CPD for builders and pool builders
Builders and pool builders are required to earn 12 CPD points a year.
Jim's CPD
Jim is a builder with his own small business. He is busy and needs to be efficient in using his time for CPD. He monitors the training programs run by his industry association which lets him to plan his CPD activities well in advance.
CPD topic area / activity | Points |
|---|---|
Compliance / 12828SA Building Code of Australia Application unit - 6 hours | 12 |
Total points | 12 |
Bill's CPD
Bill is a pool builder in a rural area. He is alert to his safety needs and schedules his time so that he can attend a trade show focussing on energy conservation techniques run by the local building supplies store as well as complete a range of other relevant learning. Bill’s business partner is his wife, Joy who completes an online course about the Building Code of Australia as this will support the business.
CPD learning area / activity | Points |
|---|---|
Technical / Sustainability / Online course coping tiles to limit – three and a half hours | 3.5 |
Compliance / Online course – two hours (by partner) | 2 |
Sustainability / Trade show – two and a half hours | 2.5 |
Safety / Test and tag course – four hours | 4 |
Total points | 12 |
Renata's CPD
Renata owns her business as a sole trader. She lives in a small country town and is very concerned about water shortages and the environment generally.
CPD topic area / activity | Points |
|---|---|
Sustainability / BASIX course – four hours | 4 |
Dispute resolution / Contracts / Compliance / Online course – 6 hours over a year | 6 |
Sustainability / Trade seminar – two hours | 2 |
Total points | 12 |
Yuri's CPD
Yuri also lives in a small country town which has one registered training organisation, a TAFE college. He’s not sure what courses are offered. He visits the TAFE at the beginning of the year and finds out about business courses. With help from TAFE, Yuri identifies a selection of units which comply with the CPD requirements and he schedules his work to fit this learning in (would be business, customer or environmentally related.) Yuri’s associate looks after the business admin and with planning, Yuri arranges for his associate to complete CPD as well and together, they fulfil Yuri’s annual CPD requirements.
Year 1
CPD learning area / activity | Points |
|---|---|
Communication / Assessed learning – five hours | 10 |
Business Management / Project management and training on new software to support contract administration (Associate's learning, eight hours, points to be counted is the maximum of four per year) | 4 |
Total points | 14 |
Year 2
Points carried forward from year one | 2 |
|---|---|
Technical issues / Aspects of building in a dry climate – Online course and trade show – seven hours | 7 |
Business management / Prepare a quotation (Associate's learning, six hours, points to be counted is maximum four per year) | 4 |
Total points | 13 |