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Event overview

  • Dates:
  • Times: 08:00 - 11:00
  • Location: Broome Manor Golf Complex
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Venue information

Broome Manor Golf Complex
The Fairway
SN3 1RG Swindon
Deyrnas Unedig

Event details

Registration to take place at 08:00 to start at 08:30

Registration, tea & breakfast (please advise for vegetarian alternate)

Introduction

LABC

​LABC Acoustics

LABC Warranty

Jewson

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Event overview

  • Dates:
  • Times: 09.30 - 16.30
  • Location: Manchester - TBC
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This course will give an overview of the building regulation requirements that building professionals require a solid understanding of.

It will look at the application of fire safety principles to building work and the various approaches to demonstrate compliance. It will also discuss principles that can be used to vary guidance but maintain the necessary performance standard.

CPD: This course counts for 3 hours CPD
Cost: £80.00 + VAT per delegate.

Platform: This course will be held via Zoom and will run for 3.5 hours including time for breaks.

Course Content & Learning Outcomes

On completion of the course you will have a good general understanding of the following:

• Fire safety requirements of building regulations for different types of building work.
• Functional requirements.
• Application of Regulation 7(2) to 7(4) to a relevant building (residential/institutional
buildings above 18m in height).
• Approved Document B overview.
• Use of BS 9999.
• Use of BS 9991.
• Regulation 38.

Who should attend

This course is suited to any building professional who wants to get a good understanding of fire safety issues.

  • Public Service Building control surveyors
  • Architects
  • Chartered architectural technologists
  • Developers
  • Builders
  • Contractors
  • Specialist contractors
  • Building consultants
  • Surveyors

 

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  • Times: 09:30-12:30
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Event overview

  • Dates:
  • Times: 09.30 - 16.30
  • Location: London - TBC
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This course is designed to provide anyone involved in the design, checking, implementation and inspection of foundations, ground works and ground floor slabs with the basic knowledge necessary to perform their role with confidence. We will look at relevant sections of the Building Act 1984, Part A of the Building Regulations, British Standards and Codes of Practice, different materials and systems, ground conditions, soil types and characteristics and what to do when building near trees.  Delegates will gain knowledge and understanding of the various requirements, materials, procedures and good practice involved in foundations and ground works. It is aimed at all building control professionals, designers, contractors and site managers who require a basic understanding of the principles and practices of foundations and groundworks.

Please note: This course is split over two half days. Part 1 can be booked as a stand alone course but if you wish to attend Part 2 you must have attended Part 1. If you wish to book Parts 1 and 2 you will need to make a separate booking for each day.

CPD: Parts 1 & 2 count for 3 hours of CPD each.

Cost: Parts 1 & 2 will cost £80.00 + VAT each per delegate. You will need to book each part separately using the links at the bottom of this page.

Platform: This course will be held via Zoom. Part 1 & 2 will run for 3.5 hours including time for breaks.

Course Content & Learning Outcomes:

Part 1 - Basic Foundations (extensions and residential buildings) - For more detailed information on the course content please click here.

  • Soil and soil classification
  • Site investigations
  • Foundation types
  • Ground floor construction
  • Retaining walls (small)
  • Testing and tolerances
  • Foundation depth calculators
  • Contamination

Part 2 - Advanced Foundations (commercial, industrial, high-rise and basements) - For more detailed information please click here.

  • Soil and soil classification (advanced)
  • Site investigations (additional information)
  • Foundation types
  • Piling
  • Retaining walls (large)
  • Basements
  • Testing, static, dynamic, integrity
  • Foundation/pile calculations
  • Piling - good practice guide
  • Contamination

Testimonials:
"Well presented and the hand-outs were very useful"
"An excellent and informative course"
"A very interesting course that added further valuable knowledge that I can use when out on site!"
"This was the best LABC course I have been on! I learnt so much and gained a crucial insight into soil mechanics."

Who should attend:
This course is suited to any building professional who wants to get a good basic understanding of foundations and ground works.

  • Architects
  • Chartered Architectural Technologists
  • Developers
  • Builders
  • Contractors
  • Specialist Contractors
  • Building Consultants
  • Surveyors
  • Public Service Building Control Surveyors

Trainer profile

John Patch LABC Trainers

John Patch

John runs his own Business Development Consultancy, TeamPatch Ltd. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers with over 46 years of construction experience, predominantly relating to new-build residential, commercial and industrial foundations and the repair of failed foundations, mainly on domestic properties. His experience of underpinning houses makes him an expert in the art of getting foundations right, particularly when more and more UK housing sites, including self-build sites, are either second-hand, brownfield sites or have poor quality ground conditions.

 

He is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers with over 46 years of construction experience

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Event overview

  • Dates:
  • Times: 09.00 - 16.30
  • Location: Nuneaton Town Hall
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Venue information

The Town Hall
Coton Road
CV11 5AA Nuneaton, WAR
Deyrnas Unedig

This in-depth set of courses are designed for administration and technical support officers with some knowledge and experience of the role and profession. It's a three-part course and all parts should be attended in order. After the completion of all three, delegates are given the option to take an assessment which leads to potential technician membership of the CABE.

This series of courses is only open to people already working within a Local Authority. It is an essential conversion for support staff wishing to extend their technical skills and knowledge beyond basic administration support. The courses are made up of practical workshop sessions which include how to read and validate plans, using a scale rule, introductions to plan checking and site inspections, basic site safety, dangerous structures and demolitions and going the extra mile for your customers.

The aim is to improve knowledge and understanding of the professional, ethical and technical aspects of the role and enable staff to better support colleagues and customers to better answer enquiries as they happen. Delegates will gain technical knowledge including familiarisation with plans and drawings and an understanding of legislative fundamentals. An introduction to the validation and valuation of applications will also be covered.

Participation in all three parts of this course followed by a subsequent short assessment, can lead to eligibility for technician membership of the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE).

CPD: This three day course counts for 18 hours CPD

Cost: £150 + VAT including lunch and course materials (£150 + VAT each for part one, two and three = total cost £450 + VAT)

Course Content & Learning Outcomes:

Part One

  • Approved Documents
    • Cutting through jargon
    • What do plan check schedule items actually mean?
    • Using the Planning Portal and other information sources
  • Applications
    • Why we need applications
    • Exempt work
    • Electronic applications and signatures
    • Use classes
    • When is it ok to use a building notice?
  • Plan validation
    • Using a scale rule
    • Calculating areas
    • Identifying existing and proposed work
    • Estimating cost of work – what is reasonable?
  • Administration of initial notices
    • Reversion
    • Grounds for rejection
    • Protocols
  • Charges
    • What do we charge for?
    • Partnership charges
    • Variation

Part Two

  • Plan checking workshop
    • Putting it into practice
    • What do surveyors look for when plan checking?
  • Checking public sewers
    • Why and how
  • Dangerous structures
    • A real case study
    • When will support staff be involved?
  • Demolitions
    • Why are we involved?
    • Notifications and notices
  • Basic health and safety on site
    • Looking after yourself as a lone worker
  • What do surveyors look for on-site?
    • Roofs - timber, trusses, spread
    • Foundations – trees, rafts, ground conditions, sewers, wells/springs
    • Dangers
    • Contraventions
  • Excellent customer care
    • Advanced telephone and communication skills
    • What about when the customer isn’t right?
    • Going the extra mile to win and keep your customers
    • Using LABC

Part Three

  • Understanding Fire: Passive and active FP, sprinklers, fire alarms, travel distances, fire risk assessments and the role BC has in the prevention of deaths from fires
  • Testing and recording: Air testing, acoustic testing, drain testing
  • A plan check workshop:What surveyors check in commercial buildings
  • Extended services: Maximising market share by offering more services, LABC Consult, In house, making money from your team’s assets and skills
  • Marketing - What is the new normal?
  • Telephone apps, mobile working, being positive – breaking the bureaucracy cycle
  • Working with corporate constraints
  • Engaging with your customers: A workshop exercise on running a customer event
  • Competent Persons Schemes
  • CABE Technician membership test (optional)*

Testimonials:
"Anna made learning so easy and I felt that I came away with a much better understanding of what is involved in Building Control.  I have recommended that more of my team attend these training sessions in the near future. I cannot believe I passed the exam but thank you once again."
"An extremely interesting course, I didn’t know exactly how much work building control officer's covered!“
“A great trainer who made it very enjoyable"
"Really informative and interesting including the overview on dangerous structures and demolitions, plan checking and site visits”
"Thank you! The 3 day course gave me great insight to the Building Regulations,  what a building control officer's work entails and an in-depth understanding of how support roles play a large part in bringing in work. I now have the knowledge to answer questions confidently"

Who should attend:
This course is only open to people already working within a Local Authority, including:
Building control administrative staff and technical support officers
Trainees
Apprentices
New starters
Technical staff or trades people converting to Building Control and staff transferring from other disciplines

Trainer profile

Tim Parrett

Tim is a Member of the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) and also a Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).

Tim started his building control career at Shepway District Council and moved to Ashford in 1986. He was appointed as Head of Building Control in 2000 and in 2014 became Head of Development Delivery – managing a broad range of development related functions.

He is also Managing Director of ABC BC Ltd – a wholly owned LA Company- delivering  a wide  range of consultancy services to the industry.

Tim is the current chairman of the Kent Building Control Managers and Vice Chair of the South East Region of LABC.

A past chair of the LABC Training Working Group, Tim is keen to see LABC maintain its position as the market leading building control training provider.

He has lectured at South Kent College and Mid Kent College and regularly presents Continual Professional Development (CPD) seminars to private companies, the CIOB and other professional bodies.

Event overview

  • Dates:
  • Times:
  • Location: Green Dragon, Braintree
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Event overview

  • Dates:
  • Times: 08:00 - 12:00
  • Location: Uxbridge Golf Club
  • Booking closes on

Venue information

Uxbridge Golf Club
The Drive
UB10 8AQ Uxbridge, MDX
United Kingdom

Event details

Registration to take place at 08:00 to start at 08:30

Registration, tea & bacon rolls (please advise for vegetarian alternate)

Introduction

Drainage & water management

Why acoustic failure won’t go away

Addressing the performance gap using reflective insulation

Brownfield & second-use sites - Choosing the right ground floors and foundations

Claims - Can they be prevented?

Legionella – Everything you need to know but were afraid to ask

What’s new in building regs & compliance?

LABC - Making life easier

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By booking this event you agree to our Terms and Conditions

Booking closes on Booking closes on

Event overview

  • Dates:
  • Times: 09.30 - 16.30
  • Location: Manchester - Venue TBC
  • Booking closes on

This in-depth set of courses are designed for administration and technical support officers with some knowledge and experience of the role and profession. It's a three-part course and all parts should be attended in order. After the completion of all three, delegates are given the option to take an assessment which leads to potential technician membership of the CABE.

This series of courses is only open to people already working within a Local Authority. It is an essential conversion for support staff wishing to extend their technical skills and knowledge beyond basic administration support. The courses are made up of practical workshop sessions which include how to read and validate plans, using a scale rule, introductions to plan checking and site inspections, basic site safety, dangerous structures and demolitions and going the extra mile for your customers.

The aim is to improve knowledge and understanding of the professional, ethical and technical aspects of the role and enable staff to better support colleagues and customers to better answer enquiries as they happen. Delegates will gain technical knowledge including familiarisation with plans and drawings and an understanding of legislative fundamentals. An introduction to the validation and valuation of applications will also be covered.

Participation in all three parts of this course followed by a subsequent short assessment, can lead to eligibility for technician membership of the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE).

CPD: This three day course counts for 18 hours CPD

Cost: £150 + VAT including lunch and course materials (£150 + VAT each for part one, two and three = total cost £450 + VAT)

Course Content & Learning Outcomes:

Part One

  • Approved Documents
    • Cutting through jargon
    • What do plan check schedule items actually mean?
    • Using the Planning Portal and other information sources
  • Applications
    • Why we need applications
    • Exempt work
    • Electronic applications and signatures
    • Use classes
    • When is it ok to use a building notice?
  • Plan validation
    • Using a scale rule
    • Calculating areas
    • Identifying existing and proposed work
    • Estimating cost of work – what is reasonable?
  • Administration of initial notices
    • Reversion
    • Grounds for rejection
    • Protocols
  • Charges
    • What do we charge for?
    • Partnership charges
    • Variation

Part Two

  • Plan checking workshop
    • Putting it into practice
    • What do surveyors look for when plan checking?
  • Checking public sewers
    • Why and how
  • Dangerous structures
    • A real case study
    • When will support staff be involved?
  • Demolitions
    • Why are we involved?
    • Notifications and notices
  • Basic health and safety on site
    • Looking after yourself as a lone worker
  • What do surveyors look for on-site?
    • Roofs - timber, trusses, spread
    • Foundations – trees, rafts, ground conditions, sewers, wells/springs
    • Dangers
    • Contraventions
  • Excellent customer care
    • Advanced telephone and communication skills
    • What about when the customer isn’t right?
    • Going the extra mile to win and keep your customers
    • Using LABC

Part Three

  • Understanding Fire: Passive and active FP, sprinklers, fire alarms, travel distances, fire risk assessments and the role BC has in the prevention of deaths from fires
  • Testing and recording: Air testing, acoustic testing, drain testing
  • A plan check workshop:What surveyors check in commercial buildings
  • Extended services: Maximising market share by offering more services, LABC Consult, In house, making money from your team’s assets and skills
  • Marketing - What is the new normal?
  • Telephone apps, mobile working, being positive – breaking the bureaucracy cycle
  • Working with corporate constraints
  • Engaging with your customers: A workshop exercise on running a customer event
  • Competent Persons Schemes
  • CABE Technician membership test (optional)*

Testimonials:
"Anna made learning so easy and I felt that I came away with a much better understanding of what is involved in Building Control.  I have recommended that more of my team attend these training sessions in the near future. I cannot believe I passed the exam but thank you once again."
"An extremely interesting course, I didn’t know exactly how much work building control officer's covered!“
“A great trainer who made it very enjoyable"
"Really informative and interesting including the overview on dangerous structures and demolitions, plan checking and site visits”
"Thank you! The 3 day course gave me great insight to the Building Regulations,  what a building control officer's work entails and an in-depth understanding of how support roles play a large part in bringing in work. I now have the knowledge to answer questions confidently"

Who should attend:
This course is only open to people already working within a Local Authority, including:
Building control administrative staff and technical support officers
Trainees
Apprentices
New starters
Technical staff or trades people converting to Building Control and staff transferring from other disciplines

Trainer profile

Tim Parrett

Tim is a Member of the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) and also a Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).

Tim started his building control career at Shepway District Council and moved to Ashford in 1986. He was appointed as Head of Building Control in 2000 and in 2014 became Head of Development Delivery – managing a broad range of development related functions.

He is also Managing Director of ABC BC Ltd – a wholly owned LA Company- delivering  a wide  range of consultancy services to the industry.

Tim is the current chairman of the Kent Building Control Managers and Vice Chair of the South East Region of LABC.

A past chair of the LABC Training Working Group, Tim is keen to see LABC maintain its position as the market leading building control training provider.

He has lectured at South Kent College and Mid Kent College and regularly presents Continual Professional Development (CPD) seminars to private companies, the CIOB and other professional bodies.

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