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Know the ABC's about your CEU's
for a CCPR, CCS, or CCCA!
Are you a CCS, CCCA, or CCPR? Are your credentials
current? Did you know that if you don’t complete required
continuing education you can lose your certification credentials?
As of July 1, 1998, CSI implemented requirements that all CCS,
CCCA, CCPR certificants must complete 24 hours of approved continuing
education every three years in order to retain their certification.
Certificants who do not renew by their renewal date will lapse
and their suffix will be terminated. Reinstatement is available
within 6 months of the certification expiration if all accumulated
CEUs (continuing education units) are earned and renewal fees
paid. After 6 months from expiration, reexamination is required.
All reinstatement requests should be written to the Certification
Committee Chair in care of the Institute.
In the renewal year, the Institute will send certificants an
Application for Certification Renewal. Certificants will be
asked to attest to the fact that they have met the continuing
education requirements, are active in their field, and submit
the renewal fee.
Certificants are required to earn an average of 8 hours of continuing
education per certification year for a total of 24 hours = 2.4
CEUs over 3 years. The certification year is defined as July
1 through June 30. Continuing education for renewal is calculated
in CEUs where 1 hour of continuing education equals 0.1 CEUs.
Within the 8 hours of learning, a minimum of 4 hours or 0.4
CEUs must be related to the certificant's professional or industry
discipline. The remaining 4 hours or 0.4 CEUs may be obtained
through professional or industry activities or construction
related activities. The only activities which do not qualify
for CEUs are those that are a normal part of the certificant's
vocational job description, and which are normally and routinely
performed in the course of employment duties.
Certificants are not required to register continuing education
with CSI, just maintain personal records. CSI does perform random
audits to maintain the validity of the program and may ask certificants
to provide documentation of your continuing education hours
in the form of AIA transcripts, meeting agendas, CEU certificates,
or articles read/written. A CEU Tracking Form is available on
the certification page of CSINet or through CSI’s Member/Customer
Service Center to help certificants keep track of their continuing
education hours.
Examples of professional or industry activities are: state/professional
license requirements, attending/instructing seminars, or article
publication. Examples of construction industry-related activities
are: technical tours, reading industry publications such as
The Construction Specifier, and professional technical meetings.
CSI recognizes AIA Learning Units as part of a certificant’s
continuing education.
“CSI online courses are excellent avenues
for continuing education,” says Tracy Lofty, CSI’s
Director of Professional Development. “You’re able
to complete a course at a time and location convenient for you.
In addition, you will receive one hour of AIA/CES Learning Units,
which is equivalent to .1 CEUs.”
AEC Daily has become the leader in distance learning
by building an educational resource that provides a variety
of quality education in all areas of the architectural, engineering,
and construction industry. With more than 100 free courses,
the Online Learning Center is one of the most important features
of the AEC Daily Corporation. Its courses are designed to meet
all state and professional continuing education requirements.
For ways to earn continuing education credits for your certification
renewal, entertain this list of suggestions:
1. Participate in a CSI Audio Exchange and earn continuing education
credits.
2. Read trade publications like the Construction Specifier,
Design-Build Magazine, or Architectural Digest.
3. Attend chapter meetings for CSI or AIA with a technical program.
4. Watch documentaries on the history, future and innovations
in architecture.
5. Write articles for construction industry magazines, journals,
or newsletters.
6. Venture out on technical tours.
7. Attend educations sessions, study groups, seminars, forums
or focus groups.
8. Participate in audio-, video-, or web-conferences.
9. Present or attend box lunch presentations.
10. Conduct study courses, education programs, or technical
presentations.
11. Enroll in college, university, correspondence, or self-study
courses.
12. Read books on construction, architecture, or building forensics.
13. Complete activities required for state or professional license
requirements.
"In today's highly competitive world, every edge a construction
industry professional can add to their services is important."
- Ross Spiegel, RA, FCSI, CCS, CCCA
The possibilities for continuing education are
endless and the hours really do add up quickly. CSI recognizes
programs approved by AIA as part of a certificant’s continuing
education activity. Remember, the only activities that don’t
qualify for certification renewal are those that are a part
of your daily job duties.
Individuals holding a CSI certification who wish to retire from
practice have the option of changing their certification status
to ‘retired’. A status can be changed to ‘retired’
by submitting a completed application for certification renewal,
renewal fee, and a letter requesting retirement status in the
year the certificant is scheduled for renewal. CSI members may
change certification status to ‘retired’ only if
they have retired CSI membership status. Retired status will
not expire with time and individuals may continue to use the
appropriate suffix after their name.
Here are some resource links you will
find helpful:
To find these documents Continuing Education Unit
Tracking Form (PDF) • CCCA Renewal Form 2006 (PDF) •
CCPR Renewal Form 2006 (PDF) • CCS Renewal Form 2006 (PDF):
go to this link:
http://www.csinet.org/s_csi/sec.asp?CID=154&DID=4286
To find out about online training from CSI, and other recommended
training go to this link:
http://www.csinet.org/s_csi/sec.asp?CID=1737&DID=13087
To find out about AEC online training go to this link: http://www.aecdaily.com/en/2
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