| (1) | In approving a Category 1 CPD activity, a voluntary association must ensure that the following aspects are covered: |
| (a) | The activity should serve to maintain or enhance the knowledge, skills and competence of all those who participate in it. |
| (b) | The activity should meet an educational and developmental need and provide an effective learning experience for the participants. |
| (c) | The participants or group of participants must be specified (e.g. professional engineers, professional technologists, professional certificated engineers, professional technicians, registered technicians or a specified category, e.g. registered lift inspectors) and where appropriate, the discipline should also be specified. |
| (d) | The depth and breadth of the subject matter covered must be appropriate with sufficient time for discussion. |
| (e) | The subject covered should provide a balanced view and should not be unduly promotional. |
| (e) | The presenters should have proven practical and academic experience and be good communicators. |
| (f) | Evaluation forms for obtaining feedback from participants on the activity must be provided for rating of the relevance, quality and effectiveness of the activity. |
| (a) | Any provider who desires validation of a Category 1 CPD activity must apply to an appropriate voluntary association for approval of such activity, using Form ECPD2, which is published on the Councils website www.ecsa.co.za. |
| (b) | Any registered person who intends to undertake a CPD activity offered by a provider other than a voluntary association or accredited educational institution should ascertain whether such activity is approved in terms of these rules in order to ensure that any credits attached to such activity are awarded by the council. |
| (3) | An approved CPD activity, which must be identified by a unique identification number, is valid for such period as specified by the council on its website from time to time. |
Representations to the council
| (4) | Any registered person or a non-approved provider may make representations to the council should they feel aggrieved by an assessment by a voluntary association of a CPU activity, either in terms of content or credit allocated, and such representation must be made no later than 30 days after an assessment has been made by such voluntary association. |
