Practising Certificate Scheme News (August 2025)
This Month: How to get a new activity approved for PCS hours and enter the competition at the Queensland Mining Industry Safety and Health Conference (QMISHC2025!).
Question: How do you go about getting a new activity approved for recognition of hours towards your PCS requirement?
Looking up the official PCS website it says "If you undertake an activity that is not one of these above, and you feel it has a demonstrable safety or health outcome, you are able to apply to the Board of Examiners for this to become an approved activity." (https://www.boepcs.qld.gov.au/knowledgebase/article/KA-01032/en-us#_Toc96515824 )
We recently had one of our users contact us on this matter – they had completed RIIERR503D (Implement emergency preparedness and response systems) and wanted advice as is NOT on the approved list, despite the underground equivalent being already approved RIIERR501E (Implement underground coal mine emergency preparedness and response systems) [5 HOURS).
We reached out to the Board of Examiners for clarification and received the following response “The board is currently reviewing the approach to the CPD system. Depending on the outcome, there may be broader changes to the CPD program. As such, we are not accepting new items for the list until this review is complete.”
Therefore, it looks like for now we will need to wait before attempting any new activities – focus on the existing list for the moment. You’ll find links permanently posted at https://www.boepcs.qld.gov.au/knowledgebase/category/?id=CAT-01000
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COMPETITION TIME - WIN $$$$!
In other news, we will be represented by our distributor at the Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety Conference (QMIHSC 2025) August 17-20 at the Star Casino, Gold Coast. Visit the Jarah Corporate booth over the 4 days for your chance to win a $500 voucher of your choice! Eligible delegates registered with the RSHQ / BoE Practising Certificate Scheme (PCS) can enter by logging in to the BoE / PCS website and accepting the My PCS Expert terms and conditions at our booth. One entry per person. The winner will be drawn and notified by phone or email the day after the conference.
As a special bonus to our existing users who are not attending the conference (even though it counts for up to 12 hours towards your PCS), you’ll also get a free entry if you sync your BoE account using the MyPCSExpert browser plugin between 17-20 August also!
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Once you have installed the My PCS Expert browser extension, each time you log onto the Board of Examiners site My PCS Expert will automatically generate and send you a new personalised report. The more times you log in, the more up to date your report data will be!
We recommend you get into the habit to log in once per month, to allow us to tailor recommendations regarding upcoming activities that are relevant to your PCS position and the categories that you are eligible to receive recognition for the hours.