WSAPT welcomes you to our web site. The executive board and committee members hope that information contained within this site will be a valuable resource for you. WSAPT offers many educational opportunities to improve knowledge for professional advancement and to inspire our members to obtain the ICC Permit Technician Certification. Information contained within this site will assist you in learning about our chapter, future activities, educational seminars, training programs, how to become certified, networking and various community volunteering opportunities.
The Washington State Association of Permit Technicians is a non-profit organization serving Permit Technicians and persons from governmental permitting agencies and related industries. Our organization was formed in the mid 90's for the benefit of sharing information and offering educational opportunities for our members. WSAPT, known formally as (APT) was the first association established for Permit Technicians. Today, the organization is represented by well over 200 members who represent 120 municipal jurisdictions and private industries.
Purpose
WSAPT is organized to:
- Support, organize and participate in educational seminars and training programs relating to practices, procedures, administration and enforcement of permitting activities.
- Advance the standardization of this profession, within the jurisdictions engaged in building, land use and development regulations.
- Promote the value and recognition of permit technicians.
- Encourage the application of distinctive knowledge and skills of the permit technicians for the benefit of the community.
- To develop and promote the adoption of codes published or endorsed by the International Code Council and to assist in the development and promotion of uniform regulations and legislation pertaining to building construction.
- To be contributing members of the International Code Council and to pursue uniformity in code interpretation, administration, and enforcement.
- Do all such things as are incidental to or desirable for the attainment of the above objectives.