New Zealand Gazette – 2016 – No. 72

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✨ Continuing Professional Development Requirements



NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 72 — 18 AUGUST 2016

and not additional to, the yearly and 5 year total hours of CPD required.

Criteria for CPD Formal Training Courses

To be counted towards CPD requirements all formal training courses of more than four hours must:

a. have learning outcomes and assessment activities;

b. have course content that is:

i. consistent with current legislation, standards and codes of practice;

ii. current and relevant to the mining, tunnelling or quarrying industry (as applicable); and

iii. relevant to the holder, in relation to the certificate of competence held;

c. have a clearly defined structure with a statement of course goals and outcomes, including learning objectives;

d. have a learning environment which is appropriate, safe, supportive and adequately resourced;

e. provide measureable outcomes for the knowledge and/or skills covered;

f. have clear and valid processes of assessment to determine whether course attendees are deemed to have successfully completed the course; and

g. have an instructor who:

i. has appropriate qualifications and technical and educational knowledge and experience relevant to the course he or she is delivering; and

ii. holds relevant qualifications or has suitable experience in adult education or training.

Recording CPD Activities

  1. Each holder must:

a. record his or her CPD activities in a log book provided by WorkSafe New Zealand;

b. retain, for the duration of the certificate of competence held, evidence of all CPD activities undertaken during each five-year period; and

c. submit their CPD log book to the Board yearly on the anniversary of their CoC to show they have reached the yearly minimum requirement.

  1. For the purposes of paragraph 1, evidence includes, but is not limited to, certificates, a list of results, records of attendance, employer reports, and receipts.

  2. The log book will be used by the Board as evidence of whether the holder has complied with Regulation 43.

Further Information

Information regarding this notice can be obtained from the New Zealand Mining Board of Examiners Secretariat, WorkSafe New Zealand, PO Box 165, Wellington 6140, or BoE_Secretariat@worksafe.govt.nz.

Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of June 2016.

GREGOR COSTER, Chairperson, WorkSafe New Zealand.

Appendix 1

Part 1: Formal Learning

Types of Learning Claimable Hours
Attending industry seminars/workshops, such as those run by industry or related organisations. Actual hours up to a maximum of 6 hours per seminar/workshop.
Delivering industry seminars/workshops. Actual hours up to a maximum of 8 hours per seminar/workshop.
Successfully completing formal training courses by fulfilling all course requirements. Actual hours.

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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 (continued from previous page)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
23 June 2016
Continuing Professional Development, Certificates of Competence, Mining Operations, Quarrying Operations, WorkSafe New Zealand
  • GREGOR COSTER, Chairperson, WorkSafe New Zealand