IQA Membership and Participation in IQA Branches/Committees
Being a member of the IQA supports professional development and growth. As such, the QMCS framework automatically recognises key activities undertaken by individuals as part of their engagement with the IQA. These are outlined in Table 2 below.
Table 2: Professional development activity for IQA engagement
Member of IQA Branch Committee who has attended 70% of Branch meeting for the year |
2 hours |
Leadership and Management |
Principles of Emergency Management Attendance at a Dinner, Breakfast, Lunch Meeting
|
Only the time that the speaker presents may be claimed |
Categorised against the speakers' topic |
IQA membership - subscription to Quarry Magazine |
1 hour |
Technical Skills |
WIQ/YMN Coordinator state or national role where there is evidence of one activity planned and hosted |
2 hours |
Leadership and Management |
IQA Board Director who has attended 70% of Board meetings for the year |
2 hours |
Leadership and Management |
Member of the IQA Conference Organising Committee for the IQA or CMIC Conference Organising Committee |
2 hours |
Leadership and Management |
A participant can only claim a maximum of 3 hours in any annual cycle for participation in IQA member activity being:
- 2 hours Leadership and Management
- 1 hour Technical Skills
Attendance at all IQA education events (such as Dinner, Breakfast, Lunch Meetings) will be recognised for the time that the speaker presents and will be in addition to the 3 hours.
While the IQA prefers activity to be aligned to IQA committees, the CP Committee may recognise similar activity for involvement in other professional bodies. This is at the sole discretion of the CP Committee.
What is not accepted as professional development?
The CP Committee may choose to reject certain activity. Examples include, but are not limited to:
- Accredited qualifications where the RTO has been ordered by ASQA to rescind its course(s).
- Courses where industry feedback questions the validity of a course provider
- Open source courses where the course content may not be validated by peers/professionals
- In-house courses where the qualifications or experience of the trainer is not deemed to meet industry standard
Quarry Managers in New South Wales
Note: The IQA will align with the requirements as determined by the New South Wales Resources Regulator. Quarry Managers holding a Tier 1 Practising Certificate in New South Wales must undertake the hours of 90 hours of professional development over 5 years (which equals to 18 hours per year). Quarry Managers holding a Tier 2 Practising Certificate in New South Wales must undertake the hours of 60 hours of professional development over 5 years (which equates to 12 hours per year). Learning does not have to be undertaken every year, but a maximum of number of hours may be achieved in any one year.
Learning must be undertaken in each of the 5 areas of competence within the 5 years: Mining and WHS, Legislation, Emergency Management, Leadership and Management, and General WHS (including a mandatory 8-hour Learning from Disasters course developed by the regulator).
CP's using the New South Wales logbook will still be required to show evidence of 15 hours professional development per year, despite the New South Wales competency maintenance scheme allowing up to 2 years break from learning within each 5 year period.
For full details, please visit resourcesregulator.nsw.gov.au
Claiming Professional Development Hours
All professional development activity conducted by the IQA will have hours and a category clearly assigned. It is the responsibility of the participant to record this activity in their logbook. It is also the responsibility of the participant to record any professional development activity undertaken outside the IQA. A certificate of attendance should be obtained and evidence of the hours of learning completed.
Assessing the annual professional development requirements
Where an applicant supplies the required evidence that clearly shows that have undertaken 15 hours of approved professional development then IQA National Office Staff, with delegated authority from the Chief Executive Officer, may approve their entry into the QMCS as either:
a) Certified Practising Quarry Manager (CPQM)
b) Certified Practising Quarry Supervisor (CPQS)
Where an applicant fails to clearly meet the criteria, or there is activity that is outside the usual categories, then IQA National Office staff will seek further clarification from the applicant and then refer that application to the CP Committee for determination.
The CP Committee will choose to either accept the evidence or reject the evidence as per these guidelines.
Post Nominals
CPs shall be entitled to describe themselves as being a Certified Practising Quarry Supervisor or Certified Practising Quarry Manager by using the post nominal "CPQS" or "CPQM" designated to their respective Category by the CP Committee. The post nominal may be used by those pending (meaning engaged in their first year on the program). However, the IQA website will clearly distinguish those who have full recognition, and those pending.
IQA's Certified Practitioner Committee
James Rowe
Chris Hamilton
Carolyn Fisher
QMCS CP Charter
Queensland Regulatory Requirements
All SSEs (including those temporarily appointed) at a Mineral Mine or quarry employing more than 10 workers, must hold a Senior Site Executive notice. IQA Certified Practising Quarry Manager certificate may be enough evidence for the work history component of the SSEs notice.
CP Register
The IQA will maintain a register of all current CPs.
Current QMCS Recipients