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Endorsed as the preferred provider of national qualifications for building officials by the Department of Building and Housing

Building Controls Legislation module now available

WelTec is currently offering a short module titled Building Controls Legislation. The module will be delivered in distance learning mode with a 1-day seminar being run in eight regions around New Zealand.

Suited to existing and new building officials, the module will cover the principles and provisions of the Building Act 2004, the legal system as it pertains to local government, health and safety in the workplace, and the powers of a compliance officer. In particular you will learn how to:

• interpret the Building Act and Regulations and apply them to given projects
• understand the components of the building controls framework and their hierarchical position
• determine the criteria that will ensure construction methods comply with the intent of the Building Code
• identify the factors that influence the safety and health of building occupants
• outline the aims of the Resource Management Act in relation to building and land use.

Post-course assessments successfully completed will give credits towards the WelTec Diploma in Building Surveying (2005) and the new National Diploma in Building Controls when it becomes available.

$731 including GST Discount may apply to cohort enrolments

Weltec

BRANZ, Construction Industry Training Enterprise (CITE)

2007 COURSES Access, Egress & Barriers

This three-day course is designed to give you the technical skills to inspect and report on Clause D1 Access Routes, Clause C2 Means of Escape, Clause F8 Signs, and F4 Safety from Falling, for Building Warrant of Fitness purposes. This is an ideal course if you want to include these clauses on your current IQP/LBP registration or if you want to become an IQP/LBP.

Dates Location

16 & 18 April Auckland
6 & 8 June Wellington

Cost: $1,540 including GST

Building Compliance for IQPs/LBPs

This three-day course will provide knowledge and understanding of the building controls regime for building warrant of fitness purposes. It will also outline the duties and responsibilities of an IQP/LBP and their professional relationship with building owners.

This course will provide evidence to territorial authorities that an applicant requesting LBP/IQP status has the requisite knowledge in building compliance to act competently and professionally as an IQP/LBP.

Dates Location

7 & 9 March Auckland

21 & 23 May Christchurch

Cost: $1,540 including GST

Building Controls

This ten-day course is designed to provide those working in building controls, or wanting to go into building controls, with knowledge and understanding of the building controls regime, legislative background, duties, responsibilities and associated processes. This course is very popular with councils who see it as a beneficial and cost effective method for inducting new staff members into the job.

Dates Location

Week 1: 19 & 23 February Auckland Week 2: 19 & 23 March Auckland Week 1: 14 & 18 May Christchurch Week 2: 18 & 22 June Christchurch

Cost: $3,995 including GST

Domestic Sprinkler Design

This two-day course provides the skills necessary to design and oversee the installation and testing of a combination domestic plumbing and fire sprinkler system.

Certificate holders will be qualified to design combination domestic plumbing and fire sprinkler systems. They will be able to provide building consent authorities with producer statements for the design and installation of domestic fire sprinkler systems for building consents and code compliance certificates.

Certificate holders will be listed on the BRANZ website for homeowners considering installing a combination domestic sprinkler system.

Dates Location

14 & 15 March Wellington 18 & 19 April Christchurch

Cost: $1,100 including GST

Fire Design

This eight-day course will provide students with the skills necessary to develop a fire design solution for any building that will comply with the Acceptable Solution for NZBC Clauses C1, C2, C3 and C4. It will also provide guidance on the limits of the Acceptable Solutions and enable the designer to seek advice from a fire engineer when an alternative solution might provide a more economic or practical solution.

Dates Location

Week 1: 20 & 23 February Wellington Week 2: 20 & 23 March Wellington

Cost: $3,945 including GST

Accredited by the New Zealand Registered Architects Board for 90 CPD points

This eight-day course will provide students with the skills necessary to design and/or assess alternative solutions for weathertight-ness that comply with the NZ Building Code performance requirements for E2 External moisture. It will cover the theory behind the solutions and how this may be applied to real building situations. Students will tackle real problems and be given 'hands on' instruction on whole or parts of buildings in order to design or assess weathertight and buildable details in a way that is sympathetic with the aesthetic intent of a building design. Those qualifying will meet the requirements of a 'weathertightness specialist' as required for specific weatherthightness design.

Dates Location Week 1: 26 & 28 February Christchurch Week 2: 26 & 30 March Christchurch Week 1: 7 & 9 May Auckland Week 2: 11 & 15 June Auckland

Cost: $3,945 including GST

For further information please visit our website www.branz.co.nz (CITE Industry Training) branzcite@branz.co.nz Natasha Breen (CITE Administration Officer) (04) 238 1291

SCHEDULE OF TRAINING SEMINARS - 2007

Seminar type Location Dates 2-day Seminar Tauranga15 & 16 March 2-day seminar Wellington 30 April & 1 May Refresher Wellington 2 May Refresher Christchurch 23 May 2-day seminar Christchurch 24 & 25 May 2-day seminar Auckland 25 & 26 June Refresher Auckland 27 June 2-day seminar Wanganui 19 & 20 July 2-day seminar Nelson 13 & 14 Sept. 2-day seminar Manukau City 19 & 20 Nov.

Cost of two and one day seminars: Includes copy of Barrier Free NZ Trust Resource Handbook for Barrier Free Environments.

Seminar Type Cost Cost (excl) GST (incl) GST 2-day course $400.00 $450.00 Specialist Rate negotiable 1-or 2-day with any course interested organisation, company, territorial authority 1-day $226.00 $254.00 refresher course

: Three one day refresher courses will be held this year. Only BFAs and those who have attended a two day seminar will be eligible to register. These one day courses are up-dates on legislation and case studies.

All Barrier Free Trust events require minimum numbers of attendees to be registered for a given location, 14 days prior to the event. If minimum numbers are not reached by this date a general email will be sent to all on our data base giving notice of possible cancellation. If minimum numbers are still not reached after one week and the event is cancelled potential attendees will be advised of this and options available at alternative locations or alternative arrangement will be made.

Enquiries to: Administrator - Barrier Free New Zealand Trust, PO Box 25064, Panama Street, Wellington 04 915 5848 or 027 240 7502 Fax: 04 915 5849 seminar@barrierfreenz.org.nz