As a condition of registration renewal, every registrant shall show evidence that he or she obtained a minimum of thirty (30) professional development hours (PDH's) during the respective biennial renewal period. If a registrant exceeds the continuing education requirement in any biennial renewal period, he or she may carry a maximum of fifteen (15) PDH's forward into the subsequent renewal period.
Consult the following table to verify the conversion of other units of credit to PDH units:
| 1 College or unit semester course (3 credit hours) |
45 |
| 1 College or unit quarter course (3 credit hours) |
30 |
| 1 Continuing Education Unit |
10 |
| 1 Hour in course work, seminars, professional conventions, workshops |
1 |
| 1 Hour of teaching in course work, seminars, professional conventions, workshops |
2 |
| Each published paper or patent on engineering subjects |
10 |
Recordkeeping
Each registrant is responsible for his or her own professional development activities. The registrant shall maintain the records to be used to support credits claimed for professional development activities. These records shall be maintained for three renewal periods. Copies of these records and supporting documentation may be requested by the Board for audit verification purposes.
Consult §7-1-10 of the West Virginia State Registration Law for Professional Engineers for details on acceptable records and exemptions.
Continuing Professional Competency (CPC) Tracking System
As of November 2016, the West Virginia State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers voted to no longer require submission of a detailed description of the PDHs at the time of renewal. Only registrants selected for the required biennial audit, following the close of each PE renewal period, will be required to submit detailed records to support the continuing education hours claimed at the time of renewal.
WV Engineering Law requires all WV PE licenses to be renewed biennially in late November and December of even numbered years. As a condition of WV PE renewal, every registrant must:
- Certify that he or she has met the continuing education requirements (obtained the minimum of thirty (30) PDHs) prior to the biennial renewal period; and
- Indicate the total number of PDHs obtained during the qualifying renewal period; and
- Indicate the total number of requested carryover hours (up to a maximum of 15 PDHs) to be used during the next biennial renewal.
If you wish to track your PDHs online, NCEES now offers a free CPC tracking tool. Information about the NCEES CPC Tracking System is available at http://ncees.org/cpc. If you wish to track your PDHs using the WV PE Board log sheet, or develop your own log, you may download a copy of our recommended Professional Development Reporting Log from the table below:
Professional Development Reporting Log
This document contains the required fields to be completed when responding to a continuing education audit of the WV PE Board. In addition, supporting documentation of attendance must be provided for each activity listed when being submitted to the Board for audit review purposes.
IMPORTANT: ALL ACTIVITIES MUST BE LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER, BEGINNING WITH CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS AWARDED FROM A PREVIOUS CARRYOVER REQUEST, THEN FOLLOWED BY HOURS EARNED IN CURRENT RENEWAL PERIOD BEING AUDITED. |
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