Are there enough?
Following a lean period, demand for construction industry labour will ramp up significantly in the next 24 months. This begs the question – will there be sufficient qualified licensed building practitioners?
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By Ian Page – 1 April 2012, Build 129, Feature article
Following a lean period, demand for construction industry labour will ramp up significantly in the next 24 months. This begs the question – will there be sufficient qualified licensed building practitioners?
By Phil Stewart – 1 December 2014, Build 145, Feature article
Online courses, industry events, BRANZ seminars and books as well as site visits are among the options building industry employees can partake in as part of their ongoing professional development.
By Paul Hobbs – 1 June 2016, Build 154
Welcome to the new LBP knowledge section of Build. I am thrilled that BRANZ’s Build magazine is now being provided to all LBPs. i see this as a significant milestone in the scheme’s development.
By Mel Orange – 1 June 2020, Build 178
Licensed Building Practitioners (LBPs) should always aim to get their work done right the first time. It is an efficient way to get the job done on time, within budget and up to standard. It was also one of the reasons the licensing regime was introduced in the first place.
By Bruce Duggan – 1 August 2021, Build 185
In the third part of this series on the history of the Licensed Building Practitioners Scheme, we look at the period when we knew we had a real problem with weathertightness.
By Bruce Duggan – 1 October 2021, Build 186
This fourth part of a series on the history of the Licensed Building Practitioners Scheme looks at some of the changes implemented in the building industry and the impacts these had.
By Bruce Duggan – 1 April 2022, Build 189
Following on from the recent series on the history of licensed building practitioners (LBPs), this article investigates what continued professional development (CPD) looks like. In the LBP Scheme, we know this as skills maintenance.
By Virginia Burton – 1 December 2006, Build 97, Feature article
Designers, builders and tradespeople around the country are starting to think about whether they should get licensed, and what it will mean for them.
By Karen Shaw – 1 December 2013, Build 139
Complaints laid against licensed building practitioners should be treated seriously. There is a formal process to hear the complaint, and to date, there is only one reported instance of an appeal against a finding.
By Juliet Clendon – 1 August 2019, Build 173
Designers should take worker and building occupant health and safety into consideration at the beginning of the design process for any building.