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SHORT COURSE

Certification Short Course

$ 3,089.00

START DATE

14 November

MODE

Online

DURATION

5 wks

COMMITMENT

4 x 8 hrs

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This course is designed for building professionals wishing to become registered certifiers or renew their registration. Approved by NSW Fair Trading, the Certification Short Course is a prerequisite to applying for registration as a Registered Certifier.

About this course

In accordance with The Building and Development Certifiers Act and Regulation (1 July 2020) and approved by NSW Fair Trading, successful completion of this course is a prerequisite to applying for registration as a Registered Certifier. The course will provide you with a thorough understanding of how certification fits within the NSW planning and development assessment systems, including the role of state and local level planning controls.

This course is categorised as a short course on UTS Open however it meets the National Microcredentials Framework definition of a microcredential. Within the UTS Open site, we use a narrower definition of microcredentials as courses that align with subjects that form part of University of Technology Sydney award course structures. UTS Open short courses do not usually earn potential credit toward future postgraduate study, however there may be exceptions.

If you are enrolling in this course as a prerequisite to applying for registration in any of the ‘building surveyor’ classes of registration, you must first check that you hold one of the qualifications listed for these classes in Schedule 2 of the Building and Development Certifiers Regulation 2020. You must have the qualification required to apply for registration in these classes.

We strongly recommend participants confirm with NSW Fair Trading that this certification course is appropriate for your registration requirements. Enquiries can be directed to +61 (2) 8522 7800 or by email to NSW Fair Trading Customer Service Team.

Key benefits of this course

By the completion of this course you should be familiar with:

  • The certification system, the NSW planning system, zoning and development standards, the development application and assessment process and conditions of consent.
  • Development approvals and issuing certificates: construction, occupation, compliance, subdivision and strata.
  • Setting up as a Certifier: Running the business, paperwork, records and reports, handling customers and community responsibilities, compliance and enforcement.
  • Complaints and auditing processes: Legal workshop, insurance and liability and conflicts of interest.

Digital badge and certificate

A digital badge and certificate will be awarded following the successful completion of any necessary tasks or assessments to demonstrate acquired learning of the short course or for meeting attendance and/or participation requirements.

Learn more about UTS Open digital badges.

Course outline

The following content will be covered during the course:

Day 1

  • Course introduction and overview
  • The certification system
  • The NSW planning system
  • Zoning and development standards
  • The development application and assessment process
  • Conditions of consent.

Day 2

  • Development approvals and issuing certificates
  • Compliance certificates, occupation certificates, subdivision certificates and strata certificates.

Day 3

  • Setting up as a certifier - the regulatory framework, legislative requirements
  • Running the business
  • Paperwork, records and reports
  • Handling customers and community responsibilities
  • Compliance and enforcement - the enforcement provisions in the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act (EP&A) Act 1979 and the certifier’s role and powers in enforcement.

Day 4

  • Complaints and auditing processes
  • Legal workshop
  • Insurance and liability
  • Conflicts of interest
  • Course review.

Assessment

This course involves a package of three assessments. You must satisfactorily complete each assessment to obtain a UTS Short Course Certificate, which is essential for your NSW Fair Trading registration process. Assessment requirements include:

  • Attendance – generally 100% of the course except for the most pressing reasons
  • Satisfactory participation in small-group activities during the course
  • Three substantial written assignments (NB: These must clearly be each participant’s own work – plagiarism and collusion are unacceptable.)

In-house training solutions

This course can also be customised and delivered in-house.

Enrolment conditions

Course purchase is subject to UTS Open Terms and Conditions. 

COVID-19 response 

UTS complies with latest Government health advice. Delivery of all courses complies with the UTS response to COVID-19.

Contact us

For any questions on enrolment or payment, please email support@open.uts.edu.au  

If you have a specific question on course content or requirements, please email ippg.learning@uts.edu.au 

Who is this course for?

This course is suitable for building professionals wishing to become registered certifiers or renew their registration. For those seeking to renew their registration, this course can contribute Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points, provided you did not complete this course as part of your initial registration process. For more information visit NSW Fair Trading or contact the team on +61 (2) 8522 7800.

Book a session

Thu 14 Nov 2024-
Fri 13 Dec 2024
  • Online via Zoom. Click on the underlined sessions and hours total link below to reveal specific session details.
  • Online
  • 4 sessions, 32 hours total

Enrolments close 9am, Thursday 14 November 2024 AEDT or when all places have been filled, whichever occurs first. 

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.

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