| (a) General provisions. Mold training providers must
obtain approval of training courses and provide the names of approved
instructors to the department in advance of the courses being offered
except as provided under §78.64(b)(3)(A). Each application for
course approval must be made on a separate application form.
(b) Application for course approval. An application
must be submitted on a department-approved form or in a manner specified
by the department. A complete application for training course approval
shall include:
(1) the training program provider's name, business
address and telephone number;
(2) the area of licensure and type of course (initial
or continuing education) for which approval is being sought, including
the course length in training hours;
(3) a detailed outline of each course curriculum including
the specific topics taught, the amount of time allotted to each topic,
and the amount and type of hands-on training for each topic;
(4) a description of the facilities and equipment available
for lecture and hands-on training;
(5) a copy of the course test blueprint (written documentation
of the proportion of test questions devoted to each major topic in
the course);
(6) a copy of all course materials including student
manuals, instructor notebooks, handouts, and other course-related
materials in all languages taught;
(7) the names of all course instructors; and
(8) a description and example of the course completion
certificates to be issued to students.
(c) Course completion certificates must have a unique
certificate number and must include:
(1) the training facility's name, address, and telephone
number;
(2) the printed name and signature of the course instructor;
(3) the license number of the person who provided the
training, if applicable;
(4) the student's name;
(5) a statement that the student successfully completed
the course and the name and dates of the training course completed;
and
(6) the signature of the course director or the principal
officer, owner, or chief executive officer of the training provider.
(d) Changes to training courses and certificates. An
accredited training provider must receive department approval for
changes to approved training courses, course completion certificates,
or to any of the items listed in subsection (b). Accredited training
providers must submit requests in writing and shall not offer training
courses incorporating any changes until the department or the department's
designee has granted approval.
(e) Instructor approval. Only qualified instructors
who are approved by the training provider may provide instruction
in courses required under this chapter, except that guest speakers
are permitted to provide limited instruction as provided under subsection
(f).
(1) An accredited training provider shall:
(A) fully document instructor qualifications;
(B) approve and use for instruction of mold training
courses only instructors who meet the qualifications in this subsection;
(C) notify the department or the department's designee
of its roster of approved instructors on a department-approved form
or in a manner specified by the department before providing training
courses;
(D) notify the department or its designee of additions
and deletions to its instructor roster in a manner specified by the
department within 15 calendar days after the change of instructors;
(E) ensure that instructors and guest speakers meet
all qualifications for each area of licensure for which they are approved
to provide instruction; and
(F) provide documentation of instructor qualifications
upon request by the department or its designee.
(2) Instructor qualifications. An accredited mold training
provider shall ensure that instructors are qualified in at least one
of the following categories:
(A) at least two years of actual hands-on experience
in mold-related activities for the subject that the instructor will
teach, and a high school diploma and completion of at least one teacher
education course in vocational or industrial teaching; or
(B) graduation from an accredited college or university
with a bachelor's degree or advanced degree in natural or physical
sciences or a related field, with one year of hands-on experience
in mold-related activities; or
(C) at least three years teaching experience and completion
of one or more teacher education courses in vocational or industrial
teaching from an accredited two or four-year college, with one year
of hands-on experience in mold-related activities; or
(D) a vocational teacher with certification from the
Texas Education Agency with one year of hands-on experience in mold-related
activities.
(3) Instructor training. Each instructor shall meet
the training course requirements under §78.68 as appropriate
for each area of licensure for which the instructor is approved to
teach. Instructors are not required to be separately licensed or registered.
(f) Guest speakers. Training providers may utilize
guest speakers to present training who have documentable and verifiable
professional expertise on the subject about which they are speaking.
Training providers are not required to obtain department approval
for guest speakers but must maintain proof of each guest speaker's
qualifications in accordance with this section and §78.74.
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