As FMB members, your commitment to standards and raising quality is something which gives your clients confidence and peace of mind. With changes in legislation, regulations, and other requirements, keeping up to date with these is vital for you, your business, and your clients.
I’ve recently been learning about the pilot CITB’s Homebuilders’ Employer Network which is funding training for CITB registered homebuilders and companies in their supply chain based, or have work, in the North of England, London and the South East.
This training fund is specifically to benefit the homebuilding sector and includes a variety of courses related to; Building Regulations and controls, defects prevention as well as brickwork CPD courses amongst others, the majority of which are one-day courses and can be completed online.
The process is all managed by the Homebuilders’ Employer Network via Farhan Sattar from the CITB (contact details below), so once you’ve seen a course you’re interested in you just need to speak with him and he’ll sort it for you and ensure the whole process is seamless. Courses currently available are:
Compliance and Quality
- Homebuilding Introduction (1 Day) – Remote/Classroom
- Interpreting Construction Drawings for House Building (1 Day)– Remote/Classroom
- Defects Prevention Introduction – Hot Topics (1 Day) – Remote/Classroom
- Defects Prevention Full Course – 3 Days – Remote/Classroom
- Hazards and Controls associated with the Homebuilding Sector (1 Day) – Remote/Classroom
- Building Regulations and Controls – Site Staff (2 Days) – Remote/Classroom
- Building Regulations and Controls – Designers (3 Days) – Remote/Classroom
- Housing Warranty and After Sales Service (1 Day) – Remote/Classroom
- Effective Snagging and Pre-Handover Checks (1 Day) – Remote/Classroom
- Managing Timber Frame Construction (1 Day) – Remote/Classroom
- Fire Safety for Low Rise Flats and Housing (1 Day) – Remote/Classroom
- Fundaments of Cladding (1 Day) – Remote/Classroom
- Basements and Underground Waterproofing (1 Day) – Remote/Classroom
Net Zero/MMC – Retrofit – Passivehaus
- Intro to Domestic Retrofit Course (Half Day) – Remote
- Passive House Fundamentals (20 Hours) – Remote
- Passive House 101 (10 Hours) – Introduction – Remote
- Understanding Domestic Retrofit (21 hours + Exam over 6 months period) – Level 2 Award - Remote
- Net Zero Carbon Foundations Course (Half Day) – Remote
- Passive House Introduction and Workshop (1 Day) -Remote
- Passivhaus Contractor Training (3 Half Days) – Remote
- Carbon Literacy Training (1 Day) – Classroom/Remote
- Level 5 Retrofit (PAS 2035) Co-Ordinator and Risk Management (Complete within12 Months) – Remote/Classroom
Digital/Innovative Skills/MMC
- BIM ISO 19650 Training Curriculum (11 self led courses) -Remote
- Buildings Information Modelling (BIM) Fundamentals Training Course - Remote
- BIM Project Delivery Training Course ISO 19650-2 (1 Day) – Remote
- BIM Essentials ISO 19650 (13 Hours) – Remote
- AutoCAD for Site Engineers (2 Days) - Remote
- Robotic Total Station for Construction (1 Day) - Classroom
- Drone use in Construction (1 Day) – Classroom
- 3D Modelling and Mapping Software for Site Engineers (2 Days) – Remote
Specialist Brickwork Training (Brickwork CPD)
- Installing Fire Barriers & Breaks (1 Day) – Classroom
- Support Angle Installation (1 Day) – Classroom
- DPC Systems – Non-Combustible (1 Day) – Classroom
- Bonding, Taping & Positioning Insulation (1 Day) – Classroom
- Forming Cavities & Correct Position of Wall Ties (1 Day) – Classroom
- Windpost Installation (1 Day) – Classroom
- Brick Slip Systems (1 Day) – Classroom
- Brick Soffit Systems (1 Day) – Classroom
- Masonry Cutting & Drilling (1 Day) – Classroom
- Sills, Copings, Cappings & Junctions (1 Day) – Classroom
- Cold Weather Working for Bricklayers (Half Day) – Classroom/Remote
- Co-ordinating Brickwork Requirements with wider Project Team (Half Day) – Classroom/Remote
- Quality Assurance and Client Handover (Half Day) – Classroom/Remote
- Materials, Storage & Protection (Half Day) – Classroom/Remote
- Types & Uses of Mortar (Half Day) – Classroom/Remote
Painting & Decorating Specialist Courses
- Intensive Airless Spraying (2 Days) – Classroom
- Apply Paint Using HVLP (high-volume Low-pressure) Equipment (2 Days) – Classroom
- Airless Spray Plaster (2 days) - Classroom
Leadership and Management
- Construction ILM (C-ILM) Level 3 Award in Leadership and Management Practice (Up to 5 Days taught including assignments completed over a few months) – Classroom/Remote
Find out more or book your training
If you’d like more information or have any questions about the fund and the training available, please contact Farhan Sattar from CITB on [email protected] or 07766 785 997 and please do let me know if you access any of these course as I’d be keen to hear how you’ve found the process.
Authors
Iain Kirtley
With over 20 years’ experience of membership bodies, not for profit organisations and the private sector, Iain joined the FMB in August 2023 from the Chartered Institute of Building where he worked with construction companies of all sizes to support them with training, development and accreditation.
