Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification Professional Training BLDG 9342

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Our Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification Professional Training course is offered by George Brown College Continuing Education in co-operation with the University of Alberta.

University of Alberta description: This course trains built environment professionals to understand the needs of people with disabilities and rate spaces with a meaningful accessibility and human-centered perspective. Through the application of the Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification (RHFAC) methodology, you will learn practical skills needed to measure the accessibility of existing sites and incorporate a Universal Design lens to your new construction or renovation projects. Enhance your skills and demonstrate your commitment to access and inclusion by taking this eight-week course. You must complete and successfully pass this course as one of the requirements to qualify for your RHFAC professional designation.

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The RHFAC Professional Training course provides training on the RHFAC rating and certification process so you can become a designated RHFAC professional. During this course, you will be required to do the following:

  • review and analyze detailed documents and construction drawings
  • conduct site visits and collect data using equipment and tools (measuring tape, slope reader, light meter, etc.)
  • capture site features of the site using photography or other digital equipment

You should determine how you will complete these tasks before you register.

Prerequisites

You must

  • have a certificate or at least one year of completed post-secondary studies in architecture, building construction, civil engineering, urban planning, interior design, or a related program; or
  • have a Journeyman Certificate of Qualification in a designated trade related to building construction; or
  • be an engineer (or eligible for registration as an engineer); or
  • be an architect (or eligible for registration as an architect); or
  • be an architectural or engineering technologist or technician; or
  • have a minimum of five years of construction experience; or
  • have an equivalent combination of lived experience and work experience in the built environment.

By enrolling in this course, you attest to the fact that you meet the prerequisite requirement. A refund will not be granted if you enrol but do not meet course prerequisites. If you are not sure you meet the prerequisite requirement, contact cetechnology@georgebrown.ca.

Hours

60

Fee

$2,500
There are no classes currently scheduled for this course; however, check back to see if we have developed additional schedules for the upcoming term.
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416-415-5000, ext. 4861
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