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Training, Education and Certifications: Continuing Education
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AACE International – the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering Through Total Cost Management
www.aacei.org
Lists continuing education opportunities.
Access Board (formerly Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board)
www.access-board.gov
Posts schedule of training sessions provided to firms, associations, agencies and other groups that must apply ADAAG requirements to new construction and alterations of buildings and facilities. Offers online courses in ADAAG for Building Elements Designed for Children's Use and ADAAG for State and Local Government Facilities.
AcqNet
www.acqnet.gov
Lists links to government agencies and professional organizations offering professional development courses, workshops and programs related to procurement and acquisition.
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
www.achp.gov
Lists training and educational programs sponsored by ACHP; provides information about "Introduction to Section 106 Review" course that teaches the Section 106 review process.
AEC Daily
www.aecdaily.com
Online Learning Center offers free online continuing education courses.
American Academy of Environmental Engineers
www.aaee.net
Describes the academy's accreditation programs for environmental engineers.
American Council of Engineering Companies
www.acec.org
Offers seminars on project management and design-build.
American Institute of Architects
www.aia.org
Provides information about continuing education; registered providers directory; state status report on mandatory continuing education for licensure. Offers online classes. Members can download transcripts.
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
www.aiche.org
Provides calendar and catalog of professional and technical training courses. Visitors can view registration information, register and pay for courses online or download registration form to send by fax or mail.
American Institute of Steel Construction
www.aisc.org
Offers continuing education courses and seminars in seismic design, practical steel design, connection design and LRFD.
American Iron and Steel Institute
www.steel.org
Offers steel construction workshops and seminars; cold-formed steel design seminars; links to online courses.
American Planning Association
www.planning.org
Links to continuing education opportunities and workshops in planning.
American Public Works Association
www.apwa.net
Includes information about continuing education programs and workshops.
American Society for Healthcare Engineering
www.ashe.org/ashe/index.jsp
Offers seminars on managing the healthcare environment during construction and on NFPA standards compliance.
American Society for Nondestructive Testing
www.asnt.org
Offers continuing education classes and refresher courses.
American Society of Civil Engineers
www.asce.org
Includes continuing education listings, including seminars, self-study and onsite/custom training.
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers
www.ashrae.org
Lists ASHRAE-sponsored continuing education and professional development opportunities; bookstore offers online ordering of self-directed learning courses.
American Society of Interior Designers
www.asid.org
Provides schedule of continuing education and training courses.
American Society of Landscape Architects
www.asla.org
Provides continuing education offerings, including live, audio and Internet-based programs.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
www.asme.org
Lists continuing education offerings, including technical programs, on-site courses; provides online training library; Professional Practice Curriculum for early-career engineers. Offers online P.E. exam review; other review programs, materials; engineering, design, building code short courses; technical seminars.
American Society of Professional Estimators
www.aspenational.org/
Can view educational programs and seminars at local chapters; information on correspondence and online courses.
American Welding Society
www.aws.org
Lists continuing education programs.
American Wood Council
www.awc.org
Offers free online courses on Designing with National Design Specification for Wood Construction; building code and wood design courses and seminars; wood as a building material courses; and wood design and detailing courses.
APA – Engineered Wood Association
www.apawood.org
Offers "Design Solutions with Engineered Wood" technical seminar for engineers, architects, building designers, code officials and contractors; free online courses for registered users.
Architectural Record
archrecord.construction.com/Default.asp
Continuing Education offers Continuing Education Series articles. After reading the articles and replying to the questions that follow, AIA members can fill out self-report form and send it in for AIA Learning Units.
Associated General Contractors of America
www.agc.org
Lists AGC-sponsored continuing education opportunities and audiotapes of past seminars.
Association of State Dam Safety Officials
www.damsafety.org
Offers training and workshops on dam operations, maintenance and safety for dam safety engineers, technicians and owners.
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Boston Architectural College
www.the-bac.edu
Continuing Education Program offers Architect Registration Exam preparation courses, certificate programs and continuing education courses.
Building Research Council, School of Architecture, University of Illinois
brc.arch.uiuc.edu
Provides information, schedules and online registration form for architect professional development courses in sustainability, lead paint, lighting, life-cycle cost, local planning matters, measuring building environments, mechanical systems in buildings and water in buildings.
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Canadian Wood Council
www.cwc.ca
Offers online professional development seminars.
Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute
www.cfsei.org
Provides dates, locations and information for seminars.
Colorado School of Mines
www.mines.edu/index_js.shtml
Advanced Steel Processing and Products Research Center lists workshops. Excavation Engineering and Earth Mechanics Institute lists short courses. Center for Engineering Education lists seminars.
Colorado State University, Construction Management and Green Building
www.learn.colostate.edu/areas
-of-study/constructionmgmt/
Offers certifications in construction management, green building, green homes, asphalt pavement materials, construction for industry; courses are conducted in Denver, Loveland and online. Offers prep course for LEED accreditation exam.
Colorado State University, Water Center
watercenter.colostate.edu
Lists short courses on design and management of irrigation and sprinkler systems. Provides course overviews and contact information.
ConstructionEducation.com
www.constructioneducation.com
Lists online approved continuing education courses and certificate programs in engineering, project management, construction management and other disciplines. Lists continuing construction education programs.
Construction Industry Cooperative Alliance
www.ces.clemson.edu/cica/
Cooperative alliance between member firms from the construction industry in the eastern U.S. and Clemson University's Civil Engineering Department in the College of Engineering and Science and its Construction Science and Management Department in the College of Architecture. Lists upcoming project management courses; includes course catalog.
Construction Management Association of America
www.cmaanet.org
Offers Web-based professional development programs.
Construction Specifications Institute
www.csinet.org
Offers distance learning and professional development courses.
ContractorCafe.com
www.contractorcafe.com
Offers National Electrical Code training and state-approved continuing education for electricians in North Carolina, Alaska and Washington. Can purchase and take courses online.
Copper Development Association
www.copper.org
Architecture lists continuing education courses on copper uses available to architects.
Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards
www.clarb.org
Provides information about continuing education programs. Can order designer professional short courses online.
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Denver Professional Center
www.learn.colostate.edu/denver/
Offers programs for working professionals. Provides construction management degree program application packet, requirements, dates, curriculum and tuition information. Offers construction management certificate and project management certificate; online programs.
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EduMine
www.edumine.com
Can browse catalog of courses in mining, engineering, geosciences; view course summaries.
Engineering Credentials Evaluation International
www.ecei.org
Credentialing service specializing in the assessment of credentials of engineers educated outside the United States. Includes downloadable application, fee schedule and FAQs.
Engineering Management Institute at the University of Texas, Austin's Center for Lifelong Engineering Education
lifelong.engr.utexas.edu
Lists continuing education courses in construction management and environmental, transportation and other engineering disciplines. Provides course information and online registration.
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Facility Care Magazine
www.facilitycare.com/conted.asp
Continuing Education provides links to purchase more than 40 audio courses that satisfy continuing education requirements for certified healthcare facilities managers, certified healthcare safety professionals, certified safety professionals, certified industrial hygienists, construction safety officers.
Federal Emergency Management Agency
www.fema.gov
Multihazard Building Design Summer Institute offers free courses for engineering and architectural faculty teaching building design. Dam Safety Program lists upcoming workshops. Offers emergency management training.
Florida Solar Energy Center
www.fsec.ucf.edu
Offers continuing education courses in energy rating, photovoltaics and building science.
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Georgia Institute of Technology
www.gatech.edu
Continuing Education offers certificate programs in hazardous materials management, occupational safety and health (construction and industrial) and sustainable facilities and infrastructure; short courses in architecture, various fields of engineering, asbestos abatement, lead-based paint abatement, occupational safety and health and OSHA Training institute courses. Can view course descriptions and register online. Institute of Paper Science and Technology gives information about Pulp and Paper Certificate program.
Georgia Institute of Technology, Construction Resource Center
www.coa.gatech.edu/crc/
Offers continuing education courses in construction management and marketing, project management and finance, facility management, information technology.
Geosynthetic Institute
www.geosynthetic-institute.org
Lists course offerings. Offers online courses on geosynthetics in waste containment applications, geotechnical applications, private land/property development and hydraulic engineering applications.
Glass Association of North America
www.glasswebsite.com
Offers educational conferences for glass industry professionals.
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Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
www.ieee.org
Provides engineer registration exam information and continuing education resource guide; lists continuing engineering education requirements by region.
International Dark-Sky Association
www.darksky.org/
Offers outdoor lighting educational resources and courses.
International Interior Design Association
www.iida.org
Lists continuing education offerings in interior architecture and design.
Iowa State University, Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, Center for Transportation Research and Education
www.ctre.iastate.edu/calendar/
Lists training workshops, short courses, conferences and seminars for professionals in civil and construction engineering.
ISA – The International Society of Automation
www.isa.org
Offers information about training, certification and professional development opportunities (including online courses) in the measurement and control industry and certification programs.
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Jade Construction College
www.jade1.com
Offers online continuing education courses to satisfy electrical licensing renewal requirements in Alaska, Idaho, Maine, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Provides renewal requirements and contact information for the electrical boards.
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Kansas State University
www.dce.k-state.edu/
Division of Continuing Education offers architectural and engineering courses.
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LearnOn.org
www.learnon.org
An initiative of the American Society for Engineering Education, this is an engineering continuing education and distance learning online resource. Visitors can search database of thousands of courses across all engineering disciplines by subject matter, location, price, course provider or type of course (classroom, evening, weekend, distance learning, online, CD-ROM and video courses), all of which are offered by U.S. engineering colleges and professional societies. Lists conferences and events; provides links to university professional development and extension programs.
Louisiana State University
www.doce.lsu.edu
Continuing Education Program offers professional development courses in engineering and environmental management.
Louisiana Tech University, Trenchless Technology Center
www.latech.edu/tech/engr/ttc/
Lists seminars and workshops in trenchless technology and related issues sponsored by universities, associations and companies.
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METRANS Transportation Center
www.metrans.org/
Partnership of University of Southern California and California State University, Long Beach with focus on transportation issues. Includes calendar of transportation-related workshops, seminars; current and archived newsletters, other publications. Contains links to other transportation research organizations.
Metropolis Magazine
www.metropolismag.com/cda/continuing_education.php
Offers continuing education courses for architects and interior designers.
Milwaukee School of Engineering
www.msoe.edu
Lifelong Learning Institute offers Fundamentals of Engineering review course. Applied Technology Center offers seminars on hydraulics systems.
Mississippi State University
www.msstate.edu
Continuing Education offers courses in environmental and industrial safety, including asbestos training and hazardous waste training.
Missouri University of Science and Technology
www.mst.edu/
Center for Cold-Formed Steel Structures lists engineering seminars and short courses. Continuing Education lists professional development courses in engineering and other disciplines. Engineering Education Center lists fundamentals of engineering and professional engineer refresher courses and online courses.
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National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE International)
nace.org/content.cfm?parentid=1007¤tID=1007
Contains information on courses, seminars, training and certification programs.
National Association of Home Builders
www.nahb.com
University of Housing lists courses for architects, designers, planners, builders and other professionals; provides online registration. Includes information about professional designations.
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
www.ncarb.org
Lists professional development self-study materials available for sale; lists requirements for states with continuing education requirements.
National Highway Institute
www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov
Part of the Federal Highway Administration, the institute provides technical training to transportation agencies and private transportation-related firms. Can download course catalog and course materials; offers online courses. Training areas include structures and hydraulics; materials, pavements and base designs; geotechnical engineering; design and traffic operations; intelligent traffic systems; environment; planning; construction and maintenance; financial management; highway safety.
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association
www.nrmca.org
Offers continuing education courses for concrete designers.
National Society of Professional Engineers
www.nspe.org
Professional Education resources include online courses, exam review, and continuing education opportunities by state; catalog lists continuing education publications for sale.
Newschool of Architecture
www.newschoolarch.edu
Posts schedule of licensing exam seminars.
North Carolina State University
www.ncsu.edu
Institute for Transportation Research and Education lists training courses in GIS, Technology Transfer and Highway Systems and Safety. Continuing and Distance Education offers courses in civil and construction engineering, hazardous waste management, project management, and safety and health.
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Old Dominion University, Virginia Applied Technology and Professional Development Center
vatpdc.com/
Provides educational opportunities for engineering, engineering technology, engineering management professionals. Can view course descriptions, current schedules; register online.
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PDHCenter.com
www.pdhcenter.com
Offers online continuing education courses for engineers, surveyors and architects. Approved sponsor/provider of continuing professional competency activities for professional engineers and surveyors licensed in Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, New York, North Carolina. Registered users can browse catalog of courses available and study course materials free of charge; then take quiz to earn continuing education credits and pay by credit card.
PDHengineer
www.pdhengineer.com
Offers online continuing education courses for engineers in civil, electrical, mechanical, and health and safety engineering.
Project Management KnowledgeBase
www.4pm.com
Offers online, distance learning project management courses and project management certification program through Colorado State University.
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RedVector.com
www.redvector.com
Offers online continuing education to engineers, architects, contractors and land surveyors; exam preparation courses; certification programs; home study courses. Users can search directory of course offerings by location and keyword(s); purchase home study courses or take courses online.
Registered Continuing Education Providers Program
www.rcep.net
Includes registry of continuing education providers; database of continuing education requirements for A/E/C professionals by state; online provider application and instructions.
Roof Consultants Institute
www.rci-online.org
Lists RCI-sponsored continuing education seminars.
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Sargent and Lundy, LLC
www.sargentlundy.com
Power Delivery Services lists upcoming power delivery engineering courses.
Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association (SMACNA)
www.smacna.org
Lists upcoming continuing education programs. Offers online distance learning courses.
SmartPros Engineering Products
corporate.smartpros.com/engineering/engineering.html
Offers online PE review courses and professional development engineering courses.
Society of Fire Protection Engineers, Inc.
www.sfpe.org
Lists the SFPE Educational Calendar, with symposia, seminars and courses related to fire protection engineering.
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Environmental Resources Training Center
www.siue.edu/ertc/
Provides continuing education and certification courses related to drinking water, wastewater treatment systems. Can view course descriptions, schedules; download registration forms.
Southern Polytechnic State University Extended University, Office of Continuing Education
oce.spsu.edu/
Engineering and Construction lists seminars, courses offered, including asbestos and lead seminars, commercial building code refresher courses, construction management courses. Can view course descriptions; register online.
Stanford Center for Professional Development
scpd.stanford.edu/
Offers professional education programs in advanced project management, virtual design and construction; certificate programs in electrical and other engineering fields. Can register to view free online seminars in civil and electrical engineering, project management, and other disciplines.
Steel Construction Institute
www.steel-sci.org
Under Education, can access continuing education opportunities for the steel construction industry.
Steel Framing Alliance
www.steelframing.org
Offers "Practical Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structures" and "Cold-Formed Steel Structures Short Course" continuing education courses for architects and designers.
Steel Joist Institute
www.steeljoist.org
Offers seminars on steel joist construction.
Steel Network
www.steelnetwork.com
Lists light gauge steel professional development and continuing education courses for engineers and architects.
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Texas A&M University, College Station
www.tamu.edu
Center for Construction Education at the College of Architecture offers Construction Executive and Construction Management professional programs. Texas Transportation Institute, Center for Professional Development offers design and operations seminars for consulting engineers.
Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying
www.txls.state.tx.us
List of approved continuing education courses.
Texas Department of Insurance Windstorm Inspection Program
www.tdi.state.tx.us/wind/index.html
Lists engineering courses and seminars for the windstorm inspection program.
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Architectural Barriers Program
www.license.state.tx.us/AB/ab.htm
Provides Texas Accessibility Academy information and registration form.
Truss Technology Workshop
www.ttw.sbcindustry.com
Offers online truss design courses for architects, engineers, builders, contractors, building inspectors, fire protection professionals. Can preview courses; purchase and take courses online.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
main.uab.edu
School of Engineering, Engineering Professional Development lists non-credit courses for engineering professionals in various engineering fields as well as AutoCAD training, engineering management, reviews and code courses.
University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa
www.ua.edu
College of Continuing Studies lists professional development courses for engineers.
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, School of Engineering
www.engr.uark.edu/
Academics/Distance Learning lists courses for advanced degrees, professional development, continuing education, organized by discipline. Includes contact information.
University of California, Davis, Distance Learning Program
dlp.engineering.ucdavis.edu/
College of Engineering offers Instructional Television Program for working engineers.
University of Florida, M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Building Construction
www.bcn.ufl.edu
Lists professional and distance learning programs.
University of Maryland, Bridge Engineering Software and Technology Center
best.umd.edu
Offers bridge engineering short courses.
University of Massachusetts, Lowell
www.uml.edu
Continuing Education offers certificate programs in Hazardous Waste Management, Land Surveying and Wastewater Treatment and evening programs in various fields of engineering.
University of Nevada, Reno, Transportation Technology Transfer Center
www.t2.unr.edu
Offers workshops in pavement design and testing, road maintenance, worker safety, management skills and resources, and traffic engineering.
University of Oklahoma
www.ou.edu
Continuing Education offers seminars and classes in engineering and geosciences.
University of Tennessee Space Institute
www.utsi.edu
Continuing Education offers short courses in ASME Boiler Pressure Vessel Code, ASME Process Piping, ASME Practical Welding Technology, Designing Electrical Systems for Hazardous Locations and Technical Project Management.
University of Tulsa, Continuing Engineering and Science Education
www.cese.utulsa.edu/
Offers seminars, courses, programs for engineering professionals. Can browse course descriptions; register online. Includes calendar of upcoming programs, events.
University of Virginia
www.virginia.edu
School of Continuing and Professional Studies offers engineering review courses.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
epdweb.engr.wisc.edu
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in conjunction with Continuing Education Department offers short courses, seminars and workshops in Architecture, Building Engineering, Construction, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Design, Quality, Chemical Processing, Refrigeration, HVAC, Energy, Electrical and Power Engineering. HVAC&R Center and the Thermal Storage Applications Research Center (TSARC) list seminars on HVAC&R technology and operations.
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Window and Door Manufacturers Association
www.wdma.com
Lists WDMA continuing education courses for architects.
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