IMCA’s Diving Supervisors’ CPD to be Mandatory from 2021

We launched the fourth knowledge unit for our App-based Diving Supervisors’ continuing professional development (CPD) scheme, on 1 December and at the same time issued a reminder that the scheme will be mandatory from early 2021.
The App incorporates the latest in training techniques to support Diving Supervisors in keeping up to date with current safety information and guidelines from IMCA.

Bryan McGlinchy, IMCA’s Diving Manager issued a call to action saying:
“I urge IMCA Diving Supervisors who have yet to register for the CPD scheme to act now. Visit our website, complete the simple registration process, download the App and complete the four knowledge units released in 2020. By so doing your qualification will be brought to in-date status. Thereafter, to remain in-date, IMCA Diving Supervisors will have to complete each new knowledge unit issued before the next quarter’s knowledge unit is released.“

The CPD scheme has been in place since April 2020 on a voluntary basis, however in Q1 2021 the scheme becomes mandatory for all IMCA Diving Supervisors.

Full information including a downloadable flyer which covers the steps to be taken by currently non-registered Diving Supervisors; frequently asked questions; and detailed rules of operation are available at www.imca-int.com/certification/diving-supervisor-cpd/

From 2021 there will be an annual fee of £100 per person to cover the running costs of the scheme.

About the App and Scheme
The App is user friendly and can be used across many mobile devices and operating systems, on or offline, allowing users the flexibility of choosing when and where to complete the relevant modules.

The development and governance of the system has been overseen by IMCA’s Diving Division Management Committee which comprises leading industry diving managers and experts. Trials were conducted with diving supervisors from across the industry during the development and testing phase.

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