9
CPD from Research and Education Development Competency Areas for CPD
3
Training must be directly relevant to residential construction and have verifiable attendance.
To meet the CPD requirements, training must be directly relevant to residential construction and have verifiable attendance. The training must also align with business ethics or one or more of the seven core competency areas from Schedule 6 of the Homeowner Protection Act and Regulation outlined below: 1. Relevant enactments (including the purpose of the BC Building Code and BC Fire Code, including local bylaws), and how they apply to residential construction 2. Construction management and supervision , including project planning, cost estimating, scheduling, materials procurement, scope of work changes, contingency planning, site reporting, site safety and staff/ contractor management 3. Construction technology , including building durability, control of heat and moisture flow, building envelope features, mechanical systems and structural components, and the effect of climate and soil conditions 4. Customer service and home warranty insurance , including maintaining positive customer relations, implementing a customer service plan and responding to defects identified under a home warranty insurance policy 5. Financial planning and budget management , including financial projections, budgets, accounting concepts and practices, construction financing and credit arrangements, contingency planning for after- sales service, working with lenders, loan and collateral security measurements, and purchase orders 6. Legal issues , including contract and consumer protection law, the land title registry, obligations respecting insurance and home warranty insurance, builder liability, the Homeowner Protection Act and Builders Lien Act, dispute resolution, and the effect of provincial enactments and municipal bylaws
5
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD) | A Guide for Education Providers in British Columbia
Made with FlippingBook - Share PDF online