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INGENIEUR TYPE OF CPD ACTIVITY TIME WEIGHTED FACTOR MAX CPD HOURS* 1. Formal Education and Training 2 No limit 2a. Informal Learning Activities - on job learning 1 Maximum 10 for Type 2a 2b. Informal Learning - private study 0.5 Maximum 5 for Type 2b 3. Conference and Technical Meeting 1 No limit 4. Presentation of Papers 10 Maximum 15 5. Engineering Service Activities 1 Maximum 15 Activities * Annually 16. In the annual renewal of the Certificate of Registration by a PE, a submission in the prescribed manner by using the relevant form shall be made to the BEM stating the CPD Programme undertaken for the immediate preceding year. 17. The types of CPD Activity and allowable maximum CPD Hours stated under Para 15 may be amended as and when necessary at the discretion of the BEM. 18. At the sole discretion of the BEM, a Registered PE, who in his/her application for the renewal of the annual Certificate of Registration, has failed for a period of not more than a rolling three consecutive years, to submit to the BEM a CPD Programme with the required minimum quantum of CPD Hours, may be allowed to continue to be registered subject to strict remedial actions as follows: A Registered PE, accompanying the application for the renewal of the annual Certificate of Registration before the end of the rolling third consecutive year of having failed to submit the minimum requisite CPD Hours, has to furnish proof of having obtained a minimum of 75 CPD hours; failing of which may cause the refusal by the BEM of the said registration renewal. 19. Notwithstanding Para 18, the BEM may in such circumstances as it so determines, allow the renewal of registration of a PE even though he/she has failed to submit to the BEM a CPD Programme with the requisite CPD Hours. REGISTERED INSPECTORS OF WORKS 20. In administering the CPD requirement as provided by this Circular, the policy adopted by the BEM for Registered Inspectors of Works (IOW) shall be: a. b. c. 6 62 The CPD requirement shall apply to all IOW. The triennial CPD Hours required to be obtained by an IOW shall be 30 CPD Hours; or any other quantity as may be prescribed by the BEM from time to time. An IOW may apply to the BEM for an exemption of the CPD requirement the approval of which shall be at the discretion of the BEM. VOL 2017 VOL 70 55 APRIL-JUNE JUNE 2013