Take the next step in your career and improve your knowledge of building surveying and performance-based building and fire codes.

Gain an in-depth understanding of key concepts and alternative frameworks for performance-based building and fire codes. Further your knowledge through the assessment and application of performance-based and fire codes that this course provides.

Develop your professional skills and approach to performance-based codes, and an appreciation of legal, statutory and design integrity requirements, as well as the need for design compliance.

• Location:
  Werribee
• College:
  College of Engineering and Science
• Study mode:
  Part Time
• Delivery mode:
  Burst Mode and On campus
• Course code:
  ETQB
• Duration:
  1 year
• This information is for Australian residents.
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How to apply

• fire safety and risk engineer (additional requirement may be needed).

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The course aims to enable building surveyors and other allied professionals to:

• make professional use of performance-based building codes;
• employ the concepts and alternative acceptable frameworks for performance-based codes, with particular, but not exclusive, emphasis given to fire safety engineering design;
• acquire appropriate knowledge and skills necessary for the assessment and application of performance-based building and fire codes;
• explain the basic physics and chemistry governing ignition, fire growth and spread, smoke movement and fire extinguishment and structural behaviour during fire;
• apply relevant concepts concerning occupant communication and response in relation to fire cues;
• discuss basic fire safety engineering analysis through the use of assessment tools;
• develop a professional approach to performance-based codes and a recognition of when to assess designs which are within a person's field of expertise and when to refer designs to a more appropriately qualified assessor;
• develop an appreciation of the legal, statutory and design integrity requirements and the need for compliance of the design assumptions throughout the operational life of the building.

The course is offered on a part-time basis over one year, and is offered in block modules (four blocks of four to five days, a total of four blocks spread throughout the year). Students must complete 48 credit points.

• Risk Assessment and Human Behaviour

  Unit code

  VQB5611

  Credits

  12

• Scientific Principles for Fire Professionals

  Unit code

  VQB5612

  Credits

  12

• Fire Safety Systems Design

  Unit code

  VQB5641

  Credits

  12

• Performance Codes Methodology and Structure

  Unit code

  VQB5642

  Credits

  12

• Mature: To qualify for admission to the course, an applicant must have successfully completed a diploma in Building Surveying or an equivalent qualification and at least two years of relevant professional experience. Candidates with other academic qualifications can be admitted to the course provided they can demonstrate an equivalent combination of additional relevant professional experience and qualifications. A letter of recommendation and an interview may be required.