Assessors sought for Licensed Building Practitioner scheme

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The Department of Building and Housing has contracted Assessment Systems Ltd (ASL) to be its assessment agent for the Licensed Building Practitioner (LBP) scheme, which gets under way in November this year.

ASL is now recruiting assessors who will need to be technically competent in the licence classes they assess, computer savvy, have good interpersonal and communication skills and have credibility in the industry.

The licences for which ASL is recruiting now are:
• Design 1, 2 & 3,
• Site 1, 2 & 3 (covers builders, site supervisors and construction managers), and
• Carpentry.

The fundamentals and techniques of assessment will be covered in a series of training sessions planned for August through to October.
The majority of assessors will be engaged on contract, with a handful of permanent assessors being located in Auckland, Lower Hutt and Christchurch. The permanent assessors will primarily cover the high volume licence classes of Carpentry and Site 1.

By way of background, licensing will help ensure that people in the construction industry are competent and accountable for their work, so homes and buildings are designed and built right the first time.

Licensed Building Practitioners will be responsible for their work and the work of people they supervise within a clear framework of roles and accountabilities. To be licensed, building practitioners will need to demonstrate that they have the required experience, skills and knowledge.

Skilled people in the industry will benefit, in that their expertise will be formally recognised. Licensing will promote, recognise and support professional skills and behaviour. Over time, there will be an increased emphasis on education and training, along with better career pathways.

ASL will manage the assessment process, and the assessors’ task will be to evaluate written applications, check technical referees, to conduct, where need be, face-to-face interviews and then make recommendations to the Registrar for the scheme.

ASL has been involved in regulatory assessment in New Zealand since 1992, initially for aircraft pilot and aircraft maintenance in the aviation industry and, latterly, for Land Transport New Zealand for driving instructors and passenger vehicle operators. ASL also does aviation work in Australia and parts of Asia.

If you’d like to apply to be an assessor call Bob Brownlie at ASL on 04 931 0063 or 027 2076 51, or email [email protected].

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