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 

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

This course will give an overview of the building regulation requirements that building professionals need 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.

This presentation includes videos of actual fire incidents, which may be upsetting to some viewers. Prior to playing these videos, we will provide a warning to allow attendees the opportunity to choose whether to view them or to step away from their screen.

CPD: This course counts for 3.5 hours CPD

Cost: £85+VAT

Platform: This course will be held via Zoom and will run for 4 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

Talk to us if you’re CITB registered and would like to discuss funding options.

E: bookings@labc.co.uk

T: 020 8616 8120

Are you an elected member or a senior manager within a local authority? Do you want to gain a better understanding of the pressure facing your building control service? If you are, then this webinar is just for you.

The session will be delivered by Richard Scott, Head of Member Support at LABC. Richard has over 40 years’ experience in the construction industry, the vast majority having been spent in local authority building control, most recently as a Building Control Manager with responsibility for building control, local land charges and GIS.

Richard will take you through a wide range of topics, including:

• The statutory duty and function of the local authority in respect of building control and building regulations
• How competition has impacted the building control service
• Chargeable and non-chargeable work
• The ‘trigger’ for change and the new regime
• Building Control – a regulated profession
• Operation Standards Rules
• The challenges for local authorities
• How LABC is supporting the LABC network

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 council’s duties and functions in respect to building regulations.

This session is a great opportunity to improve your knowledge and network with likeminded peers, providing a safe environment for you to share your experiences.

CPD: 3 Hours 

Cost: FREE

Who should attend?

• Any elected member or senior manager who wishes to gain a better understanding of the context in which local authority building control operates and the challenges being faced.

* 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 Managing Public Service Building Control
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 OFQUAL Level 6 Certificate in Managing Public Service Building Control. It's aimed at those working in a local authority building control team who have some level of managerial responsibility for the building control service, this could be that you are a manager or that you are on a development pathway to take on more managerial responsibilities. This programme is recognised by the Chartered Management Institute, as part of this recognition LABC learners receive 12 months membership with CMI, including access to Management Direct (e-learning platform), Management Diagnostic Tool and all membership benefits. It also includes a CMI certificate upon completion of the programme and Foundation Chartered Manager post-nominals upon completion.

TIMETABLE

*timetables / assessments may be subject to change

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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)