In Need of Continuing Education Hours?
This page includes information and several ideas for obtaining hours while working remotely.
For other PDH hours outside of the ASCE website, make sure to verify that they meet Ohio's continuing education requirements. Check the State's requirements here: https://www.peps.ohio.gov/IndividualLicensing/ContinuingEd.aspx
Please be mindful of true correspondence courses. Only six hours per renewal period are allowed in Ohio.
ASCE
Here is a good reminder for anyone looking to do continuing education while stuck at home or working from home. Its a great benefit of being a ASCE member!
Choose up to 10 on-demand webinars from the more than 200 on-demand webinars listed below. Each one is a 60-90-minute webinar worth 1-1.5 PDHs–that’s up to 15 FREE PDHs from our comprehensive continuing education library – just for being a member!
Log in to your ASCE account to take advantage of your 10 FREE PDHs: https://sa360.asce.org/ASCEWebApp/Benefits/Membership/Freeondemandwebinars.aspx
Ohio LTAP - Local Technical Assistance Program
Visit the LTAP Website for more information and access to courses. Many free and paid webinars are available.
There is a free Ethics for Engineers - Jeopardy Style! webinar scheduled for June 4, 2020.
Ohio Ethics Commission
Their online courses can count toward general CPD requirements as long as it is beneficial to an Engineer or Surveyor's job, such as those who work with government agencies in Ohio.
The Commission also has a convenient Ethics Training Online option that is free for public servants and available on-demand. The course also fulfulls the Govenor's annual Ethics Law training requirement for state officials and employees, and is approved for one hour of general Continuing Legal Education (CLE) for attorneys.
Monthly live webinars are available to anyone in public service (state and local governments).
Go to ethics.ohio.gov for more information and access to the online courses.
ACEC Ohio - American Council of Engineering Companies
ACEC has a low cost online ethics course available to anyone in Ohio. Visit http://acecohio.org/aws/ACEC/pt/sp/ethics-course for more information and a link to the online learning page for members.
NSPE - National Society of Professional Engineers
NSPE has a resource section with webinars for members for continuing education. Visit https://www.nspe.org/resources/pe-institute for more information.
Contech Engineered Solutions - Knowledge Center
View Contech's Knowledge Center for access to webinars, articles, case studies, and videos.
An upcoming free webinar for Bridge Solutions "Ready for Uncertain Times" will be held on May 19, 2020.
Click here to view more information and to register.
ADS - Advanced Drainage Systems
ADS is hosting a free webinar on May 15, 2020 for Underground Storage & Pretreatment: Design Methods in Ohio.
American Concrete Pipe Association & Indian Kentucky Ohio Concrete Pipe Association
ACPA in conjuction with IKOCPA is offering a free series of webinars during the month of June that are excellent opportunities for engineers, designers, installers, and inspectors. Each webinar is an hour long and attendees will receive 1 PDH. There are four webinars in the series; dates are 6/4, 6/9, 6/18, and 6/25 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT.
Click here to view the IKOCPA events page and register.
More PHD Ideas - Other State Resources
Visit other State Engineering Board websites for states that pre-approve courses to look for lists of acceptable courses (Florida and North Carolina for example). Generally, if other states accept courses for education credit, Ohio will as well.
Other Webinar Resources
A few webinars to watch: "Traffic Corner Tuesdays" by Spack Solutions. Several recorded webinars are posted to their website (https://spacksolutions.com/traffic-corner-tuesday/). Just remember to verify the webinars meet Ohio's requirements (link above) if looking to use as PDH credits.