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 |
| Open Cut Examiner Requires: 120 hours per Practising Certificate cycle Min. 24 hours per year Max. 30 hours per year | Conference Max. 20 hours per year | OCE / SSE Forum - Presenter (provider: RSHQ) | Formal | HS | 12 hours per activity | |
| OCE / SSE Forum (provider: RSHQ) | Formal | HS | 6 hours per activity | |||
| QLD Resources Council Dozer Forum (Presenter) | Formal | HS | 12 hours per year | |||
| QLD Resources Council Dozer Forum | Forml | HS | 6 hours per year | |||
| QMIHSC - Presenter (Queensland Mining Industry Health & Safety Conference) | Formal | HS | 12 hours per activity | |||
| QMIHSC (Queensland Mining Industry Health & Safety Conference) | Formal | HS | 6 hours per activity | |||
| SSHR Training Seminar - Presenter (Site Safety Health Representative) | Formal | HS | 12 hours per activity | |||
| SSHR Training Seminar (Site Safety Health Representative) | Formal | HS | 6 hours per activity | |||
| Course Max. 30 hours per year | Apply and monitor emergency preparedness and response systems in surface operations | RIIERR401E | Formal | LEML | 5 hours per activity | |
| Apply and monitor systems and methods of surface mining | RIIMEX405E | Formal | MM | 5 hours per activity | ||
| Apply and monitor the ground control management plan | RIIMEX407 | Formal | MM | 5 hours per activity | ||
| Apply environmentally sustainable work practices | RIIENV302E | Formal | MM | 5 hours per activity | ||
| Apply site risk management system | RIIRIS401E | Formal | HS | 5 hours per activity | ||
| Carry out the risk management process | RIIRIS402E | Formal | LEML | 5 hours per activity | ||
| Communicate information | RIICOM301E | Formal | LEML | 5 hours per activity | ||
| Conduct atmospheric monitoring | RIIENV301E | Formal | MM | 5 hours per activity | ||
| Conduct safety and health investigations | RIIWHS301E | Formal | HS | 5 hours per activity | ||
| Demonstrate leadership in the workplace | BSBLDR411 | Formal | LEML | 5 hours per activity | ||
| Examine and maintain mine safety | RIIWHS402E | Formal | HS | 5 hours per activity | ||
| Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices | BSBSUS401 | Formal | MM | 5 hours per activity | ||
| Implement and monitor health and hygiene management systems | RIIWHS404E | Formal | HS | 5 hours per activity | ||
| Learning from Disasters (RSHQ course) | Formal | HS | 20 hours per activity | |||
| Manage blasting operations | RIIBLA401E | Formal | MM | 5 hours per activity | ||
| Monitor interaction of heavy and light vehicles and mining equipment | RIIMPO403D | Formal | MM | 5 hours per activity | ||
| Store, handle and transport explosives | RIIBLA205E | Formal | MM | 5 hours per activity | ||
| Industry Participation Max. 10 hours per year | Formalised mentoring of Certificate of Competency candidates | Informal | LEML | 5 hours per activity | ||
| Oral Exam Panellist | Informal | LEML | 5 hours per activity | |||
| Participate in Recognised Standard review, technical advisory committees (eg: RS, RII training, or other committee as approved by the BOE) | Informal | LEML | 5 hours per activity | |||
| Reading Max. 10 hours per year | Online Regulatory Notices | Informal | LEML | 1 hour per activity | ||
| Technical Papers | Informal | 1 hour per activity | ||||
| Site Visit Max. 10 hours per year | HPI investigations | Formal | LEML | 5 hours per activity | ||
| Participate in Lvl 1 Emergency 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 | ||||||