“These small courses are ideal for the single practitioner” – Mark Smith, Vernon-Smith Associates

"It was without a doubt the best format I have come across. Lots of content, swift presentations. Great!" – Peter Brown, Marsden Brown Associates

Join us at one of our free LABC Technical Seminars (also known as Technical Roadshows) where you will hear from industry experts, exchange ideas and have your questions answered by local building control teams and the LABC team.

You will have the opportunity to register with us on the day to continue being the first to learn about important new building regulations guidance, receive FREE regular CPD briefing sessions, FREE technical e-bulletins and further networking opportunities.

CPD: Virtual events count for 2 hours CPD, in person events count for 3.5 hours CPD.

Cost: FREE

CPD Partners & Speakers:

• Actis Insulation - Tomorrow’s insulation solutions for Future Homes Standards
• Instagroup - Modern solutions for old issues
• LABC - What's new in building regs & compliance?
• LABC Warranty - Typical Warranty Defects

Who should attend:

• Builders

• Designers

• Local authority building control teams

• FMB Master Builders

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If you have any questions, or if you wish to register your interest please email us at bookings@labc.co.uk or call us on 020 8616 8120.

PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS NOW SOLD OUT: PLEASE CONTACT BOOKINGS@LABC.CO.UK TO ENQUIRE ABOUT TICKET AVAILABILITY

The Challenges of Raising Standards and Delivering Effective Building Control

The LABC Annual Member Conference will be returning to Jury's Inn Hinckley Island on 23 and 24 March 2020.

Public service building control is at the centre of strategic changes. It’s not just the Building Safety Regime implementing Hackitt. The ‘climate emergency’, Parts L and F and the review of new homes standards will be creating new demands and challenges for how we deliver building control in practice. We are being told by officials to expect radical changes in the building control system and the anticipation of measurable outputs. Local authorities will have to address building control as a strategic service and reconsider its status, resourcing, recruitment, training and staff retention. LABC will have to reflect changes and new demands in what we deliver to support growth, professionalism, provable competency and consistent delivery of compliance. 

This 2-day conference will have three streams:

1. Change and development within the LABC network, between regions and the Nations and within LABC itself 
2. Best practices and raising our game in delivering a measurable compliance service
3. Understanding and contributing to regulatory changes that will raise standards in fire risk, energy conservation, ventilation and inclusive design

The three streams will be debated and evidenced by leading external speakers through keynote sessions and panel discussions. The focus will be technical, practical and about future practice. MHCLG is expected to contribute to the event. 

Confirmed speakers include:

• Peter Baker, Director, HSE Building Safety Programme Response
• Nick Coombe, National Fire Chiefs Council
• Melissa Dillon
• Chandru Dissanayeke, MHCLG
• Phil Hammond, LABC
• Victoria Hills, RTPI
• Robert Holdaway, Brunel University
• Peter Keates, LABC
• Dr Angus Law, Fire Safety Engineer, Edinburgh University
• Andrew Orriss, STA
• Rachel Smalley
• Lorna Stimpson, LABC
• Barry Turner, LABC
• Bill Whitfield, LABC Acoustics

VIEW CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Once again, LABC have frozen conference prices at the 2015 rate and the following booking options are available:

Click here to book your place online. 

Confirmed Exhibitors

• A Proctor Group
• Actis Insulation
• CIOB
• Coopers Fire 
• Elmhurst Energy
• Glazpart
• Idox​
• Institution of Fire Engineers
• Instagroup
• K-Kaps
• Keylite
• Keystone Lintels
• LABC Acoustics
• LABC Learning & Development
• LABC Warranty
• Northgate Public Services
• Parex
• Permavent
• Planning Portal
• Polypipe & Surestop
• Roger Bullivant
• Strongtie
• University of Wolverhampton

This half day session is aimed at those new to building control management, with or without a building control background or those just wishing to refresh their existing knowledge.

A truly essential course for anyone who is new to the challenge of managing a building control team or is likely to do so in the future.

This course will help delegates better understand their position within the organisation, budgets and team management, co-operation with stakeholders, the LABC Quality Management system, as well as building professional relationships.

This is a busy and thought provoking day which is designed to support those new to management, reinforce the skills of those with experience an encourage networking and the use of LABC resources.

CPD: This course counts for 3 hours CPD.

Cost: £80+VAT (Please note, the price increase from 1st May 2025 to £85+VAT)

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

Course Content & Learning Outcomes:

The session will provide an overview on topics such as

• Background to building control
• Your role in the organisation
• Management styles
• Performance management
• Staff engagement
• An overview of Building Control finance - budgets and fee setting
• Health and safety
• Information governance
• Procuring services and Quality management

This course is aimed as an introduction into the tasks and responsibilities that might confront local authority building control managers daily. It should act as a signpost for managers to seek more clarity on what might be expected of them from their managers, or to inform on any further training needs. It should act as a refresher for those who have undertaken prior learning on the subject.

Who should attend:

Building control team leaders
Principals
Line managers
Section leaders
Team leaders
Managers
Anyone who has experience of building control functions who now has a role to play in the management of a modern local authority building control service

OTHER MANAGEMENT COURSES BY LABC:

Building Control Management CPD Pathway: LABC also has a free online building control management CPD pathway that houses a huge set of resources, online courses and forums designed for those managing a building control service. To gain access to this free building control management pathway and community please email learning@labc.co.uk.

* IMPORTANT NOTICE *
Please be aware of the following steps prior to booking onto the course:
Step 1 - Complete the following application form - CIOB Application Form - Level 6 Fire Safety in Complex Buildings
Step 2 - The tutor will review and a coordinator will confirm course suitability
Step 3 - Book onto the course

We worked with accreditation bodies to develop a unique Level 6 qualification that explores the roles and responsibilities of those involved in ensuring the fire safety of a building from inception to demolition. We focus specifically on both existing and new buildings without being restricted exclusively by the definition of a higher risk building given in the Building Safety Act and associated regulations, and therefore consider a variety of increasingly complex buildings. 

This Level 6 qualification is a recognised pathway to independent competency validation. 

Lectures take place within the eleven teaching weeks we'll host an afternoon workshop where you'll discuss complex case studies with expert guest speakers and your peers.

It would be beneficial for you to attend all of the afternoon, and this is our recommendation as the opportunity to discuss and debate the subject of the day is invaluable; however, if you do miss any due to work commitments, you'll be able to catch up in your own time as all workshops will be recorded. There isn’t an exam for this qualification, you'll have a few weeks’ break following your last workshop, after which time your assignment will be due. In the unlikely event you refer on your first attempt at your assignment, you'll have two more attempts to pass.

This qualification requires the use of a wide range of sources to develop and expand your knowledge base and evidence your detailed understanding of the subject matter.

TIMETABLE

*timetables / assessments may be subject to change

STUDENT FEEDBACK

"The breadth of the course content has been good in enabling the provision of complex information in sensible blocks of learning."

"I have vastly increased my knowledge of fire safety over the last 11 weeks, this course was more than a refresher course I have learnt much more specific areas of fire safety. The weekly presentations were very informative and detailed from materials testing to firefighting processes and procedures, most of which I was not knowledgeable about at the start of the course. The weekly specialist speakers were very informative and presented their content well. The course was very intensive taking a lot of home time working, difficult to do when we are all fully employed with busy weekly workloads. But the course was very advantageous for the preparation of the Specialist surveyor validation exam. The website site set up was very impressive and user friendly in my view including to be able to return to the specific areas of course content is very beneficial to recap specific areas of knowledge. This is most useful for work and for the upcoming validation exams. All in all Trevor delivered the course very well it was a success and very beneficial to a qualified building control surveyor."

"Thanks Trevor and all, has really helped me to feel more confident in my approach."

"The course has expanded my knowledge of ADB and the BS 999 range of documents. Very informative course which has greatly improved my fire safety knowledge and experience to progress in the workplace." 

"Overall, to date, I am extremely pleased to have had the opportunity to be on the course and it is definitely a worthwhile exercise and I wish this had been available to me years ago."

CONTACT US

Please contact learning@labc.co.uk if you have any questions.

Take a look at some of the other courses LABC provides in the course brochures below.

*IMPORTANT NOTICE* Please make sure all steps have been completed before booking (these can be found at the top of this page)