The Building Controls Industry Association’s (BCIA) technical
training course is now CPD (Continuing Professional Development) accredited via the IEE and CIBSE and administered by the Electrical
Contractors Association. CPD is the means by which members of professional associations maintain, improve and broaden their knowledge and skills and develop the personal qualities required in their professional lives. The programme of courses was developed to
provide generic controls training for industry engineers, but their package of comprehensive knowledge is attracting a growing number of
contractors and other industryrelated professionals.
There are six modules in the programme: Fundamentals of HVAC & Building Technology, Measuring & Control Technology, Hydraulics in
Building Services, Control Functions in Heating Plants, Control of Ventilation & Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Technology. Pass marks in the first three modules result in a Building Controls Industry (BCI) Technical Certificate, with further pass marks in the other three modules gaining an Advance Certificate. The BCI Technical Certificate is recognised by the JIB, enabling an applicant to register for a JIB certified Skills card for the
construction industry as a Building Controls Engineer.
“Building controls represents a specialised but broadspectrum
discipline, the fundamentals of which need to be understood outside of the building controls industry,” said Doug Robins, BCIA President.
“This is being acknowledged by the growing number of contractors and other professionals enrolling on the courses. As a consequence, we
felt that both they and the BCIA engineers would welcome the
additional qualification of CPD accreditation.”
The BCIA Technical Training Programme is operated by the
Electrical Contractors’ Association and details of the available courses and 2005/6 dates can be found on their web site (www.eca.co.uk). “We asked the Electrical Contractors Association to run the scheme as the ECA has a long established and well respected
training programme and structure, making them well placed to run these courses on our behalf,” said Doug Robins.
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