Section 5-303.1 - Work experience credit.
§ 6.5-303.1. Work experience credit.
(a) Board may authorize license examination based on work experience.- The Board may authorize an applicant to take a license examination if the Board determines that the work experience of the applicant is substantially equivalent to the work experience requirements of a licensee for the license level requested by the applicant.
(b) Considerations.- In evaluating the work experience of an applicant, the Board shall consider:
(1) the size of the operation or plant at which the applicant acquired the work experience;
(2) the type of machinery the applicant used in acquiring the work experience; and
(3) (i) the job responsibilities or duties of the applicant; and
(ii) the time period in which the applicant held each job responsibility or duty.
(c) Amount of credit.- An applicant may receive not more than 2 years of work experience credit under this section if the Board determines that the work experience is acquired through:
(1) a formal course of study; or
(2) professional training.
[2006, ch. 631, § 2.]