Requirements
The application to renew the license must be submitted on the CFIA service platforms or sent to the following email address: formacion.profesional@cfia.cr.
Below you can see the requirements for renewing your license:
The applicant must:
- Be licensed to practice.
- Stay up to date with your obligations to the CFIA.
The applicant must:
- Provide proof of at least 24 hours of formal training courses or activities related to updating technical regulations and legislation governing good practices in LPG installations, completed within the last five years prior to applying for renewal.
For the purposes of renewal, teaching hours will be recognized for professionals who have carried out any of the following activities during the period of validity of the License:
- 8 Hours: Active participation in CIEMI or CITEC technical committees or associations, as applicable, for at least 2 years during the certification period will grant 8 hours.
- Number of Hours according to the Duration of Training Provided: teaching one of the courses in the professional development program will grant a maximum equal to the hours of training provided. This will apply only once during the certification's period of validity.
- 4 Hours: Publishing a technical article on the subject of LP gas installations in magazines with an editorial board can grant a maximum of 4 equivalent hours per certification period.
- 4 Hours: participating with a presentation on LP Gas at national or international conferences can grant a maximum of 4 equivalent hours per certification period.
The applicant must:
- Provide evidence that you have carried out inspection work on at least 5 projects, in accordance with the scope defined in the License you wish to renew.
Remember that:
- After the request has been submitted, if the information is incomplete or in any way does not comply with the provisions of these regulations, a non-extendable period of 10 business days will be granted to correct, add, or clarify the information requested. If the warning is not complied with within the deadline, or is not complied with satisfactorily, the application will be declared inadmissible and its filing will be ordered.
- Submission of the application and the corresponding documentation does not guarantee that the applicant will obtain renewal of their license.
- All information and requirements must be submitted in full; applications that do not comply with this requirement will not be accepted.
All documentation must be in Spanish; otherwise, an officially certified translation must be provided.
For more information, please contact the Department of Vocational Training
formacion.profesional@cfia.cr
Phone
2103–2263