Each year, the Building and Technical Standards (BTS) Branch offers a number of workshops and training for:
- Building owners;
- Industry (architects, engineers, technologists and contractors);
- Municipal officials;
- Building officials;
- Fire inspectors; and
- Other interested code users.
These workshops and training opportunities may be applied to credit hours required under the Building Official Licensing Training (BOLT) program.
To learn more about the BOLT program or about courses to be offered in the future, please contact the Building and Technical Standards Branch at 306-787-4113 or btstandards@gov.sk.ca.
Legislative Framework Training Workshop and Challenge Exam
The objective of the Legislative Framework Training (LFT) workshop is to provide a better understanding of Saskatchewan’s construction legislation and regulations for successful application of the 2020 National Building Code of Canada and the 2020 National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings. The LFT workshop topics include:
- NBC 2020, Division A, Part 2 – Objectives
- NBC 2020, Division A, Part 3 – Functional Statements
- NBC 2020, Division C – Administrative Provisions
- The Administrative Requirements for use with the National Building Code of Canada, 1985
- The Construction Codes Act
- The Building Code Regulations
- The Energy Code Regulations
- Building Bylaw and Enforcement Guide complete with Model Building Bylaw
- Alternative Solutions
Workshop details are as follows:
Location: Saskatoon Inn & Conference Centre, 2002 Airport Drive, Saskatoon, SK
Dates: Tuesday, April 23 and Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Times: 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and then 12:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on both days.
Registration
Space is limited for this free workshop. Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
After downloading and completing the application form, return it to the Building and Technical Standards branch by April 16, 2024, using either:
Email – btstandards@gov.sk.ca
Mail – 1430 1855 Victoria Ave., REGINA, SK S4P 3T2
Online – Understanding the Objective-Based Codes
The workshop intends to provide code users and industry with the fundamental concepts for objective-based codes. In turn, it provides a better understanding of application, limitations and alternative solutions to the National Building Code of Canada (NBC) specific to Saskatchewan.
This webinar will provide four credit hours towards mandatory training hour requirements for building official licence renewal and four credit hours towards professional development for others.
Upon completion of all eight chapters including the short survey, a certificate will be emailed to the address provided with the registration.
Note: Those individuals who have previously completed and received a certificate for the webinar "Understanding the Objective Based Code" will not receive another four credit hours for completion of this webinar a second time.
Registration
Visit the Building and Technical Standards training site to register for this training and gain access to the webinars. This site is best viewed in either a Chrome or Safari browser.
Online – Spatial Separations - Interpolation of Unprotected Opening Tables
This webinar will walk through interpolation for spatial separations and the relation to unprotected openings as found in the National Building Code of Canada 2015. This webinar will provide 1 credit hour towards mandatory training hour requirements for building official licence renewal and four credit hours towards professional development for others.
Upon completion of all three chapters, a certificate will be emailed to the address provided with the registration.
Note: Those individuals who have previously completed and received a certificate for the webinar "Spatial Separation – Interpolation of Unprotected Opening Tables" will not receive another four credit hours for completion of this webinar a second time.
Registration
Visit the Building and Technical Standards training site to register for this training and gain access to the webinars. This site is best viewed in either a Chrome or Safari browser.
Online – Legislative Framework Training
This webinar provides stakeholders with a better understanding of the legislation and regulations for successful application of the National Building Code of Canada within Saskatchewan. This webinar will provide 16 credit hours towards mandatory training hour requirements for building official licence renewal and 16 credit hours towards professional development for others.
Upon completion of all 16 chapters including the short survey, a certificate will be emailed to the address provided with the registration.
Building officials must complete training prior to challenging and successfully pass the LFT examination as a requirement of their respective licence in a five-year cycle or for temporary building official licence.
Note: Those individuals who have previously completed and received a certificate for the webinar "Legislative Framework Training" will not receive another 16 credit hours for completion of this webinar a second time.
Registration
Visit the Building and Technical Standards training site to register for this training and gain access to the webinars. This site is best viewed in either a Chrome or Safari browser.