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Continuing professional development | Building Professionals Board
All accredited certifiers are required to complete continuing professional development (CPD) to stay up to date with industry developments, skills, tools and knowledge, and statutory responsibilities.
The accreditation scheme sets out an annual mandatory CPD program. Certifiers employed by a council must meet different requirements to certifiers in the private sector. The Building Professional Board sets CPD requirements but does not run the actual training courses.
Mandatory CPD program
E1 (swimming pool) certifier CPD
The Board’s CPD program has two parts:
part 1 is mandatory for all certifiers, whether or not employed by a council
part 2 differs depending on whether a certifier is employed by a council.
Part 1: for all certifiers
All certifiers must complete CPD activities approved by the Board, which may include training in:
relevant legislation such as the Building Professionals Act 2005
the Building Code of Australia and/or relevant Australian Standards.
Mandatory complying development CPD course for all A1-A3 certifiers (council and non-council). This is an ‘approved CPD activity’ under Schedule 5 of the Building Professionals Board accreditation scheme and it is compulsory for all A1, A2 or A3 certifiers to satisfactorily complete the course within 12 months of renewing their accreditation.
Part 2: for non-council certifiers
If you’re not a council certifier, you must satisfy the CPD requirements of a professional association or equivalent (related to your area of technical specialty), in addition to the Board’s approved activities. You will not be required to attend more than five days of CPD activities in total each year.
Certifiers who work for a council, but do not hold council accreditation, have the same CPD requirements as other non-council certifiers (more about CPD for private certifiers who work for a council).
Part 2: for council certifiers
If you are a council certifier you must, in addition to our approved CPD activities, complete training in your area of technical specialty:
during your first year of accreditation, a minimum of four hours of CPD
during your second year of accreditation, a minimum of six hours of CPD
during your third year of accreditation and each subsequent year, a minimum of eight hours of CPD.
Training in areas of technical specialty may include, but is not limited to:
completing a building surveying course listed in the accreditation scheme (Part 2, Schedule 3)
participating in relevant short courses, seminars, conferences, workshops and committees
undertaking informal personal study such as reading relevant professional journals, manuals and books.
The Board will accept in-house training by councils as eligible towards CPD requirements, provided the training clearly meets the needs of building surveyors. Also, the Board periodically requires evidence of CPD completion.
All category E1 swimming pool certifiers are required to complete six hours of continuing professional development (CPD) activities each year, from their second year of accreditation.
The FAQ - E1 continuing professional development lists CPD activities that are approved by the Board. Only approved activities will count towards CPD requirements.
CPD requirements for E1 certifiers
AAC and AIBS recognise swimming pool CPD
Mandatory complying development course (A1-A3 certifiers)
CPD: private certifiers who work for council