Section 90. Personnel qualifications

A. Any director of the code academy shall demonstrate a working knowledge of USBC, VADR, and SFPC training-related technology and shall possess a minimum of two years of supervisory experience. Managerial experience and a college degree from an accredited college or university are preferred.

B. All instructors shall have knowledge and experience in the trade or profession in which the instructor teaches. Instructors teaching the state-required certification courses shall have DHCD-approved experience as an instructor or shall have successfully completed a Train the Trainer or DHCD-approved equivalent course and hold active DHCD instructor certification and active certifications in the discipline in which they are teaching.

C. DHCD shall be notified of any staff or instructor changes within the code academy subsequent to receiving accreditation. Staff changes forwarded to DHCD shall include qualifications of the instructors.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR394-01-23 § 9, eff. March 1, 1991; amended, Volume 19, Issue 25, eff. October 1, 2003; Volume 30, Issue 25, eff. September 10, 2014.

Statutory Authority

§ 36-137 of the Code of Virginia.