IEEE Policies

3.1 Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

The IEEE is an Authorized Provider of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) through the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and has adopted IACET guidelines and criteria for all of its continuing professional development programs.

In addition to continued professional development programs, IEEE shall offer CEUs for short courses, tutorials, seminars, and workshops held by its organizational units (including Sections and Societies). Any organizational unit that wishes to offer IEEE CEUs for its programs shall abide by IACET guidelines and IEEE procedures, which are specified in the IEEE Educational Activities Board Operations Manual, and complete the CEU application process which shall be defined on the IEEE CEU website.

The Educational Activities Board (EAB) shall be responsible for the development, dissemination, and updating of IEEE guidelines on CEUs. The Continuing Professional Education Committee of the IEEE Educational Activities Board shall be responsible for assuring compliance of IEEE organizational units with IACET guidelines and IEEE procedures on CEUs. The EAB shall maintain a CEU registry of all individuals participating in these courses; individual records shall be kept for a period of seven years.