Mentorship and Internship for Building Officials
Help your staff grow into their roles with an experienced RSM building official beside them. Choose ongoing mentorship, or a structured internship toward a new qualification.
Mentorship: guidance in the role you have now
Mentorship is a formal program with clear learning objectives and a structured development plan. Each participant meets one-on-one with an experienced RSM building official, typically every one or two weeks. The plan is built around their role and the skills they want to develop.
The result is steady professional growth and practical confidence applying the Ontario Building Code. There's no setup fee. A short introduction and a proposal are all it takes to get started.
Internship: a formal path to new qualifications
Under Ontario Building Code Division C, eligible officials may work in an area before they hold the relevant qualification. This is allowed for up to 18 months per eligible class, subject to Internship requirements. RSM runs the program for you so the requirements are met from start to finish.
Get Started with RSM
Book a time to talk.
Tell us who you'd like to support and where they are now.
Get a proposal.
We recommend mentorship or internship and set out the development plan.
Meet your mentor.
We match your staff with an experienced RSM building official in the right stream.
Track progress.
Regular sessions continue, and you receive progress reports along the way.
Frequently Asked Questions
Regularly, usually once every week or two. It's a flexible arrangement, so the schedule can change as needed.
Remote, so staff can take part from anywhere in the province.
Yes. You can start with a single staff member and add more later.
Any qualification, including complex buildings and structural.
Yes. When a mentee is ready to work toward a new qualification, they can move into an internship.