4. Despite section 3, if the diploma for which an equivalence application is made was obtained more than 3 years before the date of the application and, considering the developments in the profession, the knowledge and skills certified by the diploma no longer correspond to what is currently being taught in a program of studies leading to the issue of a diploma giving access to the permit issued by the Order, a candidate who has attained the required level of knowledge and skills since being awarded the diploma is granted a training equivalence pursuant to section 5.