It is a given that the board must adopt some continuing education regulations.  I have been meeting continuing education requirements in several states and have found only one of these states to have requirements that are difficult to meet: New York.  New York’s requirement that providers of Continuing Education Units or Professional Development Hours be members of one of several registries makes it difficult for nonresident regulants to meet the requirements, forcing them to attend seminars provided by national trade associations or national professional societies. Many excellent professional development opportunities are provided within Virginia by organizations such as the local branches of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Virginia Structural Engineers Council.  The Virginia Engineers Conference, an annual event of late, by the Virginia Society or Professional Engineers and the American Council of Engineering Companies (Virginia) is another example.  These seminars often do not qualify for continuing education credit in New York as the providers are not registered with that jurisdiction. I understand other states have similar requirements but New York is the one I know.  North Carolina and West Virginia’s requirements are relatively simple and leave the screening of providers and course content primarily to the regulant.

Jan Harris, PE
Virginia Beach, VA