Continuing Education Units

The CEU is a currency that measures a person's participation in a formal, non-credit continuing education program, such as a workshop, seminar, tutorial, or self-study course.

IEEE maintains an official registry of all CEUs awarded.  This makes accounting to state licensing boards an easier task for engineers.  It also helps IEEE Organizational Units keep track of seminar/tutorial participants.

As defined by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), one CEU is equal to ten contact hours of instruction in a continuing education activity.  Any activity less than one hour in duration is not eligible for CEUs.

Since many states require Professional Development Hours (PDHs) for maintaining licensure, IEEE CEUs readily translate into PDHs (1CEU=10 PDHs).

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