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 |
I am opposed to the continuing education requirement for Professional Engineers.
I have worked in several different disciplines (Hydroelectric, Dam Safety, and Nuclear) since I was licensed in 1992. I had to develop my expertise in each of these fields through self study and on-the-job experience. I attended “continuing education” courses and sessions in each of these disciplines and none of them provided me more than a cursory growth in the knowledge required to be a P.E. in these fields. My current employer has an on going, targeted "re-qualification" program that provides much more professional education than any generic courses offered by a univeristy or professional society.
Continuing education requirement for Professional Engineers may sound good on paper but will do nothing to ensure the continued or improving competence of the engineers in