Effective January 2023, CMTO’s Refresher Course Policy has been updated to reduce the number of tutoring hours required, permit more tutoring hours to be completed remotely and incorporate CMTO’s new online jurisprudence program. The Refresher Course Policy applies to some applicants for registration and RMTs who have been out of practice for a specified length of time. More details can be found below and in the Refresher Course Policy.

Like the previous Refresher Course, the updated course will include a jurisprudence component and a tutoring component. Below is a summary of the key changes:

• Online jurisprudence program:
  • Must be completed before the tutoring component.
  • Consists of three online modules that can be taken in any order with an evaluative test at the end of each module.
  • Can be completed in approximately four hours.
  • Is available at no charge.
  • Once completed, is valid for six months.

• Tutoring:
  • Must be provided by a CMTO-approved tutor.
  • Participant categories and the number of tutoring hours required are based on whether the participant is 1) an applicant for registration or 2) if a registrant, the length of time since holding a General Certificate.
  • As compared with the current Refresher Course, the new program reduces the total number of tutoring hours required and increases the use of remote tutoring.
  • Must be completed within six months of completing the jurisprudence program.

The Refresher Course is valid for 15 months once both the jurisprudence program and tutoring have been completed. If you have any questions, please contact registrationservices@cmto.com.