Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) The
executive director shall approve training that provides the knowledge or skills
necessary to obtain or maintain licenses or registrations that are issued by
the commission. This training shall be directly related to tasks performed by
persons whose duties require a license or registration in a program that is
administered by the commission.
(b)
The executive director may approve specific training events, to include:
(3) prerecorded training;
(4) correspondence training;
(5) association meetings that include
training sessions containing subject matter related to the particular license;
or
(6) other professional
activities, such as the publication of articles.
(c) The executive director may approve
specific training delivery methods to include:
(d) The executive director shall award
training credit for successful completion of approved training used for
obtaining or renewing a license.
(e) The executive director shall determine
the occupational program(s) and number of hours of training credit that will be
granted for approved training. The executive director may:
(1) use the provider's subject matter
experts' qualifications to determine the program(s); and
(2) request field testing data from training
providers to validate the hours requested.
(f) Training providers who submit
applications for approval must:
(1) utilize a
standard form and method provided by the executive director;
(2) include the applicable fee found in the
chart contained in subsection (g) of this section;
(3) include supplemental information and
materials according to the specific requirements for each method of training as
approved by the executive director;
(4) include supplemental materials and
information edited by subject matter experts;
(5) include samples of certificates of
completion, including information as required by the executive
director;
(6) document approval
from the publisher to reprint text, pictures, graphics, tables, data, and any
other information that is copyrighted or obtained from a source that is not an
original creation of the training provider. The training materials submitted
shall include appropriate references; and
(7) resolve any deficiencies and notify the
executive director when deficiencies have been resolved, within 60 days of the
notification provided by the executive director or the application will become
void and the fee forfeited.
(g) The executive director shall determine
whether a provider meets the requirements of this subchapter.
(h) Fees for training applications will be
calculated based on the number of requested training credit hours, number of
core courses for instructor qualifications, or type of association meetings
using the following table. If the requested hours are significantly different
than the actual hours of training awarded, the executive director may request
an adjustment in the fee from the applicant. If the applicant does not provide
the adjusted fee, the application will not be processed, resulting in denial of
training approval. Fees are nonrefundable whether the training is approved or
not approved.
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(i) Training delivered to
meet the requirements for obtaining or renewing a license must:
(1) be approved by the executive director
before the training begins;
(2)
provide the knowledge or skills necessary to perform one or more of the
occupation's critical job tasks as determined by a job analysis or training
needs assessment;
(3) not promote
or endorse the products, product lines, or services of a manufacturer,
distributor, or service provider or used as an opportunity for
advertisement;
(4) provide the
means to accomplish the learning objectives identified for the
training;
(5) contain learning
aids, such as visual aids and graphics. Training must be interactive in order
to enhance learning and attain learning objectives;
(6) include regular monitoring of student
comprehension throughout the training and provide feedback from the training
provider, instructor, or subject matter expert to the student;
(7) verify student's identity;
(8) be monitored for successful student
completion;
(9) track student time
and progress toward completing learning objectives; and
(10) utilize, at a minimum, subject matter
experts and instructional design experts or effective qualified instructors to
develop training materials for approval. Additionally, development of
self-paced training must also utilize qualified subject matter experts in
self-paced delivery methods.
(j) Training shall not be advertised as
approved until notice of approval is received from the executive
director.
(k) Training may not be
held in a place of business of a product manufacturer, distributor, or service
provider directly related to the occupational license for which the training
provider seeks approval.
(l) Once
training is approved, training providers may offer the training without
notification to the executive director.
(m) Training is considered approved until the
content changes, or until the executive director notifies the training provider
that changes in the content or delivery of the training are required.
(n) If a training provider changes the
delivery method of the training, the training must be submitted for review and
approval by the executive director.
(o) The executive director may:
(1) deny applications for training courses
that contain extensive errors or do not meet the requirements of this
section;
(2) conduct an
administrative review for application completeness and a technical review for
compliance with applicable agency rules;
(3) monitor, recall, reevaluate, and/or
rescind approval of topics or training materials;
(4) require training providers to update
training delivery methods or training materials to ensure that the content
reflects current technology and practices;
(5) deny an application after determination
that another delivery method is more conducive for the training material;
and
(6) recall training for
reevaluation which may result in rescinding any previous
approval.
(p) The
executive director's grounds for recalling, rescinding, suspending, or denying
approval include, but are not limited to:
(1)
the training does not conform to current accepted industry standard practices
or agency rules;
(2) the training
does not conform to the materials or method as approved;
(3) the subject matter is not related to
critical job tasks performed by licensees;
(4) an instructor is not qualified to teach
the subject matter;
(5) an
instructor is ineffective in the delivery of the subject matter;
(6) the training promotes or endorses
products, product lines, or services from a manufacturer, distributor, or
service provider;
(7) the training
credits for successfully completed training are not electronically submitted
within 14 business days of course completion;
(8) the records, rosters, or application
materials have been falsified;
(9)
the training provider does not comply with a training recall;
(10) the training provider is not active or
training has not been conducted for three or more years; or
(11) the training environment is not
conducive to learning.
(q) The following types of training will not
be approved or awarded training credit:
(1)
self-paced training that is repeated during the renewal period; or
(2) self-paced and live-online training that
is intended to teach required manual skills.
(r) Approved training providers shall:
(1) ensure the executive director has the
most current electronic edition of training materials;
(2) keep manuals and training content updated
to reflect rule changes;
(3) submit
approved training material that references rules for reapproval within 180 days
of any new rule adoption that pertains to that training;
(4) submit material with substantial changes,
including a summary, list, or other indication of changes, for review and
reapproval by the executive director;
(5) allow the executive director staff or
their agents access to training in order to audit training content, manner of
delivery, and the effectiveness and qualifications of instructors and subject
matter experts;
(6) be responsible
for the content and delivery of the training;
(7) retain accurate training records for a
minimum of five years;
(8) maintain
records of training approval throughout the entire period the training provider
actively delivers training;
(9)
ensure that instructors and subject matter experts are qualified and provide
the executive director with qualifications when requested;
(10) notify students of all fees associated
with completing the training and obtaining credit for training before and
during the training;
(11)
accurately present to students the approved training credit along with any
other criteria for obtaining full or partial training credit;
(12) provide students with approved copies of
texts, manuals, or other training materials to use during the training and for
future reference required by the delivery method and as approved by the
executive director;
(13) verify
participation;
(14) provide
acceptable procedures for student identity verification;
(15) maintain procedures to protect student
identity and personal information;
(16) provide students access to subject
matter experts to answer technology-related and content-related questions
within one business day from the time of request; and
(17) electronically report the students'
successfully completed training credit hours per procedures provided and
approved by the executive director, not to exceed approved training credit
hours, within 14 business days of training completion.
(s) Printed training material must be
presented in an original manner and must be relevant to the critical job tasks
and knowledge for the occupational licensees.
(t) Public information copied from websites
or other sources is not acceptable as training materials unless modified to be
applicable to the target audience and the method of delivery.
