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Building Control Officer

A specified category listed separately by SACAP. It is not one of the architectural practice categories and its requirements must be validated before use.

What we can and cannot say about this category

  • Separate specified category. Requirements pending validation.
  • Exact current eligibility, experience periods and assessment requirements must be validated against the council's current published documents before this pathway is used for candidate guidance.

Stages we support

  • Candidate

    Building a record as you work, with a mentor.

  • Experienced applicant

    Turning years of existing work into a structured account.

  • Registered, doing CPD

    Keeping continuing development organised after registration.

Preparation themes

The themes your spoken accounts should eventually cover between them.

  • Plan examination
  • Statutory compliance decisions
  • Recording and reporting

Extra questions we ask on this pathway

Added after the nine core questions, tailored to this kind of work.

  • How did you coordinate the design across the other disciplines?
  • What contract or site administration work did you personally carry out?