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What is PAS 8671 - Competence of individual Principal Designers about?
PAS 8671:2022 is part of BSI’s Built Environment Competence Standards (BECS) programme, to provide an agreed, common approach for industry to embed building safety competence for design, construction and building management.
PAS 8671 establishes and agrees the competence requirements for the role of Principal Designer following the framework set out in BSI Flex 8670 .
Who is PAS 8671 - Competence of individual Principal Designers for?
Anyone interested in understanding the competence thresholds for managing the duty-holder functions of the Principal Designer duty-holder role. This includes people in the UK’s legislatures with devolved powers and in countries outside the UK.
Additionally, this PAS is for persons assessing Principal Designer competence, including:
Awarding bodies
Professional institutions
Education and training providers
Certification bodies
PAS 8671 may also be used by:
Built environment designer organizations to evaluate staff members
Individual designers to understand their own competence to work as a Principal Designer
PAS 8671 may also be used by those connected to the delivery and governance of the built environment, including:
Clients and ot...