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QUESTIONS about continuing education?
To licensed Architects and Designers, just in case you forgot some of the rules, regulations and other mandatory or acceptable concepts and ideas related to continuing education.
CHAPTER ONE: HSW
Seminars or courses or tours offered as Continuing Education Units accepted by any State Boards of Architecture for licensing or continuing education requirements or by any professional organizations such as AIA, have to be mostly categorized as HEALTH SAFETY WELFARE (HSW).
Health relates to: Aspects of architecture that have salutary physical effects among users of buildings. (Accessibility, Acoustical systems, Energy efficiency, Mechanical, plumbing, electrical system concepts, materials, and methods of construction.
Safety relates to: Aspects of architecture intended to limit or prevent accidental injury or death (Codes and regulations ; Natural Hazards: Earthquake, Flood, and Hurricane; Life safety systems - suppression, detection and alarm standards).
Welfare relates to: Aspects of architecture that engender demonstrable positive emotional responses among, or enable equal access by, users of building or sites (Building design and materials, methods & systems, Construction contracting, means and methods, Construction documents and services, Legal issues: Laws; contracts; documents; insurance; Ethics and regulations governing practice; Preservation and adaptive reuse, study of architecture; Environmental issues; Construction administration).
My courses/seminars/tours are all crediting attendees with Health-Safety-Welfare architecture or interior design Continuing Education Units because for example, if I talk about Italian architecture, it has to do with Welfare (Building design and materials, methods & systems), Health (Accessibility, Energy efficiency, materials) and sometimes Safety (if I talk about how that type of architecture deals with flood, earthquakes or mold).
My courses/seminars on Green Architecture are crediting attendees with Health-Safety-Welfare architecture Continuing Education Units because we talk about: design, energy, plumbing, windows, HVAC, finishes, structural integrity, foundation systems, curtain wall systems, roofing materials, lighting, etc..., etc........
NB: Architects who are members of AIA need to also take 4 LU every years related to Green architecture. It is called Sustainable Design or SD. Most of my trips have a minimum of 8 LU of Sustainable Design. The seminars “How to build and design green” and “Organic architecture” offer 9 hours in one day or 18 hours of Sustainable Design in 2 days, “Palladio” and “Sarasota Architecture Movement,” 4 each.
CHAPTER TWO: STATES CONTINUING EDUCATION LAWS for Architects & Interior Designers
Click here to see the list of States’ CE Requirements for ARCHITECTS: report date, hours per year, acceptance of Distance Learning, etc.
CHAPTER THREE: To FLORIDA licensed Architects and Designers ONLY:
(straight from the Florida Board of Architecture and Interior Design)
Click here to see the list of States’ CE Requirements for INTERIOR DESIGNERS:
report date, hours per year, acceptance of Distance Learning, etc.
Architecture and Interior Design continuing education course providers are exempt from reporting attendance rosters. However, course providers who have department-assigned provider and course numbers, have the option to report your continuing education credit hours. If reported, such hours will be posted to your license and will be reflected on the department’s Online Services at www.myfloridalicense.com.
Courses that are automatically accepted for continuing education credits but not specifically assigned a course number by the department (i.e., AIA, IDCEC, etc.) cannot be reported or manually entered into the department’s computer system.
Please be advised that your online account will only reflect the hours voluntarily reported by course providers and may not be an actual reflection of the hours you have completed. This will not affect your ability to renew your license.
In accordance with the continuing education handbook, you are required to maintain course completion certificates for three years.
If you are selected for audit you will be required to produce course completion certificates to verify attendance. If you are an out-of-state registrant, you will also be required to submit a copy of the resident state statutes and rules as it pertains to your continuing education.
Effective March 2011, you must obtain 16 HSW hours of continuing education for renewal of your 2011-2013 license plus
4 hours of elective or self directed study for a total of 20 CE hours.
In Florida the renewal period starts March 1, 2011 and finishes February 28, 2013
SELF-DIRECTED STUDY: Only four credits can be secured via this methodology provided a log of learning is maintained for each of the following:
1. Visiting significant architectural and/or interior design sites (travel time not included).
2. Reading. ~ 3. Utilization of video, DVDs or other instructive media.
4. Researching appropriate topics. ~ 5. Participating in architectural study groups.
Self-directed study, correspondence/video tape must include:
1. Pre-course instruction book ~ 2. Lecture ~ 3. Questions & answers ~ 4. Evaluation, Testing.
How many continuing education credit hours do I need to renew my license?
Licensees are required to obtain 20 hours of continuing education every two years.
If you were initially licensed less than 12 months prior to your first renewal,
no continuing education is required. If you have been licensed more than 12 months,
20 hours of continuing education are required. The renewal date for all licensees
is February 28 of odd years.
When I renew, do I need to send proof of my continuing education?
No. Maintain proof of continuing education for your records in case you are audited.
In accordance with the continuing education handbook, you are required to maintain course completion certificates for three years.
RENEWALS, CERTIFICATES, KEEPING RECORDS
What type of continuing education hours do I need?
Licensees are required to complete either all 20 hours in health, safety and welfare, or a minimum of 16 hours of health, safety and welfare, and four hours of optional credits of which 2 must be an ADVANCED BUILDING CODE COURSE.
This will be required in order to renew your license by February 28, 2013, for the 2011-2013 period: All licensees are required to complete a one-time Florida Building Code core course within two years of initial licensure.
The core course is four hours and is counted toward the required 20 hours of heath, safety and welfare credit or as an optional credit.
The board considers providers/courses approved through the AIA Continuing Education System as automatically approved courses for architects.
The board also recognizes providers/courses approved through IDCEC as automatically approved courses for interior designers AND NOW ARCHITECTS (SEE BELOW).
The IDCEC may include courses offered by ASID, IIDA, NKBA, IDEC, and IDC.
CHAPTER FOUR: STATE BOARDS ACCEPTANCE OF COURSES APPROVED BY AIA, IDCEC
Practically ALL STATE BOARDS OF ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN accept courses approve by AIA or IDCEC.
In FLORIDA,
for Architects, does the board accept courses approved by any of the following: American Institute of Architects (AIA), National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), Interior Design Continuing Education Council (IDCEC), National Council of Interior Design Qualifications (NCIDQ), American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), International Interior Design Association (IIDA), National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA), Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC), and Interior Designers of Canada (IDC)?
Some States (Florida) and some organizations will let you get a certain amount of non HSW courses or lectures. For example, Florida will let you take 4 hours of NON-HSW classes or travel, or personal exploration, or self study.The same with ASID and AIA. So be sure to take the maximum of HSW courses you need for your state and/or your organization.
TO CONCLUDE:
My courses/seminars are all accepted by the Florida Board of Architecture and Interior Design, because they are approved by AIA and IIDA/ASID/IDEC, as well as being accepted by any and all Boards of Architecture and Interior Design, according to their specific rules and laws.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A MEMBER OF AIA, ASID, IIDA, NKBA OR ANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO TAKE A COURSE OR A TOUR. REGARDLESS, THEY WILL BE ACCEPTED BY ANY AND ALL BOARDS OF ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN according to the laws in effect in each state. (see above in CHAPTER TWO). (Click here)
I hope that the long explanation will help.
HAVE A GREAT TIME AND LOTS OF JOBS.
Sincerely,
Jean Renoux
Board of Architecture and Interior Design receives an Opinion from Judge Hinkle for Locke v. Shore.
Federal District Judge Robert L. Hinkle has entered an order, Opinion on the Merits, in the case of Locke v. Shore in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. Under this ruling a person must be a registered interior designer to provide commercial interior design services in the State of Florida. However, any person may use the title “interior designer” regardless of whether or not they hold a Florida license. A person may provide residential interior design services and may advertise herself/himself as an “interior designer” without a license. This ruling does not change the statutes in Chapter 481 but does impact how the Board enforces the statutes. Case Filed 02/04/2010
OLD NEWS FOR FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL DESIGNERS
The Board of Architecture and Interior Design recently updated the Architecture and Interior Design Continuing Education Provider and Course Handbooks as referenced by Rule 61G1-21 and 61G1-24, Florida Administrative Code. The primary changes are as follows:
- An architect can receive credit for taking an approved interior design approved course.
- An interior designer can receive credit for taking an approved architecture course.
A) Sometimes in December 2012, YOU will receive YOUR LICENSE RENEWAL BEFORE YOU HAVE COMPLETED ALL YOUR CREDIT HOURS. In keeping your new license and sending your fees to the board, you only said that you will fulfil all requirements by the renewal date. Granted, if you don’t and you are audited, you will be in trouble.
B) WHETHER OR NOT ALL YOU HOURS ARE ENTERED IN THE BOARD WEBSITE, either by a provider or by yourself, AND WHETHER YOU DID FULFILLED ALL YOUR HOURS, THAT WILL NOT PREVENT THE BOARD TO AUDIT YOU AFTER FEBRUARY 28, 2013.
C) YOU HAVE UNTIL FEBRUARY 28, 2013 MIDNIGHT TO TAKE A COURSE TO FULFILL 16 OF HSW MINIMUM + 4 HOURS OF OPTIONAL CREDITS. OUT OF THESE 20 CEU HOURS YOU WILL NEED
2 HOURS OF ADVANCED BUILDING CODE COURSE.
D) KEEP A COPY OF YOUR CERTIFICATE(S) BEFORE YOU SEND IT (THEM) TO THE BOARD. And don’t send it (them) to the Board unless asked.