AIA CES

Why do I need to be 'audited' for AIA when I have MCE for my State? I am a working parent of young children, and can barely find time to complete my State mandatory which renews every 2 years. I am aghast at the thought that I could have AIA not accept my annual membership application and fee, when I volunteer for my local chapter by leading a committee. Just because my State MCE doesn't jive with the national CEU plan? Please take this under advisement, let anyone with State requirements satisfy them and be done with it. We are all adults and aware that our License Responsibility comes first and foremost.

Thank you for the comment, Kris. Continuing education is mandatory in 35 states. When the AIA CES program started about 3 states required mandatory continuing education. Once all states require mandatory continuing education, the AIA CES may reconsider what is in the best interests of the members and the profession. Until that time, though, AIA CES adheres to the mission statement that the AIA is the voice of the architecture profession. In order to be a credible voice continuing education must be a requirement for all members.

I was just on the the MCE page (the one with the map) and there seem to be some discrepancies. I called Virginia's licensing office (DPOR) and was told there are no current requirements for continuing education. Also the map does not show Washington, DC where I am also registered. Please add DC to the map! Thank you!

I'll make sure the DC page is more visible. You can access it at http://www.aia.org/ces_washingtondc. Also, I'm contacting all state licensing boards to verify the information AIA CES has listed. If the VA page needs to be changed I'll change it.

I'm a PE and would like to know if there are any FREE continuing education courses offered for non-members, I'm shy 2 Credits.

Yes. Try online courses: AECDaily.com or RonBlank.com as they offer free courses. Also, state pages were created that list calendar of events for many components. They may offer free programs. Lastly, on the same state pages, on the right, are links to other registered AIA CES providers. Some of those may offer free programs. Just visit http://www.aia.org/ces_mcerequirements

Aloha. How do I get CE credit for conducting an in-house seminar on building code last Nov. 2007? Do attendees (AIA member) get credits too? I gathered this is possible. I'm an AIA menber & certified ICC Plan Examiner for '97 UBC & IBC 2000 and 2003. My state license renewal is due shortly & I need CE-HSW credits.

Mahalo for your time & attention. Jess E.

You can earn credit as a teacher, and the attendees can earn credit as attendees. If the course is not a registered AIA CES course, and it sounds like it isn't, then the credits need to be self-reported. To learn about self-reporting just visit www.aia.org/ces_selfreport. Attendees would submit a structured self-report with your organization as the sponsor. The number of hours they were taught is equal to the number of credits.

You can either earn credit for teaching or preparing BUT NOT BOTH. I would suggest you submit the credit for teaching as that is the only way you can receive health safety welfare in this case. It sounds like the subject is health safety welfare. You can submit a self-report for the number of hours taught, which is equal to the number of credits. The sponsor would be your organization, and again, it would be a structured self-report. Title of the program would not just be the title of the program, but it would start with "Taught . . . . "

Hello, I was interested in learning how I or my company sales force can become registred or approved to provide CEU credits. I am a professional Affiliate of AIA, I am a sales manager for Shaw Industries. Currently I do several presentations for architects every week. I believe that it would benefit them if I could offer 1.0 CEU for their time. Is this possible?

Please visit the Become a Provider page at www.aia.org/conted_become_provider, and you'll see if the program is right for you. It's definitely possible.

I would like to take some couses on-line

Architecture Management
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Are there anywhere?
thank you

You can view a list of programs via the program directory at www.aia.org/ces_m_default. Just scroll down a little. Also, if you are interested in courses within your state, just visit www.aia.org/ces_mcerequirements and click on the state of interest. Courses available through AIA Components can be linked to from the bottom of the page, and courses available through other registered AIA CES providers can be linked to from the right hand side of the page.