Module Descriptions

The Barrier Free Training Pathways 2-day seminar series consists of four modules.

Overview details for these modules are given below - please view our upcoming seminar options; also be sure to review our assessment criteria.

You may register online now for any of our upcoming seminars. The cost of the 2-day seminar is $550+GST. Assessments of the Modules are optional and cost $250+GST.

Please be aware that the 2-day seminar is not an introductory course to the building legislation. Participants need to have a basic understanding of the NZ Buiding Act 2004, Building Code, and Compliance Documents.

Module 1: Experiencing the Accessible Journey

Module 1 is designed to give an understanding of the Accessible Journey and what it means for people with disabilities. This Module will help to raise awareness of how a barrier free and accessible environment could look like and what it means to be disabled by the physical environment.

Content

• Personal experiences of the Accessible Journey
• Universal Design principles
  
• The Accessible Route
• Visible and hidden impairments
• Pictures of the built environment: Good and bad examples
• Vision impaired guest speaker

Module 2: The Law, Access and the Accessible Journey

Module 2 is designed to inform about the building legislation and guidelines related to access requirements in the built environment.

Entry Criteria
Participants must be familiar with the Building Act 2004, Building Code and Compliance Documents, Building Regulations, and NZS 4121:2001.

Content

• Building Act 2004
• Building Code and Compliance Documents
• Building Regulations
• NZ Standard 4121:2001
• Building Consent Process
• Compliance Schedules
• Definitions
• Key players

Module 3: Designing the Accessible Journey

Module 3 is designed to give an understanding of what is required in the design process to ensure an accessible built environment that complies with the relevant documentation.

Content

• Universal Access design and the Accessible Journey
• Practical Design principles
• Basic factors of Accessibility
• Best Practice: Minimum, Better, Best.
• Ergonomic Information
• Resources
• Practical exercise: Read and interpret plans for Access, reporting back, and discussion
• Guest presenter with physical impairment

Module 4: Assessing the Accessible Journey

Module 4 is designed to give an understanding of how to assess the Accessible Journey in the built environment using the Barrier Free Checklist and relevant documentation.

Content

• Overview of the legal requirements for Access
• NZS 4121 – How this fits in
• How to assess accessibility features during the construction process
• Issuing Code Compliance Certificates – does it comply?
• Format and use of the Barrier Free Checklist
• Practical exercise: Auditing a building, reporting back, and discussion.

Cost for Module 1-4: $550 + GST

Register now for the 2-day seminar!

Module 5: Becoming a Barrier Free Advisor

The Trust is giving an opportunity for people who have attended a 2-day Barrier Free Seminar to further their training to become a BFA.

Module 5 is now compulsory for people who wish to train as a BFA. The day will cover:

• Mission and Role of the Trust
• Role of a BFA
• Accreditation process
• Guidelines and exercises in report writing
• How to give access advice to clients
• Professionalism
• Promote yourself - tips and tricks!
• Ways to keep in the "access loop"

Cost for Module 5: $280 + GST

Module 5 assessments: $750 + GST

Register now for the Module 5 seminar!