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WAMITAB ASSESSOR VERIFIER FORUM 2013
TECHNICAL COMPETENCE
STATISTICS AND ‘4 COUNTRY’ ARRANGEMENTS
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Presenter: Ray Burberry
WAMITAB Qualifications Manager
Date: 11 September 2013
TOPICS
Statistics for qualifications: Registrations/Cert’s
 ‘Statutory’ and ‘Non-Statutory’
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COTC REGISTRATIONS
37/month
444 over
12 mths
(+ 7%)
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COTC’S ISSUED PER MONTH
30/mth
335
/12mths
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12 UNIT QUALIFICATIONS REG & CERT (NO COTC)
R 520 (+13%)
C 423
43 Regs/mth
6
47
(58, 2012)
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‘LOW RISK’ REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
67
6/mth
(EPOC
Impact)
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MEDIUM RISK – 6 UNIT REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
R 871 (+14%)
C 421 ( - 4%)
73 regs/mth
Regulator needs proof
of registration
Speed of achievement
often dependent on
Regulator chasing!
(Similar to COTC in
early years)
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‘NON-STATUTORY’ REGISTRATIONS
2979 (36%)
237/m
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2309
ELV
TS & TM
Metals
Last
period
for ref:
(5576
total by
29/2/12
with
1190 by
Oct ‘11)
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WAYS OF DEMONSTRATING TECHNICAL COMPETENCE: SCOTLAND

Hold an appropriate CoTC
Operator to agree with SEPA appropriate
competence requirements
 Anaerobic Digestion – 6 Unit cluster

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WAYS OF DEMONSTRATING COMPETENCE
NORTHERN IRELAND
COTC in accordance with Waste Management
Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) (2003)
(as amended)
 COTCs specified in legislation
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WAYS OF DEMONSTRATING TECHNICAL COMPETENCE:
ENGLAND AND WALES
Technical Competence requirements :


Compliance with an ‘Approved Industry Scheme’

(currently 2 schemes)

WAMITAB/CIWM

ESA/EUskills
Hold an appropriate CoTC/12 unit Qualification/4/6-units
Historic:

*Holding registered and validated Deemed Competence status

*Previously been assessed as competent by the Agency

*(includes ‘Previously Exempt’ activities)


* Continuing Competence determines on-going status
In all cases are required to maintain their competence
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WHICH QCF UNITS / VRQ?/CC TEST
Risk Descriptor
Medium
WAMITAB
Code
Non hazardous transfer/with or without
treatment (not otherwise specified)
4MPTNH6
4MTSNH6
SRP No.
Including SR2008N01,
SR2008No2, SR2008No3,
SR2008N04
Also including SR2008No
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VRQ (?)
(where relevant)
VRQ Unit 6a
Physical Processing within the
Waste and Resources
Management Industry
UNITS
Cont.
Comp.
WM1b - Manage the reception of non-hazardous waste
WM2 - Manage the movement, sorting and storage of waste
HSS3 – Monitor procedures to safely control work operations
MSCE9 – Manage the environmental impact of your work
(applicable to Transfer and
Treatment Risk Tier options)
Treatment
WM7c - Manage the transfer of outputs and disposal of residues
from waste treatment and recovery operations, non-hazardous
waste
TMNH
WM4b - Manage site operations for the treatment of non-hazardous
waste
Transfer
WM7h - Manage the transfer of outputs and disposal of residues
from waste transfer and recovery operations, non-hazardous waste
WM 3 - Control site operations for the transfer of waste
TSNH
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ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

CIWM/ WAMITAB
Provide qualifications/ courses/ assessments
 Advise operators on scheme requirements
 Advise operators on choices of qualifications
 Provide data to Environment Agency


Environment Agency (and Natural Resources Wales)
Understand what permit type is applied for / operated and
apply Risk Tier table
 Know who are ‘Deemed Competent’ and who has been ‘EA
assessed’ or ‘Previously Exempt’
 Enforce Technical Competence and Continuing Competence
requirements
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WAMITAB ADMINISTRATION
Assessor (and Verifier) Registrations with
WAMITAB – ensure approved for appropriate
qualifications (not 4 or 6 unit clusters)
 Scheme Approval requests to tie in with AVR1
requests
 Assessors must be registered with WAMITAB
before the Qualification Authorisation is
submitted!
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Thank you
QUESTIONS
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