What types of activities are acceptable for CPC credit?

In order for a continuing education course or activity to meet the Continuing Professional Competency requirements it must have a purpose and objective which will maintain, improve, or expand the skills and knowledge relevant to the licensee’s field of practice.

To uniformly interpret the requirements and provide guidance to licensees, the following attributes serve as indicators that a course or activity complies with the CPC Rules adopted by the Board: (While not all of these attributes are necessary to show compliance, there is little question that the intent of the Rules are met if all are met.)

  • The licensee can substantiate that the course or activity has maintained, improved or expanded their skills and knowledge relevant to their field of practice.
  • The activity will enhance the licensee’s ability to provide engineering/surveying services in a professional and competent manner and better protect the health, safety and welfare of the public.
  • The subject matter of the course or activity is related to the licensee’s professional practice.
  • The course or activity is aimed at engineers/surveyors and is of a technical nature.
  • Completing courses, seminars, instruction, in-house programs, or training of engineering/surveying content that relate to the licensee’s field of practice.
  • Attending a technical or professional society meeting when an engineering/surveying topic is presented.
  • Except for full-time faculty, teaching a course related to professional practice for the first time or teaching of a course previously taught if substantial time was spent in updating material.
  • Completing advanced computer courses to be used in professional practice.
  • Completing Internet based, correspondence, televised and audiotape engineering/surveying courses where an examination is required at the end of the course.
  • Completing college courses related to the licensee’s field of practice.
  • Authoring published papers, articles, or books related to the licensee’s field of practice.
  • Active participation in professional or technical societies, when the licensee was an officer or actively participated in a committee of the organization.
  • Patents
  • Authoring exam questions accepted for use on the engineering or surveying examinations.

The Board has final authority with respect to approval of courses, PDH value for courses, and methods of earning PDHs.