Board of Plumbing Examiners Rules for Continuing Education Requirements Section 1103.160 SLCRO Section 1: Requirements 1. Each licensee who holds an active license shall complete, during the three (3)-year license period prior to renewal, as a condition precedent to license renewal a minimum of twelve (12) PEU’s (Professional Education Units) of instruction approved for continuing education credit by the Board of Plumbing Examiners, pro-rated per each complete or partial active year of license. An active license is any license issued by St. Louis County except those that have been placed on inactive status by a licensee, pursuant to Section 1103.160 SLCRO 1974 as amended. Professional education obtained by a licensee should maintain, improve or expand skills and knowledge obtained for initial licensing, and to develop skills and knowledge relevant to the requirements of the Chapter 1103, SLCRO 1974 as amended (“Plumbing Code”). Licensees will receive credit for approved courses taken after July 1, 1998 Applicants are required to pay any administrative fees set by the County Council. Failure to provide the Board of Plumbing Examiners evidence of course completion, as set forth shall constitute grounds for not renewing a license. 2.
Definitions. A. Professional Education Unit (PEU). The standard unit required by 1103.150 to satisfy Continuing Education Requirements. Two (2) nominal contact hours of instruction or presentation is equal to one (1) PEU, and is the common denominator for other units of credit. PEU’s can be awarded in fractional units (e.g. ½-PEU for 1 Hr session). B. A nominal contact hour is defined as sixty (60) minutes, at least fifty (50) minutes of which shall be devoted to actual classroom instruction and no more than ten (10) minutes of which shall be devoted to a recess. C. Continuing education unit (CEU). One (1) CEU, which is the unit customarily used for continuing education courses, is defined as ten (10) contact hours of participation in an organized continuing education experience under responsible sponsorship, capable direction, and qualified instruction. It is awarded by an independent organization to sponsors who are willing to undergo a peer review of their practices and make a continuing commitment to adhere to the Continuing Education Unit Criteria and Guidelines for quality continuing education and training. One (1) CEU is equal to five (5) PEU’s. D. College credit. A unit awarded by an accredited college or university for semester hour or partial semester hour not also granting CEU. One (1) semester hour of college credit for courses whose content meet the criteria of this rule is equal to five (5) PEU’s.
St. Louis County MO Board of Plumbing Examiners Continuing Education Rules and Regulations
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