buildingSMART & CanBIM��Individual Qualification and Certification Update

Pietro Ferrari & Linda Newton

Background

• bSI/bSC Individual Qualification

Individuals – fundamental understanding

Accreditation

• Industry Training Provider
• In-House Corporate Training Provider
• CanBIM certification

Individuals – competency based

Accreditation

• Educational Institution
• Industry Training Provider
• In-House Corporate Training Provider

Overview

Goal:

• To provide a national and international benchmark for openBIM training in Canada
• �Benefits
• Position Canada as a global leader in BIM training
• Promote international buildingSMART standards, processes and best practices
• Compliments CanBIM Level competencies (existing)

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Overview

• Goal is not to deliver trainings
• �but rather to provide a global learning framework, to:

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Standardise openBIM training content 

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Accredit training organisations

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Assess individuals (who have undertaken these accredited trainings)

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Components

Learning Outcome Frameworks (LOFs) - which describe the content of each of the six modules

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Canadian Training Provider approval – the procedure to review and approve Industry Providers

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Individual qualification – the testing and qualification of individuals who have undertaken an approved training.

Learning Outcomes

bSI

Module 1 - To be Comfortable with what BIM is, why it is needed, and its specific Terminology.

Module 2 - To appreciate the advantages that BIM can bring compared to a traditional project, the historical issues within the industry and its role BIM has in satisfying government targets.

Module 3 - To appreciate the need to plan what outputs are required to inform how information is produced, exchanged, and maintained.

Module 4 - To appreciate a need for an open and interoperable solution

Module 5 - To be aware of your Organizations capability to working to the BIM Process

bSC

Module 6 – To appreciate BIM in the Canadian context

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Module 6 – Proposed Learning Objectives

• Module 6 – To appreciate BIM in the Canadian context
• Define who IBC, CanBIM and buildingSMART Canada are
• Identify the phases in design and construction in Canada
• Identify how BIM fits within the phases of design and construction in Canada
• Know the legislative framework that governs Canadian contracting
• Define specifications for object classification libraries
• Identify the relevant CCDC contract documents
• Know the professional bodies that govern professional practices

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Program Management

bSC/CanBIM

responsible for the delivery and day to day management of the Program including:

• registering training Providers
• approving course objectives
• financial management

QA by bSI Professional Certification Committee

Current Status

CanBIM Certification in place

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Individual Qualification

bSI testing platform complete

Canadian module under development

Starting to work on question bank

Need to set payment process and begin to promote

Promoting through joint CanBIM/bSC events

Target for launch late fall 2018

BIM Education Strategy

Our vision: The Canadian BIM community will be highly competent and competitive within Canada and be recognised as such around the globe.

Questions?