Certificate in Principal Designer

Apply PAS 8671 in order to contribute to safer building practices and regulatory compliance

Evaluate your own and others’ professional competence and, where applicable, the organisational capability

Apply interpersonal skills and develop strategies for cooperating with all duty holders to ensure design work compliance

Apply understanding of duty holder responsibilities under the building regulations and the duties and the typical skillset required by the Principal Designer

Explain how to locate and apply information from the legislative and regulatory framework governing design work compliance, and the duties expected of principal designers and other duty holders

Explain procedural differences for the appointment of duty holders on Domestic Projects

Outline the different legislative and regulatory framework governing design work compliance for Higher-Risk Buildings (HRB), and the duties expected of principal designers and other duty holders

Utilise programming methods to plan, programme and allocate activities which meet the project programme

Evaluate the organisational procedures and resources within your organisation, and the appointed sub-contractors to ensure this will meet project output requirements

Apply procurement appraisal procedures to assess appropriateness for design compliance for a specific project

Implement appropriate systems and controls within your business and protocols to manage external designers

Analyse designer outputs and managing procedures for achieving compliance

Analyse how building design relates to purpose and performance, and how to use guidance to assess compliance with regulatory requirements

Explain how to manage design work compliance and identify technical risks

Utilise information management systems to manage compliance strategies and control changes, while recording information according to the principles of the golden thread

Explain when Building Surveyors are suited to undertake the dutyholder responsibility on construction projects, and when the role should be undertaken by another party

Evaluate design work compliance sufficient to follow prescribed procedures for declaring compliance

Analyse the understanding of the legislative and regulatory framework related to design work on HRBs, including in relation to prescribed procedures and information

Evaluate ways to establish and maintain throughout the construction phase a system for inspecting HRB design work for safety occurrences and promptly reporting safety occurrences

Upcoming Start Dates

• 15th April 2025

The RICS has launched a new online training program to provide learners with the knowledge and skills to fulfill the role of Principal Designer within construction projects. It is specifically designed for building surveyors and building control surveyors who undertake the Principal Designer (Building Regulations) role, or building surveyors who work in multi-disciplinary teams and work with the Principal Designer.

This certificate course will cover the competence requirements introduced in PAS 8671 and the additional competence thresholds needed to work on HRBs (higher-risk buildings). You will see how these requirements can be achieved with the provided checklists, practical tools, building regulations protocols, which support learners to successfully carry out the role of principal designer.

Upon completion of the technical modules, learners will work through a non-graded case study. This assignment will enable learners to examine the role in practice and consolidate the learning throughout the course. A certificate of completion will be awarded after passing the end of course assessment, demonstrating the learners’ industry-standard skills and understanding of their duties required by principal designers.

This course is currently not an accredited qualification. The RICS does not provide a competency framework for assessing a Principal Designers competency.

Course Content

• Module 1: Behavioural competence
• Module 2: Legislative and regulatory framework
• Module 3: Management of design work compliance
• Module 4: Technical framework for Compliance
• Module 5: HRB requirements
• End of Course Assessment

Who is this Course for?

• Building surveyors and building control surveyors who undertake the Principal Designer (Building Regulations) role, or building surveyors who work in multi-disciplinary teams and work with the Principal Designer.
• Other stakeholders (such as contractors, consultants) looking to learn more about the new Principal Designer role.

Enrollment duration: 215 Days

Languages: English

Category: Built environment and construction

Price: 1812.52 EUR

Member price: 1342.21 EUR

Course Type: Training Programme

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