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.

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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)

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

Continual Professional Development (CPD) is a vital part of the registration of the profession going forward, both for individuals and for teams. The Registered Building Inspector (RBI) Code of Conduct will require individuals to maintain records of and provide evidence of their CPD. The Operational Standards Rules (OSRs) will require employers to make appropriate CPD available to their staff and keep records of this. This will potentially be expensive, time consuming and yet another burden on already stretched resources.

LABC has created a new monitoring and recording portal, myLABC, to help individual members and managers meet these new obligations.

All local authorities will, as part of their current subscription, continue to receive access to the Virtual Learning Environment and will be able to manually upload any CPD they undertake.

Members who elect to subscribe to myLABC will receive an individual log-in, a bespoke tailored calendar of CPD and events based on their work profile. RBI’s will also be able to identify personal training needs and skills gaps identified from their validation assessment (e.g. feedback from the BSCF) with all CPD itemised against the BICoF core competencies and work profile. myLABC will deliver monthly prompts about available resources, unlimited access to courses and learning material, and, perhaps most usefully, an automatic log of all CPD undertaken. This can then be used as evidence for other Competence Assessment Schemes as well as annual CPD returns for Professional Bodies. You’ll never have to remember, evidence, and upload a year’s worth of CPD records again.

Of most interest to managers, is a new dashboard of their surveyor’s learning activity. The VLE will help support performance appraisal and goal setting and automatically generate KPI data for the BSRs OSR Monitoring of teams. This will save many hours of work every year as well as the need to develop manual systems of recording and reporting.

The licence for full access to the system including monthly targeted CPD is £150 per surveyor per annum (£75 / half year) for surveyors in English and Welsh member authorities.

Annual subscriptions run from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. You can view our T&C's here.

If you have any questions about accessing myLABC please contact the team at mylabc@labc.co.uk.

Built in response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry (Phase 2, Recommendation 18)

Our new Fire Engineering Principles programme brings together leading fire safety experts to strengthen your ability to understand, interpret and critically assess fire-engineered solutions. Delivered over 11 half-day workshops, it reflects the latest thinking, research and practical experience, giving you the skills to evaluate fire strategies, provide clear, evidence-based feedback to designers and engineers, and stay aligned with building legislation, British Standards and evolving regulations, helping you to remain confident and effective in your role.

By the end of this programme, you will be able to:

• Understand the requirements of building legislation in relation to fire safety, and how fire engineering principles can be applied to achieve compliance.
• Recognise the role and processes of the fire engineer, and the responsibilities of stakeholders when fire-engineered solutions are used.
• Interpret and critically evaluate fire-engineered designs and strategies against legislation and guidance.
• Form sound, evidence-based conclusions on compliance and safety.
• Provide clear, professional feedback to fire engineers, justifying conclusions and concerns.

Topics include:

• Scene setting (introduction, vocabulary, and basic understanding )
• An overview of BS 7974
• Introduction to qualitative and quantitative design
• Understanding CFD
• Smoke ventilation in residential areas
• Smoke ventilation v smoke Clearance
• Structural fire engineering
• PAS 8700
• Radiation analysis
• Accessible MOE / Alteration and /or working with existing buildings

Course dates: December 2025, May 2026, October 2026

Format: 11 half-day workshops (online delivery)

Cost: £2,500 +VAT non-members | £1,500 +VAT Fire & Rescue Service | £1,000 +VAT LABC members

*Important - LABC Members must be logged into the website in order to receive the discounted price

Book your places below or email learning@labc.co.uk for more details.

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