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Event overview
- Dates:
- Times: 09.30 - 13.00
- Location: Virtual Event Via Zoom
- Booking closes on
This practical, half day course serves as a good introductory or refresher session for anyone in the construction industry who requires a basic understanding of the Building Regulations and Building Act and how they work in practice. It takes the mystery and confusion out of the Building Control system, explains in clear terms what legislation is involved, when Building Regulations notification is needed and what to expect in practice. This course will give you an overview of the Building Control process and practices and implications for clients, designers and contractors.
CPD: This course counts for 3.5 hours CPD.
Cost: £80.00 + VAT per delegate.
Platform: This course will be held via Zoom and will run for 5 hours including time for breaks.
Course Content & Learning Outcomes:
• Brief history of building regulations
• The Building Act 1984
• The Building Regulations 2010
• When is Building Regulations notification required?
• Schedule 1 - Requirements
• Schedule 2 - Exemptions
• Schedule 3 - Competent Persons Schemes
• Schedule 4 - Where no application is required
• Approved Documents
• The building control process and enforcement
• Public and private sector systems – including the role of the Regulator
Who should attend:
- Architects
- Chartered architectural technologists
- Building engineers
- Chartered surveyors
- Technicians
- Builders
- Contractors
- Building owners and developers
Event overview
- Dates:
- Times: 12.30 - 16.00
- Location:
- Booking closes on
Good Building Control rarely results in formal action. But does your team really have the necessary skills and competence if formal action became necessary?
This course provides training from informal day to day enforcement activity, through to carrying out investigations and going to court when formal action is required.
It will cover enforcement in areas of the Building Regulations, Unauthorised Work and Initial Notices, with an overview of the relevant changes in the Building Safety Act 2022, Building Act 1984 and the Building Regulations 2010 (as amended) from the 1st of October 2023.
CPD: This course counts for 4 hours CPD.
Cost: £80+VAT
Platform: This course will be held via Zoom and will run for 4.5 hours including time for breaks.
Course Content & Learning Outcomes:
- Informal and formal enforcement
- The Building Act delegated powers/rights of entry
- Enforcement of Building Regulations - Enforcement Policy, Section 35 offences, Section 36 notices and the Stop and Compliance (35B &C) Notices in England.
- How does the Building Safety Act change Enforcement for and by LA’s?
- Action against Building Control? Including current Case Law
- Enforcement of Unauthorised work and Regularisations
- Initial Notices - Reversions
- Planning and investigation - Police and Criminal Evidence Act, witness statements
- Court processes - how to give evidence and what to expect.
Who should attend:
Building control managers
Principal and senior surveyors and team leaders
Building control surveyors
Practice managers, assistant building control surveyors
Trainees and apprentices
Event overview
- Dates:
- Times: 09.30 - 1.30
- Location: Virtual Event via Zoom
- Booking closes on
This course outlines the relevant sections of the Building Act 1984, together with the service of the various notices and procedures involved, including requisition for information, Types of notices and methods of service, injunctions and power to enter premises. Delegates will gain an overview of what is essential for them to effectively discharge their duties under the Building Act and ensure public safety. They will gain an understanding of the various procedures involved in dealing with dangerous structures from the most basic garden walls to large buildings that pose a threat to public safety.
Delegates will review the legislative requirements for persons carrying out demolition within the Building Act 1984, gain an understanding of method statements and demolition techniques, procedures, notifications and control of site practices.
The course will also clarify roles and responsibilities.This course is aimed at building control professionals and technical staff who have a responsibility for dangerous structures and demolition. It is also of value to private sector practitioners undertaking routes to professional membership.
CPD: This course counts for 4 hours CPD.
Cost: £80.00 + VAT
Platform: This course will be held via Zoom and will run for 5 hours including time for breaks.
Course Content & Learning Outcomes:
• Legislation
• Defective premises
• Dangerous buildings and structures
• Neglected sites
• Ruinous and dilapidated buildings
• Notification and response
• Site inspection and analysis
• Emergency measures
• Legislative procedures for dangerous structures and demolition
• Service of notices
• Consultations
• Case Study of a real-life dangerous structure
Who should attend:
Building Control practitioners including managers, surveyors and technicians
Event overview
- Dates:
- Times: 12.30 - 16.00
- Location: Virtual Event Via Zoom
- Booking closes on
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
Event overview
- Dates:
- Times: 12.30 - 16.00
- Location: Virtual Event via Zoom
- Booking closes on
This course covers common foundation types used today on both residential and commercial properties including the range of foundations available from simple trench fill foundations through to piling and ground beams. Delegates will learn about the design of simply supported basic structural elements, timber floor joists and steel beams over openings. The course will include an exercise based on a domestic extension that looks at loading, bending moments and shear forces, steel beams, floor joists and associated elements.
CPD: This course counts for 3 hours CPD.
Cost: Days 1 & 2 cost £80.00+VAT per day. 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 and will run for 3.5 hours including time for breaks.
Day One Course Content:
- Loadings and loading assessments.
- Structural analysis of simple structure - Bending moments and shear forces
- Design of timber floors including worked example and practice session
- Common types of foundations and their uses
Day Two Course Content:
- Brief recap on the loading and structural analysis from Day 1
- Design of simply supported steel beams including worked example and practice session
- Structural alterations of domestic properties
Delegates will gain an understanding of the different types of foundations and where there are likely to be used. This will better assist them with their on site assessment when inspecting trial holes and reading through any site investigation reports. They will also learn to understand how loadings are obtained for subsequent analysis on a domestic property. Using these loadings they will then be able to analyse the structural member before proceeding to the design of that structural member.
Who Should Attend?
Surveyors who are keen to develop their expertise and knowledge of the subject, together with qualified surveyors who want an update session for continuing professional development.
Event overview
- Dates:
- Times: 12.30 - 16.00
- Location: Virtual Event via Zoom
- Booking closes on
This course covers common foundation types used today on both residential and commercial properties including the range of foundations available from simple trench fill foundations through to piling and ground beams. Delegates will learn about the design of simply supported basic structural elements, timber floor joists and steel beams over openings. The course will include an exercise based on a domestic extension that looks at loading, bending moments and shear forces, steel beams, floor joists and associated elements.
CPD: This course counts for 3 hours CPD.
Cost: Days 1 & 2 cost £80.00+VAT per day. 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 and will run for 3.5 hours including time for breaks.
Day One Course Content:
- Loadings and loading assessments.
- Structural analysis of simple structure - Bending moments and shear forces
- Design of timber floors including worked example and practice session
- Common types of foundations and their uses
Day Two Course Content:
- Brief recap on the loading and structural analysis from Day 1
- Design of simply supported steel beams including worked example and practice session
- Structural alterations of domestic properties
Delegates will gain an understanding of the different types of foundations and where there are likely to be used. This will better assist them with their on site assessment when inspecting trial holes and reading through any site investigation reports. They will also learn to understand how loadings are obtained for subsequent analysis on a domestic property. Using these loadings they will then be able to analyse the structural member before proceeding to the design of that structural member.
Who Should Attend?
Surveyors who are keen to develop their expertise and knowledge of the subject, together with qualified surveyors who want an update session for continuing professional development.
Event overview
- Dates:
- Times: 09.30AM - 1PM
- Location: Virtual Event via Zoom
- Booking closes on
This course outlines the relevant sections of the Building Act 1984, together with the service of the various notices and procedures involved, including requisition for information, Types of notices and methods of service, injunctions and power to enter premises. Delegates will gain an overview of what is essential for them to effectively discharge their duties under the Building Act and ensure public safety. They will gain an understanding of the various procedures involved in dealing with dangerous structures from the most basic garden walls to large buildings that pose a threat to public safety.
Delegates will review the legislative requirements for persons carrying out demolition within the Building Act 1984, gain an understanding of method statements and demolition techniques, procedures, notifications and control of site practices.
The course will also clarify roles and responsibilities.This course is aimed at building control professionals and technical staff who have a responsibility for dangerous structures and demolition. It is also of value to private sector practitioners undertaking routes to professional membership.
CPD: This course counts for 4 hours CPD.
Cost: £80.00 + VAT
Platform: This course will be held via Zoom and will run for 5 hours including time for breaks.
Course Content & Learning Outcomes:
• Legislation
• Defective premises
• Dangerous buildings and structures
• Neglected sites
• Ruinous and dilapidated buildings
• Notification and response
• Site inspection and analysis
• Emergency measures
• Legislative procedures for dangerous structures and demolition
• Service of notices
• Consultations
• Case Study of a real-life dangerous structure
Who should attend:
Building Control practitioners including managers, surveyors and technicians
Event overview
- Dates:
- Times: 09.30 - 13.00
- Location: Virtual Event Via Zoom
- Booking closes on
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
Event overview
- Dates:
- Times: 09.30 - 13.30
- Location: Virtual Event Via Zoom
- Booking closes on
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
Event overview
- Dates:
- Times: 09.30 - 13.00
- Location: Virtual Event via Zoom
- Booking closes on
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: £80.00 + 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
- 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.