Skills maintenance
Becoming a licensed building practitioner adds a further responsibility – licence holders must keep up their skills and knowledge through continuous professional development.
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Becoming a licensed building practitioner adds a further responsibility – licence holders must keep up their skills and knowledge through continuous professional development.
Workloads in the industry are at historically high levels, creating a strong demand for skilled labour. Looking forward, what effect will building practitioner licensing have on workloads and how many workers will it affect?
Maintaining an acceptable degree of competence is the hallmark of any profession. Doctors do it, lawyers do it and, for the last few years, licensed building practitioners have been doing it too.
Building officials in New Zealand currently do not require a licence or a qualification to inspect building work – under the 2004 Act only builders will need to be licensed. But a voluntary licensing programme has now been initiated for officials in the building sector.