DECEMBER 13 UPDATE: Both the 2024 CP and ACK Course are now sold out. Please email cp@aibc.ca to be notified when registration for the 2025 course offering opens.
Registration is open for both the 2024 Certified Professional (CP) Course and the Advanced Code Knowledge (ACK) Course. The courses are based on the new 2023 BC Building Code, which is expected to be implemented in December 2023, and the 2019 Vancouver Building By-law. Both courses will be conducted online, with the CP Exams taking place in-person. Registration for both courses closes December 15, 2023, or when course capacity is reached.
Potential participants are encouraged to explore the possibility of partial grant funding for the courses, through the WorkBC BC Employer Training Grant. To learn more, visit the Government of BC’s Workforce Training Stream webpage.
Certified Professional Program Overview
The CP Program is an alternative to the conventional building permit and inspection process adopted by Vancouver, Surrey, Abbotsford, West Vancouver, University Endowment Lands, District of Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, and Squamish Nation (Senakw). Through the program, participating Authorities Having Jurisdiction can issue a building permit on the assurances of a CP, who also must be a registered professional (such as a professional engineer or architect).
Although anyone may take the CP Course, only architects and professional engineers may practice as CPs. Intern Architects AIBC and engineers-in-training who meet all CP Course requirements and pass the CP Exams will be able to practice as CPs when they become registered as architects or professional engineers.
2024 Certified Professional Course Schedule
The CP Course schedule consists of 12 full-day sessions on Wednesdays from January 10 to April 10, 2024. There are no classes on February 28 or March 20, 2024. There is one half-day tutorial on April 17, 2024. The CP Course concludes with 2 full-day exams May 1 and May 8, 2024. The exams will be conducted in-person and in a manner that follows government guidance on health and safety.
The cost of the CP Course is $5,700+GST.
Registration for the CP Course closes on December 15, 2023 (or when capacity is reached).
Advanced Code Knowledge Course
The ACK Course is designed to provide advanced building code knowledge without CP certification. It provides all the content of the CP Course, but excludes exams, projects, and site tours. The ACK Course comprises seven full-day sessions on Wednesdays from January 10 to February 21, 2024.
The cost for the ACK Course is $3,650+GST.
Registration for the ACK Course closes on December 15, 2023 (or when capacity is reached).
Additional Information
The Zoom link to attend the sessions will be emailed to all attendees separately, after registration closes. For more information and resources about the CP Program, please visit the AIBC website. If you have any questions, contact CP Program Manager, Anja Slusarzick-Seibt, Architect AIBC, CP at aslusarzickseibt@aibc.ca.