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Professional Development
PLANNING FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Professional development is not only beneficial to your employees, but it may also have many advantages for your business overall. By boosting the professional skills of your employees, you will assist them to achieve their career goals and enable them to provide a better service to your customers.
One of the key elements to increasing employee engagement and satisfaction in the workplace is by giving staff members the opportunity to grow and develop. As business owners, it is important to encourage your workforce to learn new skills and to keep up with the latest industry trends.
Planning ahead is a must. Following the steps below will assist in making professional development easier:
1. Through discussions with your employee, identify their specific career goals and training needs. 2. Identify and assess what the future business and organisational needs and goals are. 3. Create an employee development plan and explore what opportunities are available. 4. Create a plan for training and professional development. 5. Monitor and evaluate the results to inform future decisions.
The units of competency listed below are delivered by MPAQ and lead to professional development and an endorsement to complete specialised work: • CPCPWT4022 Commission and maintain backflow prevention devices • CPCPWT4023 Commission and maintain hot and heated water temperature control devices • QLD334SWH01A Evaluate and plan the installation of solar water heating systems
Please call the Training Services Team on 07 3273 0800 to discuss the specific requirements of these units.
Written by Tracy Bob – Training Services Manager, MPAQ
YOU MAY NEED TO KNOW!BACKFLOW REVALIDATION1 TRAINING INFORMATION
The backflow prevention revalidation is required for all plumbers and provisional plumbers who need to renew the backflow endorsement on their plumbing licence. The revalidation is required to be successfully completed every five years to maintain the backflow endorsement on your licence.
MPAQ delivers an approved, online backflow prevention revalidation that is required for all plumbers who need to renew the backflow endorsement on their plumbing licence.
How do I revalidate my backflow endorsement?
Enrol in Backflow Prevention Revalidation at www.mpaq.com.au/training. Once you have completed your Backflow Prevention Revalidation successfully, you will need to provide a certified copy of your certificate to QBCC along with photo identification. You must also complete Form 24 – application for an endorsement. Form 24 can be found at www.qbcc.qld.gov.au/resources/form.
This form is also sent to you via email along with your certificate once you have completed your Backflow Prevention Revalidation successfully.
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Students wishing to progress from an interim gas licence to a full gas licence in Queensland are required to complete four Certificate IV competencies while their interim gas licence is still valid. Please see further information below: • You must have completed a Certificate III in Plumbing or Certificate III in Gas Fitting within the last 12 months to apply for an interim gas licence. • Must apply for an interim gas licence issued by the Resources, Safety and Health Queensland. • If you don’t already have an interim gas licence and wish to apply for an interim gas licence, please contact the Resources, Safety and Health Queensland office on 07 3330 4249 or email gaslicence@rshq.qld.gov.au for further information about licensing.
The four required certificate IV units are outlined below. For further information on each of the courses, please contact the Training Services team on 07 3273 0800. • CPCPCM4011 Carry out work-based risk control processes • CPCPCM4012 Estimate and cost work • CPCPGS4011 Design and Size Consumer Gas Installations • *CPCPGS4022 Service Type A gas appliances
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TRAINING CALENDAR 2023
MPAQ has released course dates for the start of 2023. Visit www.mpaq.com.au/training to found out more and enrol.
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CHANGES TO THE PLUMBING TRAINING PACKAGE
On 27 November 2020, the new CPC Construction, Plumbing, and Services training package was released and has superseded the previous versions.
The most notable changes that have affected the plumbing industry are regarding post-trade training courses like Backflow Prevention and Thermostatic Mixing Valves. These courses now require pre-requisite units to be completed prior to undertaking the Certificate IV units to gain an endorsement on an occupational plumbing licence. This may not affect everyone who has completed a Certificate III in Plumbing previously, but older qualifications completed before 2013 may be affected and require the undertaking of the prerequisite units identified below prior to the training required for the endorsement.
Unit of Competency
CPCPWT4022 Commission and maintain backflow prevention devices
Pre-requisite
CPCPCM2043 Carry out WHS requirements CPCPWT3027 Install backflow prevention devices
Unit of Competency
CPCPWT4023 Commission and maintain hot and heated water temperature control devices
Pre-requisite
CPCPCM2043 Carry out WHS requirements CPCPWT3022 Install and commission water heating systems and adjust controls and devices
Unit of Competency
CPCPGS4022 Service Type A gas appliances
Pre-requisite
CPCPCM2043 Carry out WHS requirements CPCPGS3053 Disconnect and reconnect Type A gas appliances
The MPAQ Training Services team has put in place a streamlined process for these changes to be as smooth and pain-free as possible. For further information regarding the prerequisite units, please contact the Training Services team on 07 3273 0800.
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