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BIM Trainer

Canonical BIMei content·Published·🇧🇷BRAMarket·Updated 22/04/2026 by BIM Excellence Initiative / BIM Forum Brazil
Designs and delivers BIM training and competency development across organisations and education systems.
Plans, designs, and delivers BIM training programmes and competency assessments — combining foundational BIM knowledge with instructional-design and assessment expertise.
▸Technical details
DR-BIM-TRAIN-001·1.0.0
  • rank Mr
  • scale Mi
  • scale Me
  • type Or
  • discipline BIM
  • discipline Training
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What this role does

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  • Explain core BIM concepts, terms, and principles relevant to the role.C1
  • Coordinate model-based collaboration activities between project participants.A1
  • Use BIM tools to produce structured digital outputs relevant to the role.C1
  • Develop architectural model content suitable for project coordination and design communication.A1
  • Review coordinated models to support issue resolution and exchange readiness.A2
  • Plan implementation actions that support BIM adoption within the organisation.A1
  • Develop a BIM Implementation Strategy to guide an organisation's BIM adoption effortsA1
  • Understand the business benefits of using BIM tools and workflowsNot yet classified
  • Negotiate Data Exchange Protocols with other Project Participants at/before the start of Collaborative BIM ProjectsA1
  • Generate BIModels using pre-defined Modelling Standards and protocolsA1
  • Use BIModels for Design AuthoringA1
  • Identify the number projects in which you conducted Model Validation of IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) model filesE4
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    • Act as a BIM Facilitator during the delivery of Collaborative BIM ProjectsA1
    • Develop a BIM Implementation Strategy with well-defined BIM Stages, levels, or milestonesA1
    • Identify the business risks from using BIM tools and workflowsE2
    • Use BIM Software Tools to generate accurate Error-Free ModelsA1
    • Use BIM Software Tools during the Design Phase to generate spatial studiesA1
    • Use BIModels for Code Checking & ValidationA1
    • Establish the processes and procedures to be used by Project Participants within Common Data EnvironmentE2
    • Define a BIM Implementation Plan or a detailed roadmap within a BIM Implementation StrategyA6
    • Define the use of proprietary and/or non-proprietary file formats / Data Models (e.g. Industry Foundation Classes)A6
    • Generate high-quality IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) model files from proprietary BIM Software ToolsA1
    • Generate 3D construction details from BIModelsA1
    • Establish if an organisation has experience in aggregating Information Models into an Asset Information ModelE2
    • Develop a BIM Training Programme (a Gantt Chart or similar)A1
    • Establish a set of Naming Protocols covering models, components, parameters, details, etc.E2
    • Use BIModels for Space ProgrammingA1
    • Review and accept the Information ModelE4
    • Form work teams that are competent in managing BIModelsA1
    • Develop a BIM Guide or BIM Manual for use by an organisationA1
    • Use BIM Software Tools on active projectsA1
    • Use a Content Management System or a Document Management Systems to manage information storage and sharingA1
    • Use BIModels for ConceptualizationA1
    • Check Project Information Models for compliance with information production methods and proceduresE6
    • Develop documented procedures for Information Flows during Collaborative BIM ProjectsA1
    • Identify the changes to organisational processes necessary to benefit from BIM Software Tools and Model-based WorkflowsE2
    • Operate within a Common Data EnvironmentA1
    • Use Graphical Algorithm Editors similar to Dynamo or GrasshopperA1
    • Use BIModels as a medium for Visual CommunicationA1
    • Develop strategies to encourage industry-wide BIM adoption and innovationA1
    • Define the BIM Goals and BIM Objectives to be achieved by using BIM on a projectA6
    • Identify the BIM Software Tools that are experienced inE2
    • Use BIModels for Spatial AnalysisA1
    • Identify Model Uses for Planning and DesigningE2
    • Use Software Extensions that further extend the functionalities of BIM Software ToolsA1
    • Identify Model Uses for Simulating and QuantifyingE2
    • Develop a large number of Model Components using documented Modelling StandardsA1
    • Establish the project’s information requirementsE2
    • Develop a detailed BIM Training PlanA1
    • Develop a Software Usage PolicyA1
    • Identify Model Uses for Capturing and RepresentingE2
    • Use Model Progression Specifications or a similar system to manage the Level of Development within BIModelsA1
    • Align BIM Goals with an organisation's overall Business VisionA1
    • Identify the Classification Systems used on projectsE2
    • Develop and maintain a Model Component Library for large-scale useA1
    • Establish the project’s information delivery milestonesE2
    • Develop a BIM Training Plan that differentiates between Technical Staff (e.g. Drafters or Modellers) and Functional Staff (e.g. team Managers)A1
    • Identify all issues related to Intellectual Property (IP) and ownership of BIModels or Model ComponentsE2
    • Establish the capability of an organisation to generate high-quality Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) model files from proprietary BIM Software ToolsE2
    • Use BIModels for Energy UtilisationA1
    • Define a process for checking the quality of Model Components against established Modelling StandardsA6
    • Check the Lead Appointed Party’s Appointment documents for completenessE6
    • Develop a Skill Register, a Training Log or similar to track existing and newly acquired staff skillsA1
    • Establish if the Intellectual Property (IP) and Moral Rights related to BIModels are acknowledgedE8
    • Use BIModels for Sustainability AnalysisA1
    • Determine the number/type of Model Components needed on a projectE4
    • Archive the project Information modelA1
    • Deliver training in-house through a dedicated BIM TrainerA4
    • Identify which Intellectual Property and Moral Rights related to BIModels are acknowledgedE2
    • Determine how many projects an organization has participated in where the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)s were the preferred format for final submissionE4
    • Use BIModels for Life Cycle AssessmentA1
    • Use specialised tools to organise and manage Model ComponentsA1
    • Identify the assets for which information shall be managedE2
    • Develop non-technical Training Material to assist staff in understanding the business and process requirements of BIMA1
    • Establish if there are any insurance policies covering the generation, use, and exchange of BIModelsE1
    • Establish an organisation's experience in using OpenBIM (IFC, IDS, BCF) to exchange Information with Project PartnersE2
    • Use BIModels for Performance MonitoringA1
    • Establish if there are standardised guides for Model Component developmentE1
    • Establish the asset information requirementsE2
    • Define the staff competencies needed to meet specified BIM GoalsA6
    • Link different Enterprise Systems to improve access to organisational, project, and asset informationA1
    • Use software tools to conduct various types of model-based simulations and estimationsA1
    • Use BIModels for Solar AnalysisA1
    • Identify the foreseeable trigger events for which information shall be managedE2
    • Generate Training Material for junior staffA1
    • Establish the availability of mechanisms and channels for supporting knowledge generation and exchangeE1
    • Establish if there are Model Component Libraries that are consistently usedE1
    • Use BIModels for Finite Element AnalysisA1
    • Use BIModels for Value AnalysisA1
    • Generate Training Material for senior staffA1

    Information it works with

    The information uses this role produces, consumes or relies on.

    • Parametric ModellingmodelMU1000
    • Clash DetectionmodelMU4040
    • 2D DocumentationmodelMU2010
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