Overview

We are very excited to announce after 12 years in the making, the Diploma of Remediation Practices has successfully made stage 4 of the course accreditation process with ASQA the national regulator of Australia’s vocational education and training sector. The course has received an incredible amount of input, review and support from a huge breadth of industry-leading stakeholders interested in improving the standard in the remedial building industry. It all began in 2009 when Harold Du Toit was invited as a guest speaker as a remedial specialist and project manager presenting to a cohort of mostly civil and structural engineers studying project management. After the event, Harold and lecturer Dr. Elaine Roberts discussed the lack of recognised training in the remedial sector and the course concept first formed. Over the next few years, the two began canvassing the market for interest and support for such a course while building a framework of what such a course would look like. During this time builders including Hutchinson Builders & Abigroup expressed their interest alongside asset owners both public and private. Harold also contacted Chris Anderson, his major supplier. At the time he was working in a national role for a large international remedial material manufacturer. Chris' response was; "You’re onto something here. To date, the industry has been relying upon PowerPoint presentations and bbq training sessions on this topic. Tell me more." Several years passed by as they continued to collect data and feedback from the industry. They joined as co-owner during a restructure with Harold's specialist remedial contracting business Waterstop Solutions and became more closely involved in the course. Our cohort grew with educational consultant Dr. Heather McCosker-Howard while continuing to garner further support and input from industry stakeholders allowing us to considerably flesh out the course concept requirements to better meet the need of the industry.