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Event overview
- Dates:
- Times: 9.30am - 1.30pm
- Location: Virtual Event via Zoom
- Booking closes on
This course provides an introduction to the design principles of common structural elements used in modern residential and commercial construction. It covers foundations, steel, and timber elements, including the range of foundation solutions available—from simple trench fill foundations to piling and ground beams. Delegates will develop an understanding of the behaviour and design of simply supported structural elements, including steel beams over openings and timber floor joists.
The course includes a practical exercise based on a domestic extension, examining design loads, structural analysis, bending moments, shear forces, steel beam selection, foundations, and an overview of timber design principles. In addition, the course addresses structural alterations to domestic properties, providing an overview of alterations involving timber frame structures and common considerations for loft conversions. This combined approach highlights key structural principles, practical design considerations, and typical challenges encountered in residential construction and alteration projects.
CPD: Each part of this course counts for 3 hours CPD.
Cost: Each part is charged at £85+VAT. You will need to book each part separately using the links at the bottom of this page. Please note a price increase of £5 from 1st April, the course price will increase to £90+VAT per part.
Platform: This course will be held via Zoom and will run for 4 hours including time for breaks.
Part 1 Course Content:
- Types of design loads and loading assessments
- Structural analysis of simple structures, including bending moments and shear forces
- Design of simply supported steel beams, including worked examples and practical exercises
Part 2 Course Content:
- Common types of foundations and their applications
- Overview of timber design principles
- Structural alterations to domestic properties
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the two-day course, delegates will have gained an understanding of:
- The types and application of design loads on simple structures
- Simple structural analysis methods for basic structural systems
- Principles of element design, including steel, timber, masonry, and foundations
- Structural alterations to domestic properties, with reference to relevant clauses of the Building Regulations where applicable
Who Should Attend
This course is suitable for professionals seeking to develop or enhance their knowledge of structural design fundamentals, including:
- Architects
- Builders
- Building Control Surveyors
- Building Engineers
- Chartered Architectural Technologists
- Chartered Surveyors
- Contractors
- Technicians
- Qualified Surveyors
Talk to us if you’re CITB registered and would like to discuss funding options.
T: 020 8616 8120
Event overview
- Dates: 7 Ionawr 2025 to 31 Hydref 2025
- Times:
- Location: Online Qualification
- Booking closes on
Event overview
- Dates:
- Times: 15.00 - 16.00
- Location: Virtual Event via Zoom
- Booking closes on
Since 2020, LABC has been running member update sessions to provide the network with the opportunity to hear the latest news from LABC on a range of topics.
You can find links to previous webinar recordings here.
If you have any topics you think would be useful to cover in our member update sessions please email bookings@labc.co.uk
2025 Dates |
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| 14 January 2025 | 14:00 - 15:30 |
MHCLG Building Safety Levy Webinar (England only) Hear from MHCLG on the latest work being done on the Building Safety Levy. MHCLG speakers include:
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| 27 March 2025 | 15:30 - 17:00 |
As a manager, LABC wants to make sure you’re aware of and making use of the platforms unique features that allow you to keep track and support your team with their professional development. Whether you already hold myLABC licenses, or are considering rolling it out within your team, this webinar will provide you with the information you need to make use of LABC’s award-winning learning for you and your team. |
| 16 September | 13:00 - 16.30 |
Building Safety Levy: Introduction for Local Authorities The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), in partnership with LABC and the Local Government Association (LGA), invites Local Authority staff to attend the first in a series of webinars on the Building Safety Levy. This session is for Local Authority staff who will be involved in the administration of the Building Safety Levy, across a variety of teams such as Building Control, finance, Community Infrastructure Levy and planning. This introductory session will cover:
This session will provide an introduction to the levy. Forthcoming webinars will explore specific areas of the levy in more detail. We encourage all relevant Local Authority colleagues to attend and engage with this important programme. |
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03 November | 15.00 - 16.00 |
LABC Qualifications Update |
Event overview
- Dates:
- Times: 9.30am - 1pm
- 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: £85+VAT (Price increase from 1 April 2026 to £90+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:
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
- Building control team leaders
- Principals
- Line managers
- Section leaders
- Team leaders
- Managers
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.
Event overview
- Dates:
- Times: 09.30am - 1pm
- Location: Virtual Event via Zoom
- Booking closes on
This practical, half-day overview CPD course provides essential knowledge of the Building Regulations and Building Act, focusing on the legal requirements for ensuring project compliance. It’s designed to equip contractors and their teams with the tools needed to navigate building control processes, submit accurate building regulation applications, and prepare for inspections, all while minimising delays and reducing risk. This course is ideal for contractors who want to maintain competence and stay ahead of the ever-evolving regulations in the construction industry.
CPD: This course counts for 3.5 hours CPD.
Cost: £85+VAT (Price increase from 1st April to £90+VAT)
Platform: This course will be held via Zoom and will run for 4 hours including time for breaks.
Course Content & Learning Outcomes:
- Understand the legislative framework behind Building Regulations and the Building Act.
- Be able to identify when Building Regulations notification is required and how to submit valid applications.
- Be able to navigate the Building Control process, preparing for inspections and reducing the risk of delays or non-compliance.
- Understand the key elements of Schedules 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the Building Regulations, and how they affect their projects.
- Gain confidence in liaising with Building Control Officers.
Who should attend:
- Architects
- Chartered architectural technologists
- Building engineers
- Chartered surveyors
- Technicians
- Builders
- Contractors
- Site Managers
- Building owners and developers
Please note that this course is part of a series of courses:
- Building Regulation Compliance
- Building Regulation Applications
- Building Regulation Inspections Course
Talk to us if you’re CITB registered and would like to discuss funding options.
T: 020 8616 8120
Event overview
- Dates:
- Times: 9.30am - 1.30pm
- Location: Virtual Event via Zoom
- Booking closes on
This practical, half-day overview CPD course explores how to ensure on-site compliance with building regulations at each critical stage of the construction process, for non-higher risk buildings, from excavation to occupation. Participants will learn practical strategies to prepare for building regulation inspections, avoid common compliance pitfalls, and ensure that each stage of the project is inspection ready. By the end of the workshop, attendees will have a clear understanding of how to manage the building regulation compliance process on-site and pass inspections smoothly and efficiently.
CPD: This course counts for 3 hours CPD.
Cost: £90+VAT
Platform: This course will be held via Zoom and will run for 3.5 hours including time for breaks.
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand the key building regulation compliance requirements at each stage of the construction process
- Learn how to prepare for building regulation inspections by ensuring compliance during construction
- Identify common compliance issues and learn how to avoid them before inspections
- Develop a proactive strategy for managing on-site compliance, reducing risks of delays or non-compliance
- Understand how to effectively document and evidence compliance during the construction phase to facilitate successful inspections
Who should attend:
- Architects
- Chartered architectural technologists
- Building engineers
- Chartered surveyors
- Technicians
- Builders
- Contractors
- Site Managers
- Building owners and developers
Please note that this course is part of a series of courses:
- Building Regulation Compliance
- Building Regulation Applications
- Building Regulation Inspections Course
Talk to us if you’re CITB registered and would like to discuss funding options.
T: 020 8616 8120
Event overview
- Dates: 17 Tachwedd 2025 to 18 Tachwedd 2025
- Times:
- Location: Leonardo Hotel Hinckley Island, Watling St, Burbage, Hinckley, LE10 3JA
- Booking closes on
LABC is delighted to confirm its conference programme for 2025.
This November, LABC will be holding a Management & Specialist Surveying Conference with a comprehensive programme of speakers tailored to experienced RBIs working on specialist projects, building control managers, team leaders or supervisors.
- When: Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 November
- Where: Leonardo Hotel Hinckley Island, Watling St, Burbage, Hinckley, LE10 3JA
- Who should attend: Experienced RBIs working on specialist projects, building control managers, team leaders or supervisors
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Day 1 | Monday 17 November 2025 | Chaired by Martin Taylor, LABC |
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| Time | Session Title | Speaker |
| 09.30 - 10.25 | Registration & Refreshments | |
| 10.25 – 10.30 | Welcome to Conference | Lorna Stimpson, LABC |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Update from MHCLG / Minister | Andrew Alexander, MHCLG |
| 11.00 – 11.45 | Update from BSR |
Andrew Roe, BSR
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| 11.45 – 12.15 |
Update from Welsh Government |
Mark Tambini, Welsh Government |
| 12.15 - 13.15 | Lunch & Networking | |
| 13.15 - 13.45 | Devolution | Philip Clifford, LGA |
| 13.45 – 14.15 | Fire Service Enforcement | Jenni Seex, Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service |
| 14.15 - 14.45 | LABC Warranty | David Swigciski, LABC Warranty |
| 14.45 - 15.15 | Networking & Refreshments | |
| 15.15 - 15.45 | BSR Investigations | Jen Baines, BSR |
| 15.45 - 16.15 | How the RIBA is addressing the competence of architects | Adrian Dobson, RIBA |
| 16.15 - 17.00 | Dutyholders: helping clients, designers and contractors adapt to the new regime | Sarah Graham & Nick Kendall LABC |
| 17.15 | Close of day 1 | |
| Day 2 | Tuesday 18 November 2025 | Chaired by Peter Keates, LABC | ||
| Time | Session Title | Speaker |
| 08.00 - 08.55 | Networking & Refreshments | |
| 09.00 - 10.00 | Keynote Speaker | Dame Judith Hackitt |
| 10.00 - 10.30 | Guidance to support building regulations | Hywel Davis, Building Advisory Committee |
| 10.30 - 11.00 | Networking & Refreshments | |
| 11.00 - 11.30 | BSRs gateway process from a dutyholders point of view – and maybe there will be more learning from Gateway 3 applications by then. | Allan Binns, Project Four Safety Solutions Limited |
| 11.30 - 12.00 | The Building Safety Levy | MHCLG |
| 12.00 - 12.30 | Fire Engineering in Practice | Peter Wilkinson, CROSS |
| 12.30 - 13.15 | Lunch & Networking | |
| 13.15 - 13.45 | Part B Updates | Charles-Elie Romeyer, BSR |
| 13.45 - 14.15 | BSR Inspections | Paula Shaughnessy, BSR |
| 14.15 - 15.00 | Technical Update, The year ahead | Martin Taylor, LABC |
| 15.15 | Conference Close | |
| Booking option | What's included? | Cost |
| Option A | Two nights' accommodation (16 & 17 November), Buffet dinner (16 November), two days conference (17 & 18 November), gala dinner (17 November) | £485 |
| Option B | One night accommodation (17 November), two days conference (17 & 18 November), gala dinner (17 November) | £350 |
| Option C | Two days conference (17 & 18 November) | £230 |
If you have any questions about the event please email bookings@labc.co.uk.
Event overview
- Dates: 30 June 2025 to 24 Tachwedd 2025
- Times:
- Location: Online Qualification
- Booking closes on
Event overview
- Dates:
- Times: 12.30pm - 4.30pm including breaks
- Location: Virtual Event via Zoom
- Booking closes on
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 (£90+VAT from May onwards)
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.
T: 020 8616 8120
Event overview
- Dates:
- Times: 12.30pm - 5pm
- Location: Virtual Event via Zoom
- 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: £85+VAT (please note a price increase of £5 per course from April 2026. Meaning the price for this course will be £90+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