Are you a Service Director or Finance Lead with responsibility for the building control team at your local authority?

If you are, and you want to gain a better understanding of the legislation that governs how  building control finances should be managed, then this FREE webinar will provide you with the information you need to fulfil your duties of monitoring and settings budgets for your local authority building control team.

Even if you have some experience of building control finances, why not refresh your knowledge and ‘sense check’ how your authority currently operates.

This half day session will cover:

• The legal framework for charging
• A brief overview of the Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 2010
• CIPFA guidance

There will be no need for you to get your calculators out – our expert presenter will run through some worked examples and provide a practical overview of the building control service; including statutory fee earning and non-fee earning activities, allocation and apportionment as well as support service charges, a subject which always stimulates a great deal of debate during these sessions.

Demonstrating your willingness to take an active interest in your building control service will be greatly appreciated by the team and will help you better support them to deliver on the councils duties and functions in respect to building regulations.

This FREE session is a great opportunity to improve your knowledge and  network with people that have similar responsibilities to yourself and share your experiences in a safe environment.

Who should attend:

• Head of Service
• Corporate Director
• Divisional Manager
• Service Director
• Senior Managers with responsibility for the Building Control Service, who don't have hands on experience with Building Control finance

If you have any questions about the course content and if this is right for you please contact the team at bookings@labc.co.uk

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

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

Are you a Building Control Manager with responsibility for budget setting and monitoring? Are you looking to move into a management role or do you have a finance background and now have responsibilities supporting the building control service?

If you are, and you want to gain a better understanding of the legislation that governs how building control finances should be managed and the guidance provided to support local authorities to do this, then this one day-course is just for you.

Even if you have experience of building control finances, why not refresh your knowledge and ‘sense check’ how your authority currently operates.

The session will cover all key topic areas, including:

• Legal framework for charging
• Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 2010
• General principles of the CIPFA guidance
• Worked examples of determining hourly rates and setting charges.
• Budgets and forecasting

It is appreciated people will have different levels of knowledge, this course provides you with a great opportunity to learn and share your experiences in a ‘safe’ environment.

There will be group exercises to take part in and the course tutor will run through suggested ‘model’ answers.

In order to get the most out of the day, there will be some pre-work to do involving gathering some key financial data from the last financial year, we will use the data supplied as part of our discussions on the day., so it is important this is completed prior to the course taking place.

Cost: £150+VAT per person

CPD: 6 Hours

Pre-Learning: Please note once you've booked your place on the course, you will be sent a few questions to complete and return before the course. The responses will be shared with the course trainer.

Who should attend:

• Building Control Managers
• Building Control Team leaders
• Building Control Principle Officers
• Business Finance Partners 

Spending a couple of hours with people with similar responsibilities and challenges to yourself, gaining a better understanding of charges legislation and guidance and having the opportunity to share your experiences and learn from others is surely something you would not want to miss!

If you are interested, please get in touch with us on bookings@labc.co.uk