suitable for delegates with little previous experience of wayleaves and our Intermediate level is suitable for delegates seeking to enhance their existing knowledge and experience relating to wayleaves.
What you’ll achieve at the end of the course
Delegates, with prior experience or without, will enhance their understanding and competency in dealing with wayleave issues and developing working relationships with clients and other stakeholders, enabling them to fulfil their job role efficiently and effectively.
How is the course delivered?
We offer our course face-to-face (residentially) and also online (live delivery including a virtual farm visit). A hybrid of face-to-face and online delivery is also available.
We adopt a blended learning approach, combining lecture-delivered theory with discussion of real-life examples and farm visits (physically or remotely), to promote understanding of and engagement with course content amongst delegates.
About the Course Leader
Since 1983, Tom Overbury has lectured within the School of Agriculture at the RAU, including as a Principal Lecturer. He has previously managed the University’s mixed farms and when not lecturing, runs his own 150-hectare beef and arable farm.
Tom is supported by external speakers in the delivery of all courses, which includes professional land and estate agents such as Stuart Milsom of Moore Allen & Innocent LLP.
About the guest speaker
Stuart Milsom is Head of Agriculture at leading local land and estate agency firm Moore Allen & Innocent LLP. Stuart has extensive experience in representing clients against various utility companies when they require access to private land, either under statutory powers or by negotiation, which informs his delivery of course content and the real-life examples discussed.
Apply today
Book now on our online shop here.
Our open course dates are:
- Wayleave Officer Training - Foundation (Online) - Tuesday 10 - Wednesday 11 March 2026 - £425 + VAT
- Wayleave Officer Training - Intermediate (Online) - Tuesday 17 - Thursday 19 March 2026 - £650 + VAT
- Wayleave Officer Training - Foundation & Intermediate (Residential) - Tuesday 8 - Thursday 10 September 2026 - Price TBC - booking will open shortly for this date. To register your interest, please get in touch via our continuing professional development enquiry form here.
- Wayleave Officer Training - Foundation (Online) - Tuesday 3 - Wednesday 4 November 2026 - £425 + VAT
- Wayleave Officer Training - Intermediate (Online) - Tuesday 10 - Thursday 12 November 2026 - £650 + VAT
All our online courses take place in the morning (9.00 am - 1.00 pm), while our residential course takes place over a full day.
A 20% discount is available for RAU students.
If you have any queries or are interested in bespoke, closed courses for your organisation, please get in touch via our continuing professional development enquiry form or call +44 (0) 1285 652531.
Funding options
If you are looking at grants to cover the cost of attending our course, you may meet the requirements for Gloucestershire Disability Fund's well-being grants which can fund education and training for adults. For more information, visit the Gloucestershire Disability Fund website here.
You may also meet the requirements for Cotswold District Council UK Shared Prosperity Fund funding. For more information, visit the Cotswold District Council website here.
Stay with us
Located in the heart of the Cotswolds - we offer comfortable accommodation at our Cirencester campus, with free on-site parking and sustainable catering using local suppliers. Find out more about our accommodation and book here.
Terms and conditions
Read our terms and conditions for short courses and CPD training here.
Please read these carefully before booking.