Auckland Council says it urgently needs dozens of new qualified building inspectors.
The Council is feeling the strain of the building boom and is at risk of being snowed under by the soaring number of new buildings under construction.
Manager of Building Inspections Jeff Fahrenson is hoping a new Diploma in Building Surveying programme will help fill this gap.
"There has been a 15 per cent rise on inspection numbers required last year, and another 14 per cent rise predicted this year, so you can image in just that two-year period we are going to be out-numbered," Fahrenson said.
He said he is also looking for ex-builders or designers looking to do something different.