OBOA Internship

INTERNSHIP REVIEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Chair: Esa Saarela, CBCO

City of Timmins

Phone: 705-360-2600 ext.2980/ Fax: 705-360-2678

Email: esa.saarela@city.timmins.on.ca

OBOA Internship Program

Minister Letter Memorandum of Understanding

This program is intended to assist Municipalities with an Internship Program for Municipal Building Officials. Under this model, current employees will continue to perform their tasks in context of the Regulation under a mentor while new employees will be able to perform certain tasks while completing qualification requirements as set out by the Internship Review Committee.

Internship Options

The internship program will consist of two tiers.

Tier 1 will encompass those qualifications, in part or in whole, which relate to qualifications as set out in Division C, Table 3.5.2.1. of the 2006 Ontario Building Code. Specifically: “House”, “ Plumbing - House” “HVAC - House” and “On-site Sewage Systems”.

Tier 2 shall comprise all other qualification categories such as Small Buildings”, “Large Buildings”, “Complex Buildings”, “Building Services”, “Building Structural”, “Plumbing – All Buildings” etc. The legal qualification will either be obtained prior to Intern application or as a component of either Tier 1 or 2.

Internship Period

Tier 1 Interns may be enrolled for not longer than 18 months, except that a further period of 6 months may be added for personal hardship.

Tier 2 Interns may be enrolled for not longer than 12 months, except that a further period of 6 months may be added for personal hardship.

In consideration of diverse municipal conditions, enrolment in both tiers concurrently will be accepted. Interns may only participate once in each Tier.

Extenuating circumstances will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Enrolment Criteria

Prior to enrolment in an Internship Program, an intern must have completed:

a) One of the Ministry’s Legal/Process examinations (General, CBO, RCA or Designer);

b) Possess not less than five (5) years verified experience as a building official or building practitioner or

c) An equivalent combination of post-secondary education and experience in the area of practice.

The program is for Building Officials who are members of the OBOA, and who currently do not meet all of the requirements for the Provincial Qualification. This includes a Chief of the fire department of the Municipality that is appointed as a building inspector by the municipal council, and is assigned specific responsibility for the enforcement of any portion of the Code respecting fire safety matters.

Foreign educated and trained applicants will be required to obtain OBOA membership and demonstrate applicable and equivalent-knowledge of Internship application requirements as set out by the Review Committee.

The Internship Program will include a supervised practical internship in addition to the necessary training to achieve Provincial Qualification. A Provincially qualified inspector or chief building official as required by Division C, Article 3.1.4.2 of the Ontario Building Code will provide the mentorship. The mentor must be an OBOA member and will also need to demonstrate compliance with the procedures of a supervising and reporting program to be established between the OBOA, the Mentor (and /or the municipality) and the Intern for the purposes of monitoring the progress and fulfillment of the Internship.

Endorsement from the Chief Building Official or Municipal clerk is required on Municipal letterhead.

INTERNSHIP APPLICATION / PROCESS & DEFINITIONS
INTERNSHIP APPLICATION	INTERNSHIP PROCESS	DEFINITIONS
INTERNSHIP VERIFICATION SUMMARY	INTERNSHIP EXTENSION REQUEST FORM