Continuing Education

Continuing Education (CE)

In order to support ongoing competency of registrants, upon renewal each registrant must provide evidence and/or attestation they have achieved 20 continuing education hours in the past licensing year (January 1 to December 31).

A summary of categories and examples of suitable CE is:

20 Total CE Hours Required per calendar year (January 1 – December 31).

Category Hours CE Options
Direct Participatory Activities Minimum 10 hours
Maximum 6 hours online per year
Includes formal conferences; workshops; training programs; approved online courses
Individual Self-Study Maximum 10 hours Includes reading the Code of Conduct, legislation, professional journals; structured interactive activities (study group, in-service presentations)
Advancing the Profession (Optional) Maximum 10 hours
Maximum 6 hours for committee participation and designated supervision
Optional category applied to either category A or B; SCP committee participation; providing designated supervision