License Renewal

Renewing of Your Current License

Licensees are required to renew or request an upgrade to their licensing status every 3 years prior to the expiration date of their license. It is the responsibility for licensees to send in the approved renewal / request for upgrade form and the Building Officials Institute of NZ requires the above mentioned form to be received at least 30 days prior to expiry of their license to ensure timely assessment of the application.

What is Required when Renewing or Requesting an Upgrade?

Requests for renewal or for an upgrade must be on the approved form available from the Institute’s National Office or below and must be accompanied by the following information:

• Application Fee
  
• 2 Photo quality passport photo’s (no larger than 35mm x 45mm) - Alternatively digital copies can be emailed to office@boinz.org.nz.
  
• Evidence of Skills Maintenance in the form of certificates of successful participation in an approved Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Programme.

Renewal / Request for Upgrade Form

What is Continuing Professional Development (CPD)?

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for our industry is “the systematic maintenance, improvement and broadening of knowledge and skill, and the development of personal qualities necessary for the undertaking of professional and technical duties related to working as a Building Control Official. 30 points per annum or 90 over 3 years being a minimum to retain their license and will be only for those training events or in-house training that have been approved by the Institute’s Training Academy.