Becoming a registered building surveyor or inspector
If you are thinking about becoming a registered building surveyor and or building inspector in Victoria, you must be registered with the Victorians Government Building Authority (VBA.)
Being registered with the Victorian Building Authority (VBA) is how the government is ensuring a high standard of professional practitioners are involved on all projects.
Obtaining registration, you can switch careers from any role within the building industry to a professional role of building surveyor and or inspector and the elevated income the job provides.
Being registered with the Victorian Building Authority (VBA) is how the government is ensuring a high standard of professional practitioners are involved on all projects.
Obtaining registration, you can switch careers from any role within the building industry to a professional role of building surveyor and or inspector and the elevated income the job provides.
What you need to know
There are three types of registration for building inspector.
- Building Surveyor (Limited)
- Building Surveyor (Unlimited)
There are three types of registration for building inspector.
- Building Inspector (Limited)
- Building Inspector (Unlimited)
- Building Inspector (Pool safety)
- Building Surveyor (Limited)
- Building Surveyor (Unlimited)
There are three types of registration for building inspector.
- Building Inspector (Limited)
- Building Inspector (Unlimited)
- Building Inspector (Pool safety)
Prescribed Qualifications & Experience
Part 3 - Prescribed qualifications, Schedule 9 of the Building Regulations 2018 specifies the prescribed qualifications required to be obtain registration.
If you are only wishing to obtain limited registration you are required to hold the following:
- At least 2 years of practical experience under supervision; and
- an advanced diploma of building surveying (CPC60115) from an RTO
If you are only wishing to obtain unlimited registration you are required to hold the following:
- At least 3 years of practical experience under supervision; and
- a Bachelor of Building Surveying from Holmesglen Institute or Victoria University
If you are only wishing to obtain limited registration you are required to hold the following:
- At least 2 years of practical experience under supervision; and
- an advanced diploma of building surveying (CPC60115) from an RTO
If you are only wishing to obtain unlimited registration you are required to hold the following:
- At least 3 years of practical experience under supervision; and
- a Bachelor of Building Surveying from Holmesglen Institute or Victoria University
Final Steps - Examination and Interview
The most important step to obtaining registration
The VBA will undertake an interview and assessment prior to deciding to grant you registration.
This is where the VBA will assess your knowledge and if you acquire the fundamental information to practise and be registered on your own.
If you do know enough about building surveying or inspecting the VBA will not grant your registration.
At BSI Academy, we help our students get their registration without a fuss. Our courses will provide you with all the information necessary to pass that final exam and interview. With our help, very few of our students fail the registration or waste or money on the process.
This is where the VBA will assess your knowledge and if you acquire the fundamental information to practise and be registered on your own.
If you do know enough about building surveying or inspecting the VBA will not grant your registration.
At BSI Academy, we help our students get their registration without a fuss. Our courses will provide you with all the information necessary to pass that final exam and interview. With our help, very few of our students fail the registration or waste or money on the process.
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