1. (a) General approval of NIST/NCWM training courses. The Department has approved any NIST/NCWM price verification training course utilizing the ‘‘Examination Procedure for Price Verification’’ set forth in NCWM Publication No. 19 (August, 1995), or a subsequent successor publication thereto, as an approved training course for certified UPC/PLU inspector candidates.
2. (b) Current approved NIST/NCWM training courses. The current approved NIST/NCWM training courses are the ‘‘NIST/NCWM Price Verification Training’’ course and the ‘‘NIST/NCWM Price Verification Instructor’s Training’’ course. An approved training course may be conducted by a person who has successfully completed the NIST/NCWM price verification instructor’s training course.
3. (c) New or additional training courses. The Department will update or revise the list of approved NIST/NCWM training courses in subsection (b) by publishing notice describing this update or revision in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
4. (d) Effect of addition of a course to list of approved courses. If the Department approves a new or additional training course for certified UPC/PLU inspector candidates, a person who has successfully completed that course within 2 years prior to its approval will be deemed to have completed an approved course.

Cross References

This section cited in § 5.6 (relating to certification requirements).