STRATEGIC PILLAR FIVE:
Evolve Educational Programming to Meet the Needs of the System
OUTCOME:
The Council’s educational programming meets the unique and evolving needs of system stakeholders and end-users.
The Council has been delegated responsibility for training and certifying safety codes officers, administering the Master Electrician Program, and delivering public education on the safety codes system. By increasing awareness of system risks with stakeholders and the public, the Council supports the adoption of safe behaviours to improve public safety for all Albertans.
Technology and codes are changing, and the Council must ensure that SCOs of the future are prepared to inspect new technologies and support innovation while ensuring compliance with the code. Rapid advancements in building technologies, renewables such as battery-based energy storage, solar panels, engineered building materials, and the shift to performance-based standards are innovative advances that safety codes officers must be trained and ready for now and into the future.
Strategic Goal:
Evolve education offerings to reflect future Alberta’s labour market needs, emerging technology, and regulatory changes.
Objectives:
The Council’s educational offerings meet the needs of the system stakeholders and end-users.
1. Provide Public Education
The Council has a role in ensuring that the public understands how the system works, the benefits of compliance with codes and standards, how to access safety services such as permits and inspections, and where to go to resolve issues. We will continue to focus on providing quality public education to achieve these outcomes.
2. Develop Performance Based Standards
SCO training will focus on developing skills and competencies required to interpret and apply performance-based codes to enable SCOs to work effectively with stakeholders to ensure code compliance.
3. Ensure Training Keeps Up with Technology
The Council will work with subject matter experts and stakeholders to identify technological changes to integrate into courses and examinations.
