FUTURE SKILLS
Building Future Leaders
Dunedin cohort Year 1 students 2020. All went on to complete their diploma in 2021.
Future Skills Academy lecturers Sam Hay and Carl Graham are thrilled to be delivering the first year of the two-year NZ Diploma in Building Surveying (Level 6). The industry-driven program will see them teaching the following six specialist subjects in 2022 to upskill students for Regulation 18 of Building (Accreditation of Building Consent Authorities) Regulations 2006: •
Regulatory Environment- History and the Legislative Framework,
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Building Consent Authority- Your competency and the Regulatory Framework,
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Building Construction Materials & Systems- Common principles of constructing buildings,
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Building Code & acceptable solutions (Small)- Analyse building consent applications for small buildings,
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Plan Processing (Small)Process small building plans, specifications, and other documentation,
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Site Inspections (Small-Inspect and evaluate buildings and building work).
Future Skills Academy has gradually transitioned from delivering the diploma requirements with Otago
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Polytechnic to our specialised team of lecturers offering the diploma today. Year One lecturers Carl Graham and Sam Hay are backed by Year Two lecturers Patrick Schofield, the Head of Department, and Year Two senior lecturer Peter Sparrow with his area of Building Regulatory Environment. Collectively the four have more than 145 years of collective experience in the building industry. They are driven to be the best they can be for their students to align with the values of Future Skills Academy. With this goal in mind, they have all embarked on a journey of academic improvement. They are enrolled in a Graduate Diploma in Tertiary Education (GDTE) through the Otago Polytechnic. The experienced team values the disciplines of what a New Zealand Qualifications Authority-approved course requires. This includes the importance of: •
Effectively writing assessments that align with students’ core Graduate Profiles,
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Understanding the concept of Pre-Moderation,
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Understanding the concept of post-Moderation,
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Understanding the concept of Peer Review,
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Aligning learning outcomes with Graduate Profiles,
Both Sam and I feel privileged to be able to support the New Zealand built environment through creating strong skills and leadership qualities in our current and future students
