Learn optimisation. Lead innovation.
Our HEEDS training and mentoring helps engineering teams who want to build in-house capability in process integration and design optimisation.
Overview
We provide hands-on, project-focused learning that makes HEEDS business as usual, unlike generic training courses that focus only on software features without delivering project results, our training and mentoring support gives you direct support from engineers who use HEEDS daily on real commercial projects.
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Our HEEDS training courses
HEEDS for Water Test-drive
Prerequisites
- An interest in understanding the benefits of optimisation
- Basic computer skills
- Familiarity with 1D Hydraulic modelling
Value / Benefits
- Get hands-on experience with the basics of HEEDS in an interactive taster session
- Discover how design optimisation can be used in your day to day work
- Explore whether HEEDS is the right tool for your team
- Educate the wider team about optimisation
What your engineers will learn
- HEEDS fundamentals
- How design optimisation applies to their daily work
- Discover if HEEDS is the right fit for your team
Basic HEEDS for Water Training
Prerequisites
- Competence with Windows-based software environments
- Basic understanding of 1D Hydraulic modelling
- No coding skills needed, though a technical mindset helps
Value / Benefits
- Make HEEDS part of everyday work
- Build in-house expertise
- Help new users start optimising confidently
- Educate the wider team about optimisation
What your engineers will learn
- How to parametrise a 1D Hydraulic model
- How to build a HEEDS process
- How to automate evaluation of new design iterations in a 1D Hydraulic model
- How to optimise a solution to reduce cost yet solve for floods and spills
- How to understand the design alternatives and find the best solution
Bespoke Advanced HEEDS for Water Training
Prerequisites
- Completion of basic HEEDS training
- Hands-on project experience
- Clear definition of project challenges to tailor content effectively
Value / Benefits
- Get the most out of optimisation
- Unlock advanced capabilities like SUDS sensitivity analysis, uncertainty quantification, surrogate modelling for digital twin applications, auto-calibration
- Solve more complex, real-world problems
What your engineers will learn
- How to build more complex processes
- How to run a SUDS sensitivity study
- How to perform an uncertainty quantification study and assess model fit for purpose
- How to auto-calibrate as part of the model verification process
- How to build physics-based, surrogate models for digital twin applications
HEEDS Workshop
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of Computer Aided Engineering (CAE)
- Basic computer skills
- An interest in understanding the benefits of optimisation
Value / Benefits
- Get hands-on experience with the basics of HEEDS in an interactive taster session
- Discover how design optimisation can be used in your day to day work
- Explore whether HEEDS is the right tool for your team
What your engineers will learn
- HEEDS fundamentals
- How design optimisation applies to their daily work
- Discover if HEEDS is the right fit for your team
Basic HEEDS Training
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of Computer Aided Engineering (CAE)
- Competence with Windows-based software environments
- No coding skills needed
Value / Benefits
- Make HEEDS part of everyday work
- Build in-house expertise
- Help new users start optimising confidently
What your engineers will learn
- How to parametrise a model
- How to build a HEEDS process
- How to automate the full simulation cycle: update, run, and extract results
- How to optimise solutions to cut costs and boost performance
- How to understand the design space
Bespoke Advanced HEEDS Training
Prerequisites
- Completion of basic HEEDS training
- Hands-on project experience
- Clear definition of project challenges to tailor content effectively
Value / Benefits
- Get the most out of optimisation
- Unlock advanced capabilities
- Solve more complex, real-world problems
What your engineers will learn
- How to build more complex processes
- How to run a sensitivity study
- How to design for robustness
- How to auto-calibrate a model
- How to build fast, accurate, physics-based surrogate models for digital twin applications
HEEDS for Water Mentoring
Unlock expert support to apply HEEDS directly to your team’s real-world projects. With a basic understanding of HEEDS and access to a relevant model or project, your engineers will learn by doing—building self-sufficiency while solving actual challenges. Whether you’re planning a digital twin, performing calibration, or navigating optimisation strategy, this mentoring helps your team think through, plan, and deliver with confidence.
What your engineers will learn:
- How to translate a project challenge into an effective HEEDS optimisation process
- How to choose the right optimisation strategy and debug issues
- How to explore and interpret the design space using data science techniques
- How to maintain and optimise DWMP models, including cost-performance trade-offs
- How to apply sensitivity analysis, uncertainty quantification, and calibration
- How to support digital twin development with confidence
HEEDS Mentoring
Accelerate your team’s adoption of HEEDS with hands-on expert guidance applied directly to your own projects. With a working knowledge of HEEDS and access to a live project, your engineers will gain practical experience solving real design and optimisation challenges. From shaping an optimisation strategy to advancing a digital twin, this mentoring programme builds confidence, capability, and long-term value within your team.
What your engineers will learn:
- How to frame a real engineering problem as an effective HEEDS optimisation process
- How to select the right optimisation approach and resolve technical issues efficiently
- How to explore and interpret the design space using data science and visual analytics
- How to apply HEEDS effectively to support digital twin development
Empower your whole team to explore better designs.
Learn how HEEDS Training and Mentoring from STRIDE helps engineers and designers work smarter together.