60 ASSOCIATIONS: IOPSA / PIRB WEBINAR
Why must I register with the PIRB? As the professional body for the sector, you are required to register; however, the choice is still yours. If you wish to, for example, issue a CoC, work in a particular local authority who requires it, or work for an insurance / state contract, you will be required to register.
Who structured the CPD? I have no issue with upliftment and standards, but how do you decide on the points?
Any person / training provider / manufacturer / merchant / plumber can offer an activity that attracts CPD points. They simply apply to IOPSA for their activity and once relevant requirements are met, the points will be allocated. It will then be for that person / training provider / manufacturer / merchant / plumber to promote and sell their CPD course, and if successful, then that person / training provider / manufacturer / merchant / plumber can profit from it.
Why don’ t the PIRB accept SAQA certificate evaluations? I have an SAQA simply gave an evaluation; in other words, it stated that your international qualification is equal to an X or Y qualification. It original SAQA certificate where the SAQA authorities recognised all my does not mean that you are entitled to the South African qualification; you still need to be assessed before the qualification can master / engineer certificates in 2010 when I applied for my exceptional be bestowed upon the individual. skill green ID. They handed over those certificates just because of my high qualification and high degree of experience in the renewable energy sector, which includes my plumbing central heating state qualified engineer degrees and certificate handed over by the German Chamber and Government while I was working and studying there. The public and customers alike give no recognition or reward to those who pay their licence fees each and every year. What is the PIRB doing for me as a licensed plumber?
What is the difference between PIRB and IOPSA? Please visit the link at http:// pirb. co. za / questions /
I have already done my trade test. Why must I do another test with the PIRB?
What is the difference between a PIRB CoC and a municipality CoC? Accountability, creditability, and enforcement.
What recognition would you like to see from the public? That they only use PIRB licensed and qualified plumbers? The regulations for the past four decades have made it a requirement for the public to use qualified plumbers. So why are they not doing this? Simply because there is no enforcement and accountability. This is what the PIRB has been and continue to work towards. The growth in the PIRB is showing and we are winning the battle, but we certainly have not won the war as yet. But, as an industry, we are going to.
While people may have done their trade test, they have no comprehension of the standards. As a qualified and proud plumber, it is the cornerstone of their knowledge base( this is the same throughout the world). The current PIRB assessment results show, even with an open-book assessment, that 65 % of people taking the assessment fail, with an average failure rate of 22 %. It is shocking that 65 % of qualified plumbers only know 22 % of what the standards say.
Why must we pay for CPD?
For the same reason you should be paying for education. However, CPD does not have to cost you anything, because CPD is a by-product of what you do. Did you do some form of learning over the past 12 or 24 months? If yes and if industry-related, you have done some form of continuous development or learning. If you attended this webinar, you would have obtained 0.5 CPD points. How much did that cost you other than your time?
I have been working as a plumber for seven years; where can I go to get Please visit the following link: http:// www. iopsa. org / How-to-become-a-plumber qualified? Based on what do you audit a CoC? Standards? Yes, the standards and the local by-laws.
How has the PIRB made itself accessible to the plumber who does not own a smartphone / laptop and have access to CoC-selling merchants throughout the country? In other words, the small guy.
How has PIRB assisted with updating plumbing rules and regulations, taking into account new technology and best practices around the world? How much has PIRB spent( or what proportion of the marketing budget) on promoting PIRB to the greater public?
We have been in the industry for over 40 years. During the past eight + years we have been working mainly in Midstream Estate, Copperleaf Estate, Waterfall Country Estate, and Steyn City. During this time( other than when Eskom required a solar CoC for rebates) we have only been asked for a CoC once by a building inspector. According to her, it was law that a CoC must accompany the Final Plumbing Certificate, which I verified and confirmed with the head of the building inspectors. This is of course something we agree with 100 %. So, my questions are thus: 1) Why is this not enforced and only required by one building inspector, and only once? 2) Who regulates or checks the paperwork or that all building inspectors are consistent?
CoCs can be purchased from any participating merchant or by contacting the PIRB directly. Those that are unable to log their CoCs online can do so by contacting the PIRB.
This is done on a continuous basis; however, it is done via the various committees at the SABS whose responsibility it is to update the South African National Standards.
Nothing, as there is no funding to do this. Promotion and use of marketing funds of the PIRB is done on three levels: Firstly, local authorities, then commercial entities like insurers / manufacturers, and then the public. So, while it is a target area, there are no funds to allocate to public promotion at this stage. 1) Because they are fully competent and understand the regulator requirements. Sadly, at large we are dealing with building inspectors who are not trained properly or who are ill-equipped.
If you require further information or have any other questions, please send them to info @ pirb. co. za.
2) This is a difficult one but honestly speaking, based on the state of the industry, no one. This is one of the reasons PIRB has stepped up to assist the sector.
To view the recorded session of the Plumbing Industry Q & A, visit https:// www. youtube. com / watch? time _ continue = 19 & v = nxppuHwud98.
For further information, and to view the ins and outs of continuing professional development( CPD), please visit https:// www. youtube. com / watch? v = ta2dHPnnC9I. PA
January 2018 Volume 23 I Number 11 www. plumbingafrica. co. za