Or. Admin. R. 820-050-0001 - Continuing Professional Development - Certified Water Right Examiner (CWRE)
The purpose of professional development requirements is to demonstrate a continuing level of competency of certified water right examiners (CWRE).
(1) Requirements:
(a) A Registered Geologist that holds
certification as a CWRE is required to obtain 10 professional development hour
(PDH) units during each biennial certification period.
(b) A Registered Geologist certified for part
of a certification period of six months or greater shall obtain a prorated
amount of required PDH.
(c) A
Registered Geologist certified for part of a certification period of less than
six months are not required to obtain PDH for that certification period.
(d) Every CWRE shall report PDH
units on the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Organizational form and
submit to the Board office with the renewal form and fee. The CPD
Organizational form must be completed in its entirety.
(e) Supporting documentation to verify the
PDH units recorded on the CPD Organizational form must be submitted to the
Board office when requested to participate in an audit. Supporting
documentation may include, but is not limited to:
(A) Completion certificate(s);
(B) Paid receipt(s);
(C) Attendance log;
(D) Other documents supporting evidence of
attendance.
(f) The CPD
Organizational form and supporting documentation must be submitted to the Board
in English or translated to English.
(g) Records must be retained for five (5)
years.
(2) PDH units
must be obtained in qualifying activities related to the individual's
certification. A qualifying activity is any course or activity with a clear
purpose and objective which improves, or expands the skills and knowledge
relevant to the professional activities of a certified water right examiner as
defined in ORS Chapter 537 and OAR Chapter 690.
(3) Non-qualifying activities may include,
but are not limited to:
(a) Regular
employment;
(b) Personal self
improvement;
(c) Equipment
demonstrations or trade show displays;
(d) Enrollment without attendance at courses,
seminars, etc.
(e) Repetitive
attendance at the same course;
(f)
Repetitive teaching of the same course;
(g) Attending committee meetings or general
business meetings of any organization;
(h) Taking professional or required
examinations.
(4) Units
- The conversion of other units of credit to PDH units is as follows:
(a) 1 College Semester hour equals 45 PDH;
(b) 1 College Quarter hour equals
30 PDH;
(c) 1 Continuing Education
unit equals 10 PDH.
(5)
Sources of PDH units - One (1) PDH unit may be obtained for each contact hour
of instruction or presentation. Unless otherwise noted, there is no maximum
amount of PDH units a CWRE may earn per biennial certification period. Sources
of PDH units include, but are not limited to the following:
(a) Successful completion of college courses;
(b) Successful completion of short
courses, tutorials, correspondence, web based courses, televised and videotaped
courses;
(c) Active participation
in seminars, in-house courses, workshops, and professional conventions;
(d) Teaching or instructing a
course, seminar, or workshop one time only. (This does not apply to full-time
faculty teaching college courses);
(e) Authoring or co-authoring published
papers, articles or books. Maximum of 3 PDH units per biennial certification
period;
(f) Active participation
in professional or technical society, committee, or board. Maximum of 2 PDH
units per biennial certification period;
(g) Self study. Maximum of 2 PDH units per
biennial certification period;
(h)
Non-technical educational activities related to employment.
(6) Determination of Credit -
Credit determination for activities is the responsibility of the CWRE and is
subject to review by the Board. The Board has final authority with respect to
approval of courses, credit, PDH units for courses and other methods of earning
credit.
(7) If a CWRE exceeds the
requirement in any certification period, a maximum of 5 PDH units in
courses/activities may be carried forward into the next certification period.
(8) Delinquent, retired or
inactive certificate holders must provide evidence of holding active
registration as a professional engineer, professional land surveyor, registered
geologist, in addition to completing the PDH requirements as outlined in OAR
820-010-0520 in order to attain active status.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 670.310 & 672.255
Stats. Implemented: ORS 672.002 - 672.375
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