2 Choosing a Nominee for CPD
Each licensed company must identify who will meet the CPD requirements on its behalf.
BC Housing issues licences to residential construction companies. However, CPD must be taken by an individual. Therefore, each licensed company must identify who will meet the CPD requirements on its behalf. That individual must meet all CPD requirements. CPD points cannot be submitted by more than one nominee. Who can be a nominee? You can nominate any individual who is listed as a person in control of the company, including the following: • The owner of a sole proprietorship • A partner • A director or officer of a corporation, or • A senior manager or employee responsible for construction for the company For a sole proprietorship, the choice is likely clear, since the owner may be the only person in control of the company and therefore must take the CPD. In partnerships or corporations there could be many choices. The most common is a corporate partnership, where one of the partners takes the CPD. The partner who is selected as the nominee must be listed on the licence. In some companies, choosing an employee to be the nominee makes the most sense. The nominee must be a full-time employee or manager of the company. They must be substantively responsible for overseeing the construction of new homes, rather than serving in a limited or administrative capacity. This responsibility is typically held by individuals in roles such as construction manager, vice-president of construction, project manager, or site superintendent. What matters most is the nominee’s active and ongoing involvement in managing the construction process. According to the Homeowner Protection Act Regulation , a nominee must be: an employee or manager of the applicant or the residential builder licence holder who is responsible for managing, arranging for, or performing, or causing to be performed, all or substantially all of the construction of a new home.
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CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD) | A Guide for Licensed Residential Builders in British Columbia
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