Policies

Under the requirements of the Australian Quality Training Framework and ChemCert WA’s agreements with Registered Training Organisations, ChemCert WA has in place various policies relating to accreditation, recognition of prior learning, training and privacy.

APPEALS PROCESS
ChemCert WA has a policy and process to allow course participants to challenge assessment decisions and should inform learners of the grounds for appeal. Before lodging an appeal, you are encouraged to discuss your results with your trainer.

The appeal should contain:

• Details of the grounds upon which the appeal is being made
• Any supporting evidence

All appeals must be lodged in writing to:  ChemCert WA Incorporated, 88 Westview Street, Scarborough, WA 6019 no later than 32 days from the official notification of results.

LITERACY AND NUMERACY
ChemCert WA recognises individual needs of students in relationship to literacy and numeracy skills and cultural differences in the learning and assessment programme.  There is a numeracy and literacy requirement for ChemCert courses. Please advise us in advance of the course if you require assistance or please ask your lecturer.

MUTUAL RECOGNITION
If you are seeking advanced standing on the basis of a qualification received from other Registered Training Organisations, ChemCert WA’s participating Registered Training Organisations will recognise that qualification under the principles of Mutual Recognition.

PRIVACY STATEMENT
ChemCert WA is committed to ensuring the privacy of any information you provide to us.  Your name, address and contact details are kept by ChemCert WA and the Registered Training Organisation, if applicable, so that you can receive your Statement of Attainment or Statement of Reaccreditation.  The Registered Training Organisation provides to the government statistical information from the enrolment form without identifying your name.

Your contact details are used by ChemCert WA and its trainers to advise you when your ChemCert accreditation is expired.  From time to time ChemCert WA also has requests from resellers about an individual’s accreditation status.  If you do not wish us to reveal this information, please let us know.  You can gain access to the information on you stored on our data base by contacting ChemCert WA on (08) 9341 5325.

MAINTAINING CHEMCERT WA ACCREDITATION
ChemCert WA policy requires that accreditation be valid for a period of 5 years.  It is then necessary to renew the accreditation which will be valid for a further 5 years.  ChemCert WA's 1-day reaccreditation courses complete the requirements for renewal of the accreditation. 

Chemical users seeking ChemCert WA accreditation who took a course more than 10 years ago and who have not taken a reaccreditation programme in the interim are required to demonstrate their competence to today's industry standards and in a way that is acceptable under the Australian Quality Training Framework. 

These chemical users need now to:

• Complete the 2-day accreditation course, Risk Management in Pesticide Use, or

• Talk to the ChemCert WA office about taking Risk Management in Pesticide Use by correspondence

• Apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (see below).

For more information please contact ChemCert WA office on 08 9341 5325.

RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING (RPL)/ RECOGNITION OF CURRENT COMPETENCIES (RCC)
RPL/RCC recognises what you have already learned from other courses, other life experiences, from work experience and from any training provided at work, and measures it against the course or module you are doing or want to do.  If what you have learned at work or elsewhere has given you experience that is relevant to the course, you may not have to do those parts of the course again. This option may involve a farm visit. The cost involved for RPL is a minimum of $650 and final charges depend on distance and assessor time.  Contact the ChemCert WA office on 08 9341 5325 for more details.

CONDITIONS OF REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT
Registration and payment, or issuing by ChemCert WA of an invoice in payment, is required no less than 3 working days prior to course commencement.  After payment by the registrant, or issuing of an invoice by ChemCert WA for payment for a registrant, if the course is cancelled for any reason or the registrant fails to attend the course there is no refund.  He or she may attend another ChemCert WA course at similar cost at another venue in the next 12 months. 

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