7 Understanding How CPD Carry Over Works
Being able to carry a maximum of 20 extra CPD points over from one year to the next offers flexibility and benefits.
As of July 1, 2019 the CPD program for licensed residential builders includes a carry-over option. This new provision allows licence holders to carry forward or “carry over” any additional education points earned in a calendar year and apply them to the following licence term. All licensees must complete a minimum of 20 CPD points during the one- year licence term. You may be eligible to carry a maximum of 20 extra CPD points from one licence term to the next, if the nominee for CPD stays the same. If the initial CPD nominee earns more than 20 points, but a new nominee is selected at licence renewal, the carry over points will be lost. Therefore, when carry over has been earned, it is in your best interest to keep the CPD nominee the same when you renew. Being able to carry a maximum of 20 extra CPD points over from one year to the next offers flexibility and benefits. It means that CPD nominees can get credit for taking longer, more formal courses, or more intense training taken in a particular year. It also allows you to plan ahead. For example, if you know that you will have a particularly busy year during the next licence term, you may wish to complete extra training in the current licence term. The table on the next page shows an example of how the CPD carry over can work.
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