If you are involved in the home building industry:

• Are you a family member or partner of a contractor licence holder?
• Do you help run the family business by handling the paperwork and phone calls?
• Do you have questions about running a building or trade business?

If so, the Building partners information sessions are for you! These FREE morning sessions have been designed to provide up to date information to people who support the building industry by running home building businesses on a day to day basis.

What will the sessions involve?

The 2 hour information sessions will involve a series of short talks by presenters from NSW Fair Trading, WorkCover NSW and private industry experts. Topics covered will include contract management, asset protection, insolvency, compliance, dispute resolution, home warranty insurance, home building licensing, WorkCover requirements and more.Information will also be provided about other Government agencies that interact with the building industry, for example NSW Industrial Relations, the Consumer Trader & Tenancy Tribunal and more. There will also be information available from industry associations.There will be plenty of opportunity for you to get involved, ask questions and discuss issues with other people in similar circumstances to your own. The sessions will be held in the morning, starting at 10am, with refreshments provided and babies in arms are more than welcome. Sorry, no childminding will be available.

Do I have to pay to attend?

No, these information sessions are free.

When and where will these sessions be held?

The first session, held on 18 November 2009 at the Burwood Function Centre, was fully booked out and a great success.

Upcoming information sessions are going to be held across the state throughout 2010. This web page will be updated as information on venues becomes available, so watch this space. In the meantime, see the table below for scheduled dates and locations:

Day	Date	Location	Venue
Friday	26 March 2010	Bankstown	Bankstown Sports Club
Tuesday	20 April 2010	Batemans Bay	Batemans Bay Soldiers Club
Thursday	6 May 2010	Tamworth	West Tamworth Leagues Club
Wednesday	26 May 2010	Griffith	Griffith Ex-Servicemen's Club
Thursday	22 July 2010	Hills district	Castle Hill RSL
Thursday	12 August 2010	Maitland	TBA
Tuesday	24 August 2010	Ballina	TBA
Wednesday	1 September 2010	Wollongong	TBA
Wednesday	15 September 2010	Orange	TBA
Tuesday	28 September 2010	Chatswood	TBA
Tuesday	16 November	Gosford	TBA

Are there any CPD points available for attending?

Yes. Did you know that partners and business associates of licensees can earn CPD points? It’s not just licence holders who can earn points – if you are a partner or family member involved in a building or pool building business, you can earn up to 4 CPD points per year by undertaking relevant education activities.

At the end of every two hour Building partners session each attendee receives a Certificate of Attendance, and this Certificate is worth two CPD points.

How can I register to attend?

Places are strictly limited for all sessions so you MUST register if you would like to attend.

There are 2 ways to do this:

• You can book online through Fair Trading's event register.
• Call the NSW Government Contact Centre on 133 679.

If you have any questions or comments about these information sessions, call the NSW Government Contact Centre on 133 679.

For more information, please visit Office of Fair Training NSW website.