CABA Accreditation

[Timbo]

No what?

By expired and not being able to do a refresher does that mean their 5 years is up or they havent blown off a cylinder in the timeframe you have to blow a cylinder in.  Couple of months isnt it?

CABA Reaccreditation is a day course which is really just a CABA course with the filtered taken out and a going over of the basics.

Not having done one anyone wanting correct me on that go for it.

Correct, but also including any new/changed procedures.  (plenty can change in the 4 or 5 years betweeen initial and re-acred)

[SA Firey]

No what?

By expired and not being able to do a refresher does that mean their 5 years is up or they havent blown off a cylinder in the timeframe you have to blow a cylinder in.  Couple of months isnt it?

To remain competent you should do a refresher every five years,and wear a set every three months,to retain the donnning and doffing skills as per fireground practice 8.1 through 8.10 following standard operational procedures and safe working principles.

Extract from Memo-Regional Training Officers 16th Febraury 2005 as follows
CABA Accreditation Period

Certification expires at the end of the accreditation period.
Therefore,where CFS members have attended a course that has an accreditation period applied,it is essential that where a person intends to maintain those skills,that planning be made to attend course accreditations well before the time of expiry of the current accreditation period.

per Brenton Eden Manager Training 

Bottom line is brigade training officers need to keep their records up to date and nominate members for courses well before they expire

[Timbo]

No what?

By expired and not being able to do a refresher does that mean their 5 years is up or they havent blown off a cylinder in the timeframe you have to blow a cylinder in.  Couple of months isnt it?

To remain competent you should do a refresher every five years,and wear a set every three months,to retain the donnning and doffing skills as per fireground practice 8.1 through 8.10 following standard operational procedures and safe working principles.

Extract from Memo-Regional Training Officers 16th Febraury 2005 as follows
CABA Accreditation Period

Certification expires at the end of the accreditation period.
Therefore,where CFS members have attended a course that has an accreditation period applied,it is essential that where a person intends to maintain those skills,that planning be made to attend course accreditations well before the time of expiry of the current accreditation period.

per Brenton Eden Manager Training 

Bottom line is brigade training officers need to keep their records up to date and nominate members for courses well before they expire

And TAS can be used to search by who is to expire at what date, so no excuses for missing out.  STC budgets for a certan number of re-accreds each year based on how many are due to expire.

Bottom line, dont wait until 4 yrs and 11 months, start looking to get on a re-accred from 3 1/2 yrs onwards