BEAM Affiliate Training and Examination

• Knowledge
  Preparation for the BEAM Affiliate Examination requires training and study. In the process, your knowledge in green buildings will definitely be enhanced.
• Recognition
  BEAM Affiliate credential serves as an unbiased endorsement of your green building knowledge.

Upcoming Schedules

• ➢ BEAM Affiliate Training
  
  • Minimum Qualification Requirements
  • Training and Examination Fee
  • Training Outline
• ➢ BEAM Affiliate Examination
  
  • Examination Format
  • Examination Date and Venue
  • Examination Reschedule
  • Examination Result
  • Passing the Examination
  • Examination Re-take / Re-sit
  • Appeal to Examination
• ➢ Credential Maintenance
• ➢ Carry-over of Excess CPD Hours
• ➢ Make-up of Outstanding CPD Hours
• ➢ Prospect of BEAM Affiliate
• ➢ Update of Personal data

Minimum Qualification Requirements

To enrol in the Training and Examination, you must fulfil one of the following:

A diploma or above, in a subject related to the built environment

Any person who has worked in the construction or real estate industry (including planning, design, construction, testing, commissioning, operation, maintenance, facility management, product supplies or interior design, etc.) for at least 5 years

Training and Examination Fee

Training Outline

The instructors of the BEAM Affiliate Training are invited from the Green Building Faculty, which consists of a group of experts and professionals that supports the initiatives of green buildings and sustainable environments in Hong Kong.
The half-day training covers BEAM Plus New, Existing Buildings & Interiors rating tools associated with major components, namely:

• Framework and Innovations (IA)
• Site Aspects (SA)
• Materials Aspects (MA)
• Energy Use (EU)
• Water Use (WU)
• Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)
• Supplementary Session of BEAM Plus ND
  

Examination Format

The purpose of the Examination is to test the core concept of the aspects under BEAM Plus assessment tools and the knowledge to support BEAM Plus projects and green buildings in areas of design, construction, operation and maintenance.
The Examination is a computer-based test with randomly generated multiple-choice questions. Candidates are required to answer 60 questions within 120 minutes. To pass, candidates must score a minimum of 45 points in the examination.
This is an open-booked examination. Candidates are only allowed to carry their identification documents into the examination room. A hard copy of Training Materials will be provided at the examination centre.

The language for the Examination is English only.

Examination Date and Venue*

Examination Reschedule

Rescheduling of the Examination is permitted; and candidate is allowed to submit an application ONCE, if he/she cannot attend the original scheduled date of examination. The application must be submitted to the BSL at least 10 business days before the original scheduled date of examination. An Administration Fee of HK$600 will be charged per application. The Applicant will then be advised to choose two more options for the new schedule (subject to seating availability).
If the candidate fails to attend the examination per the new schedule, he/she is required to apply for re-sitting the examination.
Payment can be made to BSL by cheque.

Examination Result

Passing the Examination

Examination Re-take / Re-sit

Candidates who fail / fail to show up to the examination may re-take the examination after paying of an additional fee each time. Any candidate who is absent from the examination due to medical reasons or personal issues is eligible to re-sit the examination subject to the same additional payment.

The fee for re-taking the examination is as follows:

The validity period of retaking the examination is limited to one year from the first Examination date of the candidate; Candidates who fail to pass the examination within the one-year period is required to retake the BEAM Affiliate Training and to pay for the full payment of Training and Examination fee.

Kindly note that the next available examination retake dates for your planning: 15 December 2020. Re-takers are strongly advised to apply for examination retake as your earliest convenience. Application is on first-come-first-serve basis.

Appeal to Examination

Appeal to the process, procedure and questions of the examination are accepted.

Appeal Process

Please note that appeal should be applied within 10 business days upon receiving the Provisional Result slip.

An acknowledgement via email will be issued to the Appeal Applicant within 3 business days from the day the form and cheque are received.

BSL will review the case and a reply will be issued to the Appeal applicant within 20 business days.

Qualification Maintenance

BEAM Affiliate maintains his/her qualification, regardless of number of specialties he/she obtains, by paying $150 qualification renewal fee and submitting 6 CPD hours every year.

Carry-over of Excess CPD Hours

The excess CPD hours attained by BEAM Affiliates in one year can be carried over to the following years without limit.

Make-up of Outstanding CPD Hours

A BEAM Affiliate who cannot attain the minimum CPD hours in the first year can make up the outstanding hours in the second and third years. However, if in the third year, the total number of attained CPD hours is still less than 12, his/her BEAM Affiliate credential will be terminated. During the one year period from the date of termination, he/she will not be allowed to re-apply for the same credential.

Prospect of BEAM Affiliate

For BEAM Affiliate who are accredited through the new entry requirements, they must fulfil the minimum entry requirements of BEAM Professional Training as stipulated in the new scheme of BEAM Pro Training launched in 2017 (here) if they wish to gain the BEAM Pro NB/EB/BI/ND credentials.

Existing BEAM Affiliate accredited between 2014 to 2016 are still eligible to apply for BEAM Professional Training after he/she has maintained his/her BEAM Affiliate credential for three consecutive years and been involved in at least one registered BEAM/BEAM Plus project.

For enquiries about BEAM Affiliate Training and Examination, please contact BSL at 3610 5700 or email: ba.training@beamsociety.org.hk

Update of Personal data