Intern Professional Development Courses

The AIBC Professional Development Department has posted the 2009 Course Schedule. To register for your 4 mandatory courses and 2 elective courses go to http://aibc.ca/member_resources/professional_dev/pdf/2009%20PD%20Course%20Schedule.pdf. Note that you can substitute BC Building Code I & II for more in depth equivalent at BCIT noted below.

Jan 15 Management of the Project
Jan 29 Ethics, Act & Bylaws
Mar 06 Law & the Architect
Mar 13 BC Building Code I
Apr 17 Building Envelope Principles
May 21 BC Building Code II
May 29 Construction Administration
Jun 19 Ethics, the Architect’s Act & Bylaws
Sep 11 Building Envelope Principles
Sep 24 Ethics, Act & Bylaws
Oct 16 Management of the Project
Oct 22 BC Building Code I
Oct 30 BC Building Code II

Nov 13 Law & the Architect

Nov 19 Blueprint for Business
Nov 20 Construction Administration
Nov 26 Building Envelope Principles
Dec 4 Ethics, Act & Bylaws

BLDG 1830 – BC Building Code: Part 3 (accepted in lieu of AIBC Building Code I and II)
Introduction to building code requirements related to Part 3 of the 2006 B.C. Building Code. Provides students with basic skills and a general working knowledge of the code to analyze Part 3 buildings. Students must bring B.C. Building Code to the first class. This comprehensive course can be taken in lieu of the two required full day courses at the AIBC: BC Building Code I and BC Building Code II.

Monday nights 6:45-9:45, January 12 to March 30 (12 weeks)
http://www.bcit.ca/study/courses/bldg1830

BLDG 1825 –BC Building Code: Multi-unit and Small Buildings
Monday nights 6:45 to 9:45, January 12 to March 30 (12 weeks), $450.
http://www.bcit.ca/study/courses/bldg1825

BLDG 1835 – Part 3 Advanced (prerequisite: BLDG 1830)
Thursday nights 6:45 to 9:45, January 22 to February 26 (6weeks), $250.
http://www.bcit.ca/study/courses/bldg1835


BLDG 1830, Introduction to BC Building Code Part 3, at BCIT can replace the two mandatory AIBC courses covering the same topic. The topic of BLDG 1830 is Part 3 of the BC Building Code and deals with Fire Protection, Occupant Safety and Accessibility for large buildings.

Participants are expected to bring their own copy of the BC Building Code. Classes run once a week in the evenings for 12 weeks at the Burnaby campus of BCIT. One can expect about 2 hours of studying outside of the course as a minimum to take it all in. This fall BLDG 1830 will run on Monday nights from 6:45 to 9:45 from January 12 through March 30 (12 weeks). The course fee is $450.

Since the course is directly related to your internship (it can replace the two full day courses BC Building Code I & II at the AIBC) and to your training as valued member of your office team, ask your firm if they will cover the course fee.

If your firm will not pay for your professional training you will still find that BLDG 1830 is similar in cost to the two full day courses otherwise required by the AIBC. Go to http://www.bcit.ca/ for a complete list of architecturally related course for next term.