$ 698.00

START DATE	08 November
MODE	On Campus (Sydney)
DURATION	1 day
COMMITMENT	8 hrs

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Lead Presenters

Stephen Krimmer

Senior Building Surveyor

Stephen is an accredited certifier and supervisor with over twenty years' local government experience, with a specific focus on swimming pool assessment, inspections and education. He delivers engaging swimming pool training courses to assist both local government organisations and accredited certifiers.

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Craig Squires

Environmental Health and Building Surveyor

Craig is an environmental health and building surveyor with almost twenty years' of experience in local government. He has taught at the University of Western Sydney and at TAFE and works at Penrith City Council.

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This course is designed to provide you with the skills needed to read and interpret the various types of building plans.

About this course

The skills and experience to confidently and correctly read and interpret plans associated with planning, building, certification and construction are essential for a range of professionals in regulation and building. Reading and interpreting plans correctly ensures consistent, high quality outcomes in all sectors where plans are used and safeguards against incorrect costing, quoting and certification.

This course provides participants of all levels the knowledge needed to actively engage with the plan reading process. It is designed to provide you with the confidence to read and interpret the various types of plans used in local government and the building certification sector. The course draws on a variety of teaching methods from presenters with over twenty years of experience. You will be provided with practical activities, ensuring a hands-on experience in reading, measuring and interpreting plans.

Key benefits of this course

By the completion of this course, participants should:

Understand the importance of reading and interpreting plans correctly
Be able to identify some of the common industry problems in plan reading and develop skills to resolve these issues
Have gained practical skills in understanding ‘scales’ and ‘contours’ on plans
Have gained experience in reading and interpreting a variety of plans including:

- Site plans, floor plans and elevation plans

- Subdivision plans and Section 88b instruments

- Section plans, shadow diagrams and engineering plans.

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 this course:

The importance of plan reading and correct terminology
Interpreting plan scales
Understanding contours
Interpreting site plans, floor plans, elevations plans, section plans etc.
Subdivision plans and 88b instruments
Interpreting overshadowing diagrams
Reading specialised plans: engineering details and bushfire plans.

Delivery style

This course will be delivered as an interactive workshop consisting of an instructor-led lecture, group and individual activities. This training approach allows participants to work through concepts introduced in an application-focused teaching environment. Participants will challenge their understanding of the concepts and consider their application once back in their individual workplace.

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 designed for anyone who is looking to develop their plan reading skills including administration staff, council customer service staff, trainee and graduate planners and building surveyors.