Project records and evidence checklist

The Project record forms describe the projects that make up the portfolio of work you will discuss with your assessor at your face-to-face assessment.

How to choose appropriate projects

You must choose at least two (but no more than three) recent projects you have worked on, relevant to the design licence class you are applying for. At least one project must have been worked on in the last 2-3 years and at least one must have already been built. Note: You may have contributed to or led these projects.

The Evidence checklist (see below) sets out all of the evidence you should be able to provide for the projects you select. The evidence marked with an asterisk (*) should be provided for each project. The other evidence should be provided for at least one project.

The number of projects you choose will depend on whether you can provide enough evidence from two projects to cover everything asked for.

Hint: Where you have been working on a very large project for a long time, particularly if you are applying for Design 3, you may want to divide the project into stages and use each stage as a separate project. Make sure you can cover all the evidence requirements, and clearly show your responsibilities in each project.

Example:

Once you have selected your projects:

• Tick the boxes in the Evidence checklist to show which evidence relates to which project. Send one copy of the completed checklist back with your application and keep another copy for reference during your face-to-face assessment
• Describe these projects using the Project record forms.

Gather up your evidence into a portfolio of work. Do not send the portfolio back with your application - keep it in hard copy at your workplace, so it is ready to discuss with your assessor at the face-to-face assessment.

Project records

Each project record form asks for the:

Name of project: This may be the name of a particular building (eg Pennzal House) or the name a project is known by (eg Brown's beach house Peka Point).

Address of project: Give the physical address (eg street or lot number) for the project.

Category of building: State the category of each building (Category 1, 2 or 3). You can use the Department's booklet Understanding the building categories for the Licensed Building Practitioner Scheme to familiarise yourself with the building categories.

Note: You can download a copy of this booklet from www.dbh.govt.nz/occupational-licensing or phone the Licensed Building Practitioner Helpline on 0800 60 60 50 for a free hard copy.

Description of project: Briefly state the name of the client, the type of building (eg residential, commercial, historic place), the elements used (eg type of cladding, framing, roofing), the approximate building size and overall value of the project.

Complexity of project: Briefly describe the complexity of the project, including the types of consultants and subcontractors, and the building and other consents (eg resource management), that were required for the project.

Start and finish date of project: Give the overall timeframe for the project (ie from project brief to completion of building work).

Time you were involved on the project: At what stages of the project were you involved, and for how long?

Your role in the project: The work you describe here should reflect the activities you were involved in, and your level of responsibility in the project.