✨ Continuing Professional Development Requirements
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 72 — 18 AUGUST 2016
a. The holder is required to complete the number of hours of CPD over the five-year period for the most senior certificate of competence held, provided the requirements of subparagraph (b) are met;
b. The holder must meet the specific requirements for each certificate of competence as set out in column 3 of Table 2; and
c. CPD completed in relation to one certificate will be treated as completed in relation to another certificate so long as it is relevant to that other certificate.
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A person who has had his or her certificate of competence suspended by the Board is not exempted from completing the CPD requirements.
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In this clause, the categories of certificate of competence are as follows:
| Category | Certificates within category |
|---|---|
| Site senior executive | site senior executive |
| Coal mining | first-class coal mine manager |
| A-grade opencast coal mine manager | |
| B-grade opencast coal mine manager | |
| coal mine deputy | |
| coal mine underviewer | |
| Metalliferous and alluvial mining | first-class mine manager |
| Quarrying | A-grade quarry manager |
| B-grade quarry manager | |
| Tunnelling | A-grade tunnel manager |
| B-grade tunnel manager | |
| Electrical superintendent | electrical superintendent |
| Mechanical superintendent | mechanical superintendent |
| Mine surveyor | mine surveyor |
| Ventilation officer | ventilation officer |
| Winding engine driver | winding engine driver |
Note: Certificates are listed in order of seniority within each category.
CPD Requirements
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Each holder must complete CPD in accordance with the requirements set out in Table 2 for the relevant certificate of competence.
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For the purposes of Table 2, descriptions of the types of formal and informal learning and how many hours of each type of learning may be claimed are set out in Appendix 1.
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If a holder completes more than the minimum hours of CPD required in a year, the holder may carry forward and attribute those hours into the next year. Hours may be carried forward even if the certificate of competence has been renewed. However, a holder may carry forward and attribute his or her hours to one year only.
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Where a certificate of competence was issued prior to 1 January 2016, the number of hours of CPD required for the first year of the certificate and the total hours of CPD required for the duration of that certificate of competence is set out in Appendix 2.
Table 1: Competency Requirements
| Competencies | Topics |
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Continuing Professional Development Requirements for Holders of Certificates of Competence Granted Under the Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Operations and Quarrying Operations) Regulations 2016
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