After the issuance of Quality Inspection Office Special Circular [2017] No. 1336, how do design approvers actually proceed during the evaluation and review process?

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In accordance with \"Special Letter from the Quality Inspection Office [2017] No. 1336\": Design approval personnel are no longer required to hold relevant qualifications. During the evaluation process, the assessment agencies shall conduct a closed-book exam on-site lasting at least 3 hours to assess their understanding of standards and specifications as well as their professional knowledge (the exam questions are generated from a question bank), in addition to requiring each person to give a diagram analysis presentation lasting at least 1 hour. According to this letter, there is no longer a need for certified design approvers: (1) Do designers who already have approval certificates still need to continue their education? Is it still necessary for designers who have not obtained a design approval certificate to get one? (2) When a design firm needs to obtain a new design license or renew an existing one, must all design approval officers take exams and give presentations? For Type A and Type D certificates, during the assessment process, is it required that those with the qualification to approve designs take an exam and give a defense presentation? Are there any differences in the requirements for Type D or Type A certificates in different provinces, as well as in terms of the procedures involved? (3) For the design approval certificate, is it no longer necessary to be linked to the design firm, and can it be issued independently?