Registered Technical Specialists (other than RFPT and ROWP)

ASTTBC Registered Reserve Fund Analysts (RRFA) specialize in the preparation of reserve fund plans for various types of real estate as well as specifically addressing the requirements for Strata Depreciation Reporting. This includes inspecting, analyzing and reporting on strata properties.

Registration Requirements

• Be registered as a practising CHI, and
• Education:
  • Okanagan College (Vernon) CON 052,
  • Strata Depreciation Reporting, and
  • Okanagan College (Vernon), CON 053, or
  • Equivalent post-secondary training satisfying the competencies for inspecting, analyzing and preparing depreciation reports to applicable codes, standards, and bylaws.
• Work Experience:
  • Completion of a minimum of 6 months (900 hours) work experience that includes inspecting, analyzing and reporting on a minimum of three commercial and/or strata properties under the supervision of a practising RRFA approved by the credentials committee

RRFA registration requirements can be found in the bylaws­.

Registration Requirements

• Be registered as a practising CHI, and
• Education:
  • Okanagan College (Vernon) CON 052,
  • Strata Depreciation Reporting, and
  • Okanagan College (Vernon), CON 053

ASTTBC Construction Safety Officers (CSO) are responsible for worker and public safety around construction sites. They understand and apply safe construction, installation or demolition techniques as applicable, respecting the supply, installation or use of materials at a construction site and their relationship to the worksite, neighboring property, public utilities, and the public.

Registration Requirements

• Education
  • BCIT CNST 1100 – Construction Safety Officer Training,
  • Care Institute: Construction Safety Officer Training,
  • Safety Central – Construction Safety Officer Training, and
  • Peak Occupational Safety Training Inc. (formerly administered by Universal Health and Safety) – Construction Safety Officer Training.
• Work experience:
  • 36 months (5400 hours) of relevant work experience on construction projects of which a minimum of 12 months (1,800 hours) must be at a CSO level on one or more construction projects.

CSO registration requirements can be found in the bylaws­.

ASTTBC Registered Construction Safety Officers (RCSO) are registered as practising CSOs who are responsible for worker and public safety around construction sites. They understand and apply safe construction, installation or demolition techniques as applicable, respecting the supply, installation or use of materials at a construction site and their relationship to the worksite, neighboring property, public utilities, and the public.

RCSO registration requirements can be found in the bylaws­.

ASTTBC Certified Public Works Inspectors (CPWI) work with municipal, provincial and federal governments, contractors, consulting engineering firms and inspection companies, and offer services ranging from entry-level (involving inspection and testing) to more advanced levels of responsibility, including taking direct control of public works projects. They apply applicable standards, provincial and municipal bylaws, regulations and specifications for infrastructure construction projects.

CPWI registration requirements can be found in the bylaws­.

ASTTBC Registered Public Works Technicians (RPWT) apply applicable standards, provincial and municipal bylaws, regulations and specifications for various public works operational departments and functions.

RPWT registration requirements can be found in the bylaws­.

ASTTBC Registered In Site Improvements Surveyors (RSIS) determine the relative location of structures to cadastral survey monuments and Land Title and Survey Authority records and plans. The surveys they produce are typically required by lending institutions as a condition of mortgage approval, and by municipal authorities – as part of the building permit process – for the location and related ancillary works prior to construction.

RSIS registration requirements can be found in the bylaws­.

ASTTBC Certified Steel Detailers (CSD) are specialized technicians who make detailed shop or fabrication drawings that steel fabricators or welders use to manufacture girders, beams, columns, stairways, and other steel components of buildings and structures.

CSD registration requirements can be found in the bylaws­.

ASTTBC Certified Steel Detailers (CSD) are specialized technicians who make detailed shop or fabrication drawings that steel fabricators or welders use to manufacture girders, beams, columns, stairways, and other steel components of buildings and structures.

CSD registration requirements can be found in the bylaws­.

ASTTBC Registered Building Designers (RBD) are professional building designers regulated by ASTTBC. RBDs work with architects, professional engineers, ASTTBC registrants, and other professionals. Registration as an AScT or CTech is required before one may be registered as a RBD.

RBD have expertise in a broad spectrum of building types including:

• Residential: single- or multi-family
• Commercial: offices and retail spaces
• Industrial/light manufacturing

RBD registration requirements can be found in the bylaws­.

ASTTBC Certified Residential Designers (CRD) are professional building designers regulated by ASTTBC CRDs work with architects, professional engineers, ASTTBC registrants and other professionals. Registration as an AScT or CTech is required before one may be registered as a CRD.

CRD have expertise in a limited spectrum of building types including:

• Residential: single- or multi-family

CRD registration requirements can be found in the bylaws­.

ASTTBC Registered Utility Locator Technicians (RULT) locate underground utilities safely and competently to prevent damage during construction.

Registrants must have a minimum of two years’ work experience, including work on complex locate projects. They must meet occupational competencies as outlined in ASTTBC Bylaws.

RULT registration requirements can be found in the bylaws­.

Applications will not be processed until the non-refundable application fee is paid.

An ASTTBC Registration Coordinator will be assigned to the application, and they will review the application to ensure that the application is complete.

The application will be sent to two qualified individuals, who will review the application and provide a recommendation to the credentials committee to either approve or deny the application based on whether the application meets the minimum requirements for registration set out in the bylaws. The qualified individuals are ASTTBC volunteers.

The Credentials Committee will review the application and recommendations and render a decision with respect to the application.

The potential outcomes of an application are as follows:

• • Conditionally approved pending completion of any applicable exam requirements; or

• • Deny an application for having not met the minimum requirements for registration.

The Credentials Committee may also place limits or conditions on an applicant’s registration.

When an applicant is conditionally approved, the applicant will then be required to successfully complete the PP&E exam.

Please note CHI and CSO exams are assigned after initial staff review and prior to file review.

After an applicant has successfully completed all required exams, and pays their annual fees, the applicant will become a registrant and is placed on the ASTTBC public register.