R317-10-7. Qualifications for Operator Grades

  A. General

  1. "Qualification Points" means the accumulated points earned through education and experience required to obtain a certification without restriction. Points allocated for relevant education and experience must meet the minimum requirements for each grade. All substitutions are year for year equivalents. A college "year" is considered 45 quarter hours or 30 semester hours of credit.

  2. College-level education must be in a job-related field to be credited. However, partial credit may be given for non-job related education at the discretion of the director with the recommendation of the council.

  3. Experience may be substituted for a high school education or a graduate equivalence degree in Grades I and II only.

  4. Education may be substituted for experience, as specified for each grade.

  B. Grade I - minimum 13 points required.

  1. High school diploma or equivalency (12 points), or highest grade completed (one point per grade, up to 12 points).

  2. One year of operating experience (one point per year).

  3. Experience may be substituted for all or any part of the education requirements, on a one-to-one basis.

  4. Education may not be substituted for experience.

  C. Grade II - minimum 14 points required.

  1. High school diploma or equivalency (12 points), or highest grade completed (one point per grade, up to 12 points).

  2. Two years of operating experience (one point per year).

  3. Up to one year of additional education may be substituted for an equivalent amount of operating experience.

  4. Experience may be substituted for all or any part of the education requirement, on a one-to-one basis.

  D. Grade III - minimum 16 points required.

  1. High school diploma or equivalency (12 points), or highest grade completed (one point per grade, up to 12 points).

  2. Four years of operating experience (one point per year).

  3. Up to two years of additional education may be substituted for an equivalent amount of operating experience.

  4. Relevant and specialized operator training may be substituted for education requirement, where 25 CEUs is equivalent to one year of education.

  E. Grade IV - minimum 18 points required.

  1. High school diploma or equivalency (12 points), or highest grade completed (one point per grade, up to 12 points).

  2. Six years of operating experience (one point per year).

  3. Up to two years of additional education may be substituted for an equivalent amount of operating experience.

  4. Relevant and specialized operator training may be substituted for education requirement, where 25 CEUs is equivalent to one year of education.

  F. An applicant is also required to meet the requirements of Section 63G-12-104 regarding citizenship or alien identification certification.