THE AIA/CES CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM

The AIA plays an active role in the continuing education of its members.  We strive to provide valued opportunities for AIA members to maximize their professional skills through effective learning partnerships with firms, continuing education providers, and all AIA components.

NEW SUSTAINABLE DESIGN (SD) REQUIREMENT

The AIA Board of Directors modified the AIA-member continuing education requirement to include 4 hours of education in sustainable design as part of the existing 18-hour annual requirement. This sustainable design requirement goes into effect in calendar year 2009 and extends through 2012.  Please visit the NEW Member Sustainable Design FAQs for more information on sustainable design and other provider issues.

Weekly FAQ Focus
How does this new requirement affect the original AIA Mandatory Continuing Education requirement?
The Sustainable Design MCE does not replace the original requirement for 18 total hours, eight of which must be in Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) subjects, as HSW is a subset of Learning Units, and Sustainable Design may be a subset of HSW. It designates that four (4) of the total hours be in sustainable design topics.

Resources:

• Information for Members - About the requirement.
• Six Sins of Greenwashing - A Study of Environmental Claims in North American Consumer Markets.
• Sustainable Design Online Certificate Program - through Boston Architectural College
• Sustainable Design FAQs - to download 

AIA COMPONENT CONFERENCES AND AIA KNOWLEDGE COMMUNITIES EVENTS

• More AIA Component and Knowledge Communities Conference Information
• AIAcademy Individual Component and Knowledge Communities Course information
• Providers with Courses Related to AIA Knowledge Communities Topics
• Free Webinar for Members Designing a Financial Plan in Uncertain Times, January 15, 2009

Weekly Component Focus
See what AIA Alabama is up to.  For more information about what is going on in Alabama, please visit the  Continuing Education System - Alabama page.
  

MORE RESOURCES FOR MEMBERS

• Top 25 Attended Seminars - 2008 AIA National Convention in Boston
• AIA CES Blog
• Distance Education Providers
• Cornerstone Partner Providers 
• Member FAQs
• What is your member number?
• How to self-report

Overage from previous year + audit year + current year

The overage carries over only if there is a deficit in the audit year.  The current year's credits apply to the audit year's requirement only if there is a deficit in the audit year.  For more information please visit the FAQs:

All active AIA members must successfully complete 18 learning unit (LU) hours each year, with at least 8 of the 18 LU hours relating to health, safety, and/or welfare (HSW).

A member who fails to meet the annual requirement will be given a nine-month grace period. Any credit earned in the following year will apply toward the deficit. During the grace period, members are able to report retroactively any activities that were completed in the previous year.

A member who exceeds the annual requirement may carry up to 18 LU hours (including eight hours of HSW) over to the next year. Carryover credit can be used for one year only; it is not cumulative. Only the number of credits needed to fulfill the annual requirement for the following year may be carried over. Extra credit may not be carried past the one-year limit.
NOTE: Most state licensing boards do not allow carryover and deficit credit. States have strict continuing education timeframes, and credits must be earned within them.

CES RED STAR RATINGS


Core audit standards are the basis of the CES Provider Red Star program. CES Provider ratings are based upon how well their programs and support systems meet the CES quality standards.  If you have questions, or if you are a registered provider and you would like your program to be rated, please contact Thom Lowther. 

CES DIRECTORIES

• CES Provider Directory Find approved AIA CES providers of continuing education.
  
• CES Program Directory Find registered programs advertised through the AIA continuing education system.

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