Changes to the Practising Certificate Scheme
In response to feedback received during the interim period, the Board of Examiners have updated the way professional development activities are logged in the Practising Certificate Scheme. These changes allow practising certificate holders to lodge a broader, more flexible range of activities to maintain their continuing professional development. The existing types of learning activities and total CPD hours required still apply. For more information, please see our knowledge article "Updates to the PCS".
| ACTIVITIES HEREIN ARE EXAMPLES, NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST | ||||||
| Minimum claimable time for any activity is 1 hour | ||||||
| COMPETENCY CLASS | ACTIVITY TYPE | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY | Course Code | Learning Type | PRIMARY SUBJECT | MAXIMUM CLAIMABLE HOURS |
| 1st Class Mine Manager (Metalliferous) Requires: 150 hours per Practising Certificate cycle Min. 30 hours per year Max. 38 hours per year | Conference Max. 20 hours per year | Industry Leaders Briefing | Formal | H&S | 6 hours per activity | |
| Industry Leaders Briefing - Presenter | Formal | H&S | 12 hours per activity | |||
| Meeting - Industry professional body (QRC, IQA, CCAA) | Formal | H&S | 1 hour per activity | |||
| QMIHSC - Presenter (Queensland Mining Industry Health & Safety Conference) | Formal | H&S | 12 hours per activity | |||
| QMIHSC (Queensland Mining Industry Health & Safety Conference) | Formal | H&S | 6 hours per activity | |||
| Technical Seminars - Presenter (BOE approved) | Formal | H&S | 12 hours per activity | |||
| Technical Seminars (BOE approved) | Formal | H&S | 6 hours per activity | |||
| Course Max. 30 hours per year | Contribute to implementing WHS monitoring processes [Monitoring for Respirable Dust and Crystalline Silica] (SIMTARS) | BSBWHS419 | Formal | H&S | 5 hours per activity | |
| Contribute to managing work-related psychological health and safety | BSBWHS512 | Formal | H&S | 5 hours per activity | ||
| Effective Risk Management - eLearning/online course (provider: IQA) | Formal | LEML | 5 hours per activity | |||
| Ensure a safe workplace for a work area | BSBWHS521 | Formal | H&S | 5 hours per activity | ||
| Establish and maintain explosives safety and security management systems | RIIBLA602E | Formal | MM | 5 hours per activity | ||
| Establish and maintain mine emergency planning and response systems | RIIERR601 | Formal | LEML | 5 hours per activity | ||
| Establish and maintain risk management systems | RIIRIS601 | Formal | LEML | 5 hours per activity | ||
| Geology and Geological Processes (BOE approved Engineering unit) | Formal | MM | 5 hours per activity | |||
| Hazard and Risk Identification Principles webinar (provider: IQA) | Formal | H&S | 5 hours per activity | |||
| Implement and maintain environmental management plans | RIIENV501E | Formal | H&S | 5 hours per activity | ||
| Implement and maintain management systems to control risk | RIIRIS501D | Formal | H&S | 5 hours per activity | ||
| Implement and monitor health and hygiene management systems | RIIWHS404E | Formal | H&S | 5 hours per activity | ||
| Incident investigation and analysis (provider: University of Queensland) | MINE7042 | Formal | H&S | 5 hours per activity | ||
| Learning from Disasters (mandatory within the practising certificate cycle) | Formal | H&S | 20 hours per activity | |||
| MEMS Emergency Management Course (provider: QMRS) | Formal | LEML | 5 hours per activity | |||
| Provide Leadership across the organisation | BSBLDR602 | Formal | LEML | 5 hours per activity | ||
| Respirable Crystalline Silica - virtual workshop (provider: IQA) | Formal | H&S | 5 hours per activity | |||
| Respirable Dust Awareness Course (provider: SIMTARS) | Formal | H&S | 5 hours per activity | |||
| Industry Participation Max. 10 hours per year | Formalised mentoring of Certificate of Competency candidates | Informal | LEML | 5 hours per activity | ||
| High Level Risk assessments | Informal | H&S | 5 hours per activity | |||
| Lead investigator of a HPI or serious accident | Informal | H&S | 5 hours per activity | |||
| Participate in Recognised Standard , technical advisory committees (eg: RS, RII training, or other committee as approved by the BOE) | Informal | LEML | 5 hours per activity | |||
| Review hazard management plans. | Informal | H&S | 5 hours per activity | |||
| Running of statutory refresher course/Guest presenter/Trainer | Informal | LEML | 5 hours per activity | |||
| Running of Supervisory Development course | Informal | LEML | 5 hours per activity | |||
| Reading Max. 10 hours per year | AusIMM papers | Informal | 1 hour per activity | |||
| Online Regulatory Notices | Informal | LEML | 1 hour per activity | |||
| Drug and Alcohol Awareness (provider: IQA) | Informal | 1 hour per activity | ||||
| Electrical Awareness (provider: IQA) | Informal | 1 hour per activity | ||||
| Site Visit Max. 10 hours per year | Part of Incident Management team for an Emergency Response Exercise | Formal | LEML | 5 hours per activity | ||
| Validated minesite visits for specific Mining, Health and/or Safety issue | Formal | 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 | ||||||