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The "2012 Overview Technical Training Courses" category have a Pre-Study online manual availiable to those who have registered.
Seminars
Prerequisites: None
Course Description:
It is an annual event that gives building officials a chance to listen, learn and discuss items of importance to the building professional community and the municipalities we serve. This year we the OBOA is once again pleased to hold the event in collaboration with OLMCBO.
Breakfast 8-9am (Welcome remarks)
9-10:30am - Presentation by Paul E.F. Martin, Partner - Loopstra Nixon LLP will provide a presentation on the Heuther vs McMurrich Monteith case. It will cover the decision, the key information, the potential impacts of the decision and any recent updates related to the matter.
Break 15 min
10:45-12:15 - Presentation by Byron Tan - Watson and Associates will provide a presentation on things to consider when reviewing and updating building permit fees. This includes how to assess the full cost of services rendered, the input costs you should consider, how to ensure the delivery of service is sustainable including reserve funds and at the same time consider statutory requirements.
Lunch 12:15-1:15pm
1:15-2:45pm - Abandoned/Derelict properties - process on how to deal with them (heritage or non-heritage) and key considerations to ensure they do not endanger the general public or broader community.
Break 15 min
3-4:30pm - CBO Tips and Tricks, Negotiating an employment contract, how to deal with senior officials and council (tips and tricks), things to consider when leaving an employer.
430pm end of day
WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER REGISTRATION
Further information on course details can be found unpon clicking any course name.Training - The Online Course Application allows an individual to enroll for a seat in OBOA Training Courses available on the "Training Calendar". Following enrollment for a seat in OBOA Training, payment must be made to complete the registration process. When payment has been made, you will receive a confirmation to the email you provided upon enrollment. This confirmation is the final step and includes all the information you require to attend the course. Course confirmations are sent out within a 24-hour schedule including the required information to successfully prepare for your course. If you an OBOA member and you do not receive a confirmation you can check your member's records in the member hub / member servicees and reprint your Training Confirmation and invoice payments. The member hub is a service that requires you to register your email on our website. Member or Non-Member it is important that your email is up to date to receive any correspondence from any OBOA services that we provide.
Virtual Training - has been updated to January 1, 2020, OBC requirements, and runs from 9 am-noon, these are delivered up to ten half-day sessions on the Zoom videoconferencing platform which allows for interactive instruction, that allows reviewing the class recording of the day up to 1 Month from the last day of the course.
To add, holding the course over several days, will allow for self-study to occur in between sessions for a blended model of delivery that gives you the ability to get the most out of the course materials.
1. Training invites to students goes out in email the day before class. When registered student's emails pick up training invites from the prior day that may automatically go into their calendar.
(Passwords are not needed when a student clicks on the join link in email), ideally, students should bring up any missing email concerns the day before the class, as notifications go out before noon.
Pre-study is a preferred fallback to email, details are sent with original registration and the best way to access training as everything you need is centralized, such as join any training,
if applicable view the student manual one week in advance and through the duration of the course, also review the class recording of the day.
As a convenience recording expiration dates are attached to each training event (1 months).
If a student has not registered their email to access this area they can do that at this time.