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Applications for LABC's Level 3, 4 and 5 CIOB qualifications in Public Service Building Control Surveying for the January 2020 intake are closing on 6 December 2019 so there's no time to lose.
These qualifications are highly valued by employers with many past students being promoted as a result of passing their course.
The diplomas are comprehensive, practical, in-depth and well-respected weighing in at over 100 credits each.
(CIOB Public Service Building Control Qualifications are exclusive to LABC members only.)
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- Read more about LABC to train more building inspectors with additional funding from Welsh Government
The Welsh government has extended the grant funding for recruiting and training new building control surveyors in Wales to total over £1.2m.
The announcement follows a successful first round of funding in 2023, which added much needed resource in Welsh local authorities. This saw six new building control surveyors entering the industry. Three trainees were paid for by the Welsh government, with LABC match funding three more
The ‘Reaching New Heights Conference’, hosted by LABC and LABC Warranty, explored how the construction sector has been reshaped following the Grenfell tragedy.
Aimed at contractors, designers and consultants, the event offered practical tips and insights for those designing and building high-risk projects under the new legislative regime.
In her opening address, Lorna Stimpson, CEO at LABC, welcomed the government response to the Inquiry, and its plans to act on all 58 recommendations.
The publication of the government's response marks another important milestone for the Grenfell bereaved and survivors. Our thoughts remain with them.
We welcome the Government’s acceptance of the Phase 2 recommendations in full, and its commitment to working with the sector to support the recruitment and training of more building inspectors, building on the work over the past two years which has seen 200 new building control surveyors brought into this vitally important public service role.
The LABC Building Excellence Awards Grand Finals 2024 took place at the Grosvenor Hotel in London on Friday 24 January 2025.
Beginning the year right with the LABC Awards; over 900 guests attended the largest business-to-business awards in the building control sector in the UK.
On Thursday 19 December, LABC onboarded a further 30 trainees onto the groundbreaking LABC Academy trainee building control surveyor programme, providing an injection of talent into the building control profession. This fifth cohort of trainees adds to the 170-strong trainees employed by LABC on a two-year training programme to become Registered Building Inspectors (RBIs).
Since early 2021, LABC’s CPD courses have been running virtually and prove to be extremely popular with over 5000 delegates trained in 2024.
LABC offers courses to both local authority building control members and other industry professionals, so whether you’re a building control professional, architect, specialist tradesman, site manager, or self-employed builder book onto one of our training courses to update your knowledge.
Are you looking to progress in your public service building control career? LABC’s level 6 qualifications allow learners to develop their knowledge in specialist subject areas and become experts in their field.
Our award-winning qualifications are the most comprehensive and relevant, of any other public service building control qualification within our industry.
It was with great sadness that we learnt of the passing of David Jones on 9 November.