✨ Regulatory Amendments
12 SEPTEMBER 2012 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 112 3197
(a) attending seminars;
(b) attending conferences;
(c) reviewing published material;
(d) presenting at conferences;
(e) writing articles.
(1D) All CPD points must be relevant to at least one (1) of the competencies prescribed for the trade or trades to which an application relates. “Competencies” means the competencies in the areas identified in:
(a) paragraphs 2(7) and 7(2) of this notice;
(b) paragraphs 2(2) and 7(2) of the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board (Plumbing Registration and Licensing) Notice 2010;
(c) paragraphs 2(2) and 7(2) of the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board (Gasfitting Registration and Licensing) Notice 2010.
(1E) Where an applicant is seeking to be licensed in more than one (1) trade, they must ensure that they have obtained some CPD points relevant to the competencies for each of those trades, and that those CPD points are from board-accredited CPD programmes.
(1F) CPD that does not relate to the competencies is not eligible to be counted as CPD points.
(2) If, in any licensing period, a certifying drainlayer obtains more than the required number of CPD points from board-accredited CPD courses, those additional points may be counted towards the CPD points for the next licensing period, but may not be counted towards the CPD points required for any subsequent licensing period.
(2A) From time to time, the Board may require certifying drainlayers to undertake particular CPD courses. The CPD points obtained as a result of successfully completing board-required CPD will be regarded as being CPD points from board-accredited CPD.
New subparagraph inserted
(3) After paragraph 3(11) in the Schedule, insert:
"Transitional provision
(12) The first date by which certifying drainlayers are required to have obtained the CPD points so that they can be issued a certifying drainlayer practising licence for the following licensing period is 31 March 2013."
Paragraph 7(2) amended
(4) Replace paragraph 7(2) in the Schedule with:
"(2) The board’s examination referred to in paragraph 7(1), is set by the board so that, to pass the examination an applicant demonstrates knowledge, and the experience and practical ability to install, test, commission, fault-find, and maintain drainage systems through possessing competencies in the areas of:
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