Renewal of QP Registrations for 2024 is open.
The Renewal and Assessment links are now available on the Actions panel of your QP Dashboard (the first page you land on after logging in at https://www.claire.co.uk).
The following 2024 QP renewal checklist will ensure you are up-to-date and able to renew.
QP Assessment
The QP Assessment requirement was implemented in 2019. All QPs are required to re-sit the test every 5 years.
The next QP Assessment phase will start in 2024 and be open for all active QPs* between 1 January and 30 June 2024.
As a reminder, the QP Assessment is required to ensure all QPs’ knowledge is up to date with the most recent DoW CoP and industry guidance.
The QP Assessment is an open-book test. It consists of 20 questions to be completed within 30 minutes. The questions are multiple-choice or true/false answers. The pass mark is 80% for all participants.
Questions are derived from
- DoW CoP V2
- Cluster Guide
- DoW CoP FAQs
- DoW CoP QP News
- Land Contamination Risk Management (LCRM)
- BS10175:2011+A2:2017 - Investigation of Potentially Contaminated Sites - Code of Practice
- DEFRA Guidance on the Legal Definition of Waste and its Application.
* New QPs who passed the Assessment in 2023 will be exempt from the 2024 Assessment.
New !!! “DoW CoP Professional Report”
A DoW CoP Professional Report is an individual statement required in 2024 and is to be submitted along with the other supporting documentation as part of the 2024 QP Renewal and QP Assessment requirements.
The purpose of this new requirement is to maintain high DoW CoP Standards and ensure all QPs have relevant knowledge through their training, day-to-day job, or related activities. QP exposure/experience of the use of DoW CoP shall be detailed in a document entitled DoW CoP Professional Report which must be a minimum 1,000 words.
The DoW CoP Professional Report should include all relevant involvement in Materials Management Plans along with lessons learnt, experience of sustainable material reuse, document writing or document review in a consultancy, advisory, contractual settings, and participation in relevant conferences/training events. Project details must not be included. The information provided shall cover the period from 2019 to date. If you became a QP after 2019, the DoW CoP Professional Report should cover the period from the joining year to date.
QPs registered from year 2023 onwards are exempted from the requirement of this Report.
More details about this DoW CoP Professional Report will be communicated in a separate QP article.
Chartership
Please ensure your Chartership is active and up to date with your Professional Institution; you will be asked to provide evidence of your active membership (payment receipt).
Fees
CPD requirements
It is important that QPs stay current with DoW CoP developments. CPD should also include reading new FAQs and relevant waste or planning regulation updates, i.e., the Regulatory Position Statement on topsoil, utility waste, National Planning Policy Framework, etc. CPD can also include time spent on relevant network groups, soil forums, providing support for DoW CoP development and promoting its use across development industries.
QPs can either log their individual CPD records or upload a full CPD statement for 2023 that has been exported from elsewhere via the CPD panel on your Dashboard.
- has CPD been uploaded by the deadline;
- whether the CPD log meets the requirement of a minimum of 30 hrs;
- if the CPD logged is relevant to the application of DoW CoP;
- that there is evidence that the QP chartership status is up to date.
Timings
If, for whatever reason, the deadline is missed and QPs wish to renew at a later date, they will be charged the full annual amount and will still be required to meet the online test and CPD requirements.
Portal
QPs are reminded to register on the Portal in order to submit DoW CoP Declarations.
QPs who have not completed the renewals process and paid their registration fees by 31 January will become Inactive on the Portal.
Inactive QPs are able to view their past Declarations but will be unable to submit new ones.
QPs who miss the Renewal deadline or, for whatever reason, renew at a later date, are advised to allow up to 48 hours to be re-activated in the Portal.
If you have any questions about the process please Contact - HelpDesk.