CABE Approved Terms & Conditions

The term ‘Chartered Association of Building Engineers’, ‘CABE’, ‘us’, ‘we’ or ‘our’ refers to The Chartered Association of Building Engineers whose registered office is Lutyens House, Billing Brook Road, Weston Favell, Northampton, Northants, NN3 8NW. The Chartered Association of Building Engineers is a company incorporated by Royal Charter, registered in London. No. RC000867. The term ‘you’ and ‘your’ refers to the CABE Approved Learning Provider.

These are the Terms and Conditions that apply to the CABE Approved agreement entered between CABE and the CABE Approved Learning Provider (referred to below as a “Learning Provider” or, where appropriate, "Approved Provider").

Learning Providers are expected to abide by the key codes which define CABE as an Association:

• CABE Guide to Ethical Professionalism
• CABE Code of Professional Conduct
• CABE Member Logos & Post-nominal Usage Guidelines
  

These documents are available at cbuilde.com.

The Association reserves the right to terminate a Learning Provider’s approval status if the company or organisation is considered, in CABE’s sole opinion, to be in breach of the Code of Professional Conduct. There would be no refunds issued in the event of withdrawal of the agreement for this reason.

CABE Approved Benefits

Providers of CABE Approved content will have access to the schemes, services and benefits referred to as the “Services” detailed on the CABE Approved CPD webpage.

CABE reserves the right to change the CABE Approved scheme benefits at any point during the scheme period.

To apply to gain CABE Approved status, all organisations must complete one of the CABE Approved application forms, which can be obtained from cbuilde.com/ApprovedCPD. 

Upon submission of your application, you will have sight of a confirmation page or receive an email acknowledgement that the application has been received and is being processed. This does not mean that the application has been accepted. All applications will be subject to a desktop assessment to establish whether the applicant organisation fulfils the scheme criteria, details of which can be located at cbuilde.com/ApprovedCPD. We will not conduct the assessment until full payment has been received (see Fee Information section below).

If your application is accepted by CABE it will result in a legally binding agreement. If your application is unsuccessful, we will provide feedback on the reasoning for that decision, and you will be provided with an opportunity to amend and resubmit your application at CABE’s discretion. 

CABE Approved

Where accreditation is granted, it will run for a 12-month period, with respect of the learning modules specifically identified within the CABE Approved application and/or were included within a scheme upgrade.

Membership of the scheme will automatically renew on an annual basis, subject to the Learning Provider passing a reaccreditation process through which it will be required to advise on any pertinent changes to the learning materials that fall within the scope of their CABE Approved status. 

Should the Learning Provider not renew their CABE Approved status or the partnership otherwise comes to an end, the approval of the relevant courses will expire irrespective of the remaining term.

If CABE Approved content sold/sub-contracted etc to other organisations (including international partners), and these third parties wish to provide the modules, they must submit their own application to gain CABE Approved status.

At the point of renewal of the CABE Approved scheme (“CABE Approved Scheme”), the renewal payment is confirmation of the continued acceptance of this scheme and agreement to abide by the most up to date version of the schemes Terms and Conditions.

The Provider may not transfer any of its rights and obligations under these terms and conditions to another organisation.

If the Learning Provider undertakes a name change, the key contact for the Learning Provider is obliged to inform CABE of the name change within 30 days.

CABE may request, from time to time, for the Learning Provider to supply copies of the evaluation reports from any of their courses covered by the scheme and as a Provider of CABE Approved content, you will be expected to abide by the request in a prompt and timely manner. 

CPD providers must make available to CABE’s Head of Competence and Learning access to all of the online training content which is covered by the CABE Approved scheme. 

Fee Information

Providers of CABE Approved content agree to pay the up-to-date relevant annual fee associated with their chosen provider band, on application to join the scheme and on renewal, as detailed on the CABE Approved CPD pages at cbuilde.com/ApprovedCPD. 

Payment terms are strictly 30 days. CABE reserves the right to review the fees of the CABE Approved accreditation fees annually.

Use of the CABE Approved Logos

Providers are permitted to use the relevant CABE Approved Logos, which will be issued upon successful completion of the application process. 

To use the CABE Approved CPD logo, a CPD Provider must: 

• have applied and successfully gained approval for CABE Approved CPD status
• use the logo to highlight their commitment to professional competence
• abide by CABE’s Code of Professional Conduct and Guide to Ethical Professionalism
• not use the logo to promote or endorse a product or service, other than the learning modules covered by the Scheme
• not alter the logo without CABE’s permission
• not use the logo in a manner that could bring CABE into disrepute
• not use the logo in a manner that would bring the building engineering profession into disrepute; and/or 
• not use the logo in a manner where it can be reasonably interpreted that the Approved Provider is regulated by CABE.

Failure to use the logo correctly could lead to termination of your CABE Approved status. 

The CABE Approved logos must not be altered in any way. If you require a white version or the logo in a different colour, please contact the CABE Marketing Department via info@cbuilde.com with an explanation of how you intend to use it, for approval of its use. 

The CABE Approved logos must not be transferred to other organisations for their use, even where it is to be used for a course they have purchased from you in full or in part.

Ownership of CABE logos remains with CABE.

Cancellations and Refunds

If you wish to cancel your CABE Approved subscription, you must inform CABE of the intention to cancel a minimum of 30 working days prior to the anniversary of the application. This notice should be provided directly to CABE in writing by letter or email.

Once renewal of an Approved Provider subscription has occurred, it will still be possible to cancel the agreement, but CABE will not refund any fees paid to be an Approved Provider or any associated accreditation fees.

Termination for whatever reason of these Terms and Conditions shall not affect:

• any rights, liabilities or obligations which accrued before such termination
• any right to payment of fees; and
• any of these Terms and Conditions that are intended to continue to have effect after such termination.

Our right to vary these Terms and Conditions

We reserve the right to revise and amend these Terms and Conditions from time to time to reflect changes in technology, changes in payment methods, changes in relevant laws and regulatory requirements and changes in our system's capabilities, or those that are required to be made by law or governmental authority.

Liability

Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall exclude or limit any person’s liability for death or personal injury caused by its negligence, or any person’s liability for fraud.

Subject to the above, neither we nor any of our agents, licensors or delegates or our or their directors, officers or employees will be liable for any losses incurred or suffered by you, directly or indirectly in connection with:

• materials provided to or by or on behalf of us being corrupted or inaccurate
• the Approved Provider being unable, for whatever reason, to access or use the CABE website or the Services
• benefits, goods or services provided by an external provider/third-party; and
• any acts or omissions by you, any other CABE Members, or your or their personnel, or us, or other CABE Members, acting on materials or communications which purport to have been made by or on behalf of you but which have been created or sent by (i) a third party purporting to act in your name, or (ii) a person who has lawful access to the Services but who exceeds his authority, regardless of whether such losses arise in contract, tort, negligence, breach of statutory duty or otherwise.

Further, neither CABE nor any of our agents, licensors or delegates nor directors, officers or employees will be liable for any indirect or consequential losses incurred or suffered by the Approved Provider, whether or not those losses are foreseeable.

The total aggregate liability of CABE to you for all losses arising out of or in connection with these terms and conditions, the Site and the Services (whether such losses arise in contract, tort, negligence, breach of statutory duty or otherwise) shall not exceed the amount of any fees received from you in the preceding 12 months, except as specified in these Terms and Conditions, all express or implied conditions, terms, representations or warranties (whether implied by statute or otherwise) are hereby excluded to the maximum extent permitted by law. These Terms and Conditions do not and shall not affect the CABE Approved Provider's statutory rights as a consumer.

CABE takes the privacy and security of your personal information very seriously. Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect and use personal information in accordance with data protection laws.

Our Privacy Policy can be found at cbuilde.com/Privacy_Statement.aspx.

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