How to keep up when the CPD and licensing rules change
CPD rules shift quietly. The builders who get caught are the ones who relied on a provider page or a memory of last year’s rules. Here is where the official requirements actually live, and how to check them without wasting a day.
13 min read
Topic
CPD
Articles and news about CPD for Australian builders.
How to keep up when the CPD and licensing rules change
CPD rules shift quietly. The builders who get caught are the ones who relied on a provider page or a memory of last year’s rules. Here is where the official requirements actually live, and how to check them without wasting a day.
13 min read
Where CPD sits among the rest of a builder licence holder’s duties
CPD is one obligation among several that sit on a licence holder, and it is the only one that is self-recorded and only checked if you are audited. A calendar that ties it to renewal, insurance and record keeping stops it being remembered only when something else goes wrong.
10 min read
Running CPD for a building business with several licence holders
CPD attaches to individuals, not to the company licence. Once a business has more than one contractor licence holder or qualified supervisor certificate holder, the obligation becomes an administrative system, and it has to survive staff turnover.
11 min read
Choosing CPD that holds up: relevance, outcomes and the provider test
The CPD points are self-recorded, so the quality of the activity is your problem long before it is the regulator’s. Here is how to judge an activity before you pay for it, and the questions that separate a defensible record from a wasted afternoon.
12 min read
CPD exemptions in NSW: the narrow grounds, and how to ask properly
An exemption from the NSW builder CPD requirement is not a scheduling tool. The grounds are narrow, the request belongs at renewal, and the evidence you gather decides the outcome.
10 min read
What happens to your NSW builder licence if your CPD is short at renewal
A shortfall in CPD points does not attract a fine. It stops the renewal, and the licence expires. Here is what that does to jobs in progress, contracts, insurance and supervision, and the order to fix it.
13 min read
Whose CPD is it? Company licences, directors and nominated supervisors
A company licence can hold the contracting entity, but it cannot hold the CPD. The obligation attaches to the individuals named on it, and each of them has to earn their own points every year.
11 min read
What counts as proof of CPD for NSW builders, and what a record of attendance must show
Compliance with NSW builder CPD is self-recorded, but not all records are equal. A provider-issued record of attendance carries specific fields; a diary entry or a tax invoice does not. Here is how to tell the difference and fix a record that is missing them.
13 min read
Who regulates builder CPD in NSW, and what each body actually does
Three different institutions touch your CPD, and only one of them can refuse your renewal. This is the map of who sets the rule, who audits it, and where it is actually written down.
12 min read
How long NSW builders have to keep CPD records, and what to keep
Records must be retained for three renewal periods, and the retention clock does not stop when you change phone, laptop or bookkeeper. Here is what has to be in the file and how to keep it intact.
10 min read