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education > Policies Continuing education IMPORTANT! Do NOT send in your activity log or documentation with your annual renewal. When needed, the Board will request your paperwork in writing. Continuing professional development policies Who must comply Ohio Revised Code [R.C.] section 4733.151 requires all registered professional engineers and professional surveyors annually complete 15 hours of continuing education to be eligible for renewal of their registration. Continuing Professional Development [CPD] hours shall be relevant to the practice of engineering or surveying and must include technical, ethical or managerial material. Annual requirement A registrant is exempt from the CPD requirements during the first calendar year of registration. Each registrant thereafter must earn 15 hours of continuing education. Registration expiration is December 31. Continuing education must be earned between the dates of January 1 and December 31. A person registered as both a professional engineer and professional surveyor shall complete at least five of the fifteen hours in engineering-related coursework or activities and at least five of those fifteen hours in surveying-related coursework or activities. If the registrant earns more than the required 15 hours in any renewal period, a maximum of 15 of the remaining hours may be carried forward into the following renewal period. Qualifying activities Acceptable CPD hours for registered professional engineers and registered professional surveyors include: • Successful completion or auditing of college credit courses relevant to the practice of engineering or surveying • Successful completion of continuing education courses offered by a professional or trade organization, university or college, or offered in-house by a corporation relevant to the practice of engineering or surveying. • Completing or attending a seminar, conference, convention or workshop, relevant to the practice of engineering or surveying. • Successful completion of online courses relevant to the practice of engineering or surveying. • Authoring published papers, articles, or books (to be used only once and only in the year that it was published). • Teaching or instructing relevant courses, seminars, or workshops for the first time only. Teaching credit does not apply to full-time faculty. • Being an officer or active committee member of an engineering or surveying society. • Attending satellite downlink video courses where attendance is verified and program material meets requirements. • Completing computer software instructional courses that relate to the improvement of one’s profession or business (does not include web design). • Technical articles requiring successful completion of a test: the Board will allow a maximum of 3.0 hours per year. • Continuing professional development hours can be earned in the year a U.S. patent is awarded. Non-qualifying activities Unacceptable CPD hours for registered professional engineers and registered professional surveyors include: • Elementary and entry-level training normally expected to have been completed by registered engineers and registered surveyors prior to registration. • Regular full time employment. (For example, full time faculty at a college or university or full time research development positions.) • Web design courses, real estate courses, financial planning, foreign language courses, attending trade show displays. • Self-directed study. • Topics not relevant to the engineering or surveying profession. • Personal self-improvement. • Attending general committee or business meeting as required by your employment. • A patent or a published book, article, paper prior to the applicable reporting period. CPD conversion hours 1 university or college semester hour = 45 CPD hours 1 university or college quarter hour = 30 CPD hours 1 published paper, article or book (only in the year published) = 10 CPD hours 1 patent awarded (only U.S. patents in the year awarded) = 10 CPD hours 1 year of service as an officer or active committee member of a professional or technical society, or association = 2 CPD hours 1 year of participation on the Ohio professional surveyor exam workshop committee or member of the Boards expert panel = 2 CPD hours 1 hour of attendance at a conference, seminar, or workshop = 1 CPD hour 1 contact hour of teaching a class Record keeping The registrant shall be responsible for maintaining records to support his or her own professional development hours. Records required include, but are not limited to: • A log showing the type of activity claimed, sponsoring organization, location, duration, instructors or speaker's name, and hours earned. • Documents supporting evidence of attendance; completion certificates, attendance log or other documents supporting evidence of completion. Records must be maintained for a period of three years. Such documentation shall be made available to the Board for random audit and/or verification purposes. Documentation must support the professional development hours claimed. Reinstatement A registrant may reinstate an inactive status by obtaining all delinquent CPD hours and by meeting the requirements set forth in Ohio Administrative Code section 4733-25-01. Exemptions The only exemption from the CPD requirement is active duty in the U.S. military. A request must be made in writing to the Board including official documentation of military active duty. Noncompliance In accordance with Ohio R.C. section 4733.151, completion of the required continuing professional development hours is a condition of licensure renewal. No registrant will be renewed until the requirement is satisfied. If, after renewal, it is found that the registrant did not comply with these requirements, disciplinary proceedings will be initiated. Registrants found to have provided false information or documentation to the Board will be referred to the Attorney General’s office. If updates to the policy are implemented information can be found on this website. Return to top ^^ |
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CPD record maintenance You are responsible for maintaining your CPD records for three years. The required records need to include an activity log showing the type, date, number of CPD hours claimed, instructors’ names and certificates of completion or other evidence of attendance. Contact the Board  STATE OF OHIO ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS BOARD 50 W BROAD ST STE 1820 COLUMBUS OH 43215-5905 > Continuing education > Board Telephone (877) 644-6364 U.S. TOLL FREE (614) 466-3651 COLUMBUS METRO (614) 728-3059 FAX (800) 750-0750 OHIO RELAY SERVICE Return to top ^^ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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