Continuing Professional Development

By requiring a regular re-certification process IAL is ensuring that certified personnel remain active in the industry and are keeping their knowledge and skills up-to-date. People who demonstrate this by earning the required CPD points in the required timeframe will maintain their active status. Those failing to earn the required CPD points will be considered non-active.

There are two different, though similar, sets of CPD guidelines, one set for Certified Irrigation Designers which are assessed annually and another for all remaining certifications, assessed every two years.

IAL will conduct random audits of 5% of all CPD returns each year.

CPD requirements for certification (except Certified Irrigation Designer – see below)

  • Remain active in industry in area related to the certification.
  • Require evidence for 10 points every two years. 
  • Renewal fee $220 for members or $330 for non-members

ACTIVITY
DESCRIPTION
POINTS and EVIDENCE
Attend an irrigation short course, seminar or in-house training
 
These include courses, short courses, or seminars, which might be held in conjunction with trade shows or field days. The IAL, professional associations or societies, universities, colleges or technical institutes, manufacturers or distributors or part of an in-house training program, may conduct these courses.
3 points per day attendance
5 points for 2 days
Provide a certificate of attendance or other evidence of involvement / attendance
 
Attend a formal irrigation course conducted by a college, university or technical institute
 
Course work must be offered by an accredited institution and be irrigation related and/or applicable to the job description.
 
10 points for achievement of each unit of competency (Statement of Attainment), university unit or equivalent.
Provide a transcript for evidence
Attend an irrigation conference, trade show, field day or meeting with published agenda
 
The IAL, professional associations or societies, universities, colleges or technical institutes, manufacturers or distributors or part of an in-house training program, may sponsor these events.
1 point per day up to 3 points
 
Membership of the IAL and/or subscription to the IAL journal or equivalent
Membership of the IAL or subscription to Irrigation Australia, the IAL journal
1 point for each year of the preceding 2 to a max of 2 points
 
Exceptional activities
 
Activities that do not fall into any of the previous categories may be submitted for the management committee for review. It will be up to the committee to decide how many units will be awarded.
Should be related to your particular certifications or certifications
Activities might include overseas study tour or industry leadership activities.
Writing a grant or proposal is not allowed toward points.
A maximum of 10 points can be earned in this category.
Gain a further certification
 
20 points
Inactive status
Renewals are due 1 October. If no renewal is received by the following January you will be considered no longer certified until this is rectified.

 

CPD requirements for Certified Irrigation Designers

  • 10 points are needed each year no matter how many CID credentials you have. Points awarded above 10 (to a maximum of 10 points) can be accrued to the next year.
  • Renewal fee $110.

Activity
Description
Points awarded
Attend an irrigation short course, seminar or in-house training
These include courses, short courses, or seminars, which might be held in conjunction with trade shows or field days. The IAL, professional associations or societies, universities, colleges or technical institutes, manufacturers or distributors or part of an in-house training program, may conduct these courses.
1 point per hour of attendance
Teach or present an irrigation paper at a short course, seminar, technical conference, or in-house training class.
Prepare and teach new course material or a paper. Only the initial submission will be allowed when teaching a course or presenting a paper repeatedly. The IAL, professional associations or societies, universities, colleges or technical institutes, manufacturers or distributors or part of an in-house training program, may conduct these courses.
1 point per hour of participation
Attend an irrigation course at a college, university or technical institute
Course work must be offered by an accredited institution and be irrigation related and/or applicable to the job description.
1 point per hour of attendance
Teach an irrigation course at a college, university or technical institute
For teaching new course material. Only the initial submission will be allowed when teaching a course repeatedly.
1 point per hour of participation
Attend an irrigation trade show, field day or meeting with published agenda
The IAL, professional associations or societies, universities, colleges or technical institutes, manufacturers or distributors or part of an in-house training program, may sponsor these events.
1/4 point per hour of attendance

Successfully complete certification examinations

 

Supervise CID Exams

Points will be given for each certification exam taken and passed. For IAL certification examinations, 10 points will be given for each successfully completed exam. Certifications from other organisations and agencies will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Points will be given for each certification exam session supervised.

10 points per certification exam passed

 

1 point per hour of attendance

Undertake new irrigation design
Designs must be new designs done in the year of submission and carry your CID registration number.
1 point per 5 new designs to a max. of 4 points
Undertake irrigation system audit
Audits must be new and not a recurring monitoring function.
1 point for 4 audits to a max. of 4 points
Membership of the IAL or subscription to the IAL journal
Membership of the IAL or subscription to Irrigation Australia, the IAL journal
1 point
Exceptional activities
Activities that do not fall into any of the previous categories may be submitted for the management committee for review. It will be up to the committee to decide how many units will be awarded. Some of these activities might include writing irrigation textbooks, serving as committee or IAL board members, and metricating articles for the study manuals. A maximum of 50 percent of required points can be earned in this category. Writing a grant or proposal is not allowed toward points.
Inactive status
Certified Irrigation Designers who do not renew are considered to be non-active and are not permitted to use their CID status for professional reasons until they renew their certification. If the inactive period is less than three years, renewal can be made by paying all renewal fees and submitting sufficient CEUs to cover the inactive period. If the inactive period is for more than three years, the certification is forfeited and re-certification will require that the applicant will have to start the certification process over from the beginning, including all relevant CID examinations.