Upcoming changes to the Practising Certificate Scheme
In response to feedback received during the interim period, the Board of Examiners will be making minor updates to the Practising Certificate Scheme. These changes will allow practising certificate holders to lodge a broader, more flexible range of activities to maintain their continuing professional development.
These changes are scheduled for October, with additional information being provided via email to PC holders closer to the release date.
The existing types of learning activities and required hours of CPD will still apply.
For more information, please see our knowledge article "Updates to the PCS".
| ONLY THE PRESCRIBED ACTIVITIES HEREIN ARE RECOGNISED | ||||||
| Minimum claimable time for any activity is 1 hour. Refer to the table below for maximum claimable hours. Activities completed prior to your Registration Date will not be accepted. All activities lodged will be subject to audit. | ||||||
| COMPETENCY CLASS | ACTIVITY TYPE | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY | COURSE INDICATOR | PRIMARY SUBJECT | MAXIMUM CLAIMABLE HOURS | MAXIMUM ACTIVITIES PER PRACTISING CERTIFICATE CYCLE |
| Ventilation Officer Requires: 120 hours per Practising Certificate cycle Min. 24 hours per year Max. 30 hours per year | Conference Max. 20 hours per year | Technical ventilation conference | HS | 6 hours per activity | ||
| Technical ventilation conference - Presenter | HS | 12 hours per activity | ||||
| Technical Ventilation Seminars | HS | 6 hours per activity | ||||
| Technical Ventilation Seminars - Presenter | HS | 12 hours per activity | ||||
| VOC forum - Presenter (provider: RSHQ) | HS | 12 hours per activity | ||||
| VOC forum (provider: RSHQ) | HS | 6 hours per activity | ||||
| Course Max. 30 hours per year | Conduct shotfiring operations in underground coal mines | * | MM | 5 hours per activity | 1 | |
| Establish and maintain gas management system | * | HS | 5 hours per activity | 1 | ||
| Establish and maintain inrush management plan | * | HS | 5 hours per activity | 1 | ||
| Establish and maintain mine services and infrastructure systems | * | MM | 5 hours per activity | 1 | ||
| Establish and maintain mine transport systems and production equipment | * | HS | 5 hours per activity | 1 | ||
| Establish and maintain risk management systems | * | LEML | 5 hours per activity | 1 | ||
| Establish and maintain spontaneous combustion management plan | * | HS | 5 hours per activity | 1 | ||
| Establish and maintain the gas drainage management plan | * | HS | 5 hours per activity | 1 | ||
| Establish and maintain the mining method and strata management systems | * | MM | 5 hours per activity | 1 | ||
| Establish and maintain the outburst management plan | * | HS | 5 hours per activity | 1 | ||
| Establish and maintain underground coal mine emergency preparedness and response systems | * | LEML | 5 hours per activity | 1 | ||
| Establish and maintain ventilation management system | * | MM | 5 hours per activity | 1 | ||
| Incorporate health and hygiene factors into mine management | * | HS | 5 hours per activity | 1 | ||
| Learning from Disasters (RSHQ course) | HS | 20 hours per activity | 1 | |||
| Legislation Course | LEML | 10 hours per activity | 1 | |||
| Manage, operate and maintain the mine ventilation system | * | HS | 5 hours per activity | 1 | ||
| Principal Hazards related course (BOE approved) | HS | 5 hours per activity | 1 | |||
| Provide Leadership across the organisation | ^ | LEML | 5 hours per activity | 1 | ||
| Provide leadership in the supervision of diverse work teams | * | LEML | 5 hours per activity | 1 | ||
| Support underground shotfiring operations | * | MM | 5 hours per activity | 1 | ||
| Industry Participation Max. 10 hours per year | Formalised mentoring of Certificate of Competency candidates | LEML | 10 hours per year | |||
| Oral Exam Panellist | LEML | 10 hours per year | ||||
| Participate in Recognised Standard review, technical advisory committees (eg: RS, RII training, or other committee as approved by the BOE) | LEML | 10 hours per year | ||||
| Reading Max. 10 hours per year | AusIMM papers | 2 hours per activity | ||||
| Online Regulatory Notices | LEML | 2 hours per activity | ||||
| Publications | 2 hours per activity | |||||
| Technical Papers | 2 hours per activity | |||||
| Site Visit Max. 10 hours per year | Participate in Lvl 1 Emergency Exercise | LEML | 5 hours per activity | |||
| Validated minesite visits for specific Ventilation purposes | MM | 5 hours per activity | ||||
| Course Indicator: * RII course, ^ BSB course, # TAE course. Refer to https://training.gov.au for details | ||||||
| Primary Subject: MM: Mining Methods HS: Health & Safety LEML: Legislation, Emergency Management & Leadership | ||||||