Action | Develop regulations for a mandatory continuing education requirement for architect, professional engineer, and land surveyor licenses. |
Stage | Proposed |
Comment Period | Ended on 5/2/2008 |
This is all mandated hassle without measureable benefit.
Is there presently a problem we are trying to solve? For example, poor quality engineering, lack of understanding of the current industry trends or rules. Who or what is the driver of this. Is a CE lobby/academia pushing something through for their own financial benefit?
If the purpose is to make sure that the PE's are currently competent, then a random pattern of CE does not accomplish the goal.
If the goal is force a learned knowledge then make everyone retake the written tests and/or pass an oral board. If a PE passed a written test more than 5 years ago to attain the license, then the test knowledge was likely forgotten. This will certainly reduce the numbers of casual PEs.
I agree with the many other opinions listed that having a CE requirement guarantees nothing except an industry lobby creates a tax on an industry, and that the DPOR will have to perform audits, complaint mechanisms, legal challenges thus forcing more internal cost to be passed on.