12 ncac 10b .0913          CERT: INSTRUCTORS FOR TELECOMMUNICATOR CERTIFICATION COURSE

(a)  Any person participating in a commission-certified Telecommunicator Certification Course as an instructor, teacher, professor, lecturer, or other participant making presentations to the class shall first be certified by the Commission as an instructor.

(b)  As of the effective date of this Rule, the Commission shall certify Telecommunicator Certification Course instructors under the following categories:

(1)           Telecommunicator Instructor Certification; or

(2)           Professional Lecturer Certification.

(c)  Individuals who have previously instructed in a commission-certified Telecommunicator Certification Course as it existed prior to the effective date of this Rule are eligible for a waiver of 12 NCAC 10B .0913(b), provided documentation is submitted showing the applicant taught a minimum of eight hours in the Telecommunicator Certification Course within the one-year period prior to the date of application.

(d)  In addition to all other requirements of this Section, all instructors certified by the Commission to teach in a commission-certified Telecommunicator Certification Course shall remain knowledgeable and attend and complete any instructor training updates related to curriculum content and delivery as may be offered by the curriculum developer and within the time period as specified by the curriculum developer.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 17E‑4;

Eff. April 1, 2001;

Amended Eff. January 1, 2005;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. March 6, 2018.