AIA Oregon FAQ

Continuing Education – Providing CE FOR AIA Oregon events

What are Volunteer responsibilities vs. Staff responsibility?

Volunteer – Planning, getting instructor/presenter, providing required info to staff (writing or receiving from presenter)

Staff – Providing guidelines, answering questions, sending application to National, follow-up on non-approval. Advertising, entering attendees.

What is needed to get Continuing Education for an Event?

This form asks for all the information required by National to apply for CEU. Fill out the form as completely as you can and return it to AIA Oregon at least two weeks before the date of your presentation. We will review and ask for more information if we think it is needed for approval. You must have at least four Learning Objectives for the application to be considered.

Please note: AIA Oregon does not make the decision on whether a program receives AIA LU or AIA LU|HSW - the ultimate approval is given by National.

Can we get Continuing Education for Construction Tours?

Tours of buildings that focus on aspects of design and what specific needs they addressed are good candidates for CEU. Sustainable/ LEED buildings work well for HSW credit, as do buildings that present certain HSW challenges, like refitting Historic buildings for accessibility.

How do I write Learning Objectives?

Well-formed learning objectives and outcomes Learning objectives and outcomes must be developed consistent with sound learning theory and must accurately reflect the outcomes of the learning program. Effective learning objectives use action verbs to describe what learners should be able to do by the end of the program. Learning objectives typically have three parts:

• Behavior: What participants will be able to do upon successful completion of the learning program

• Condition: The condition under which the participant will be able to perform the behavior

• Criteria: The evaluation metric that will determine how well the behavior is performed under the correct conditions

All learning program must have at least four (4) learning objectives

AIA DC has a short write up to help write learning objectives here:
https://www.aiadc.com/sites/default/files/learning-objective-assets.pdf

What are HSW? Why would we want it?

National’s rules on HSW are here: https://www.aia.org/pages/3281-health-safety-and-welfare-credits

Health, Safety & Welfare (HSW|LU) To qualify for Health, Safety & Welfare (HSW) credit, at least 75% of the program's content and 3 of the learning objectives must relate to one or more of these subject areas:

· Aspects of architecture that have salutary physical effects among users of buildings protecting the public from accidental injury. Examples: Accessibility‚ acoustical systems‚ energy efficiency‚ mechanical‚ plumbing‚ electrical system‚ and materials.

· Aspects of architecture intended to limit or prevent accidental injury or death among users of buildings or sites. Examples: Codes‚ regulations‚ natural hazards‚ life safety system-suppression‚ detection and alarm standards.

· Aspects of architecture that engender demonstrable positive responses among‚ or enable equal access by users of buildings or sites. Examples: Building design and materials‚ methods and systems‚ construction contracting‚ ethics and regulations

National requires 12 of the 18 CEU required for licensed members to be HSW. Oregon requires a minimum of 24 hours of continuing education (CE) in architectural health, safety, and welfare (HSW) prior to renewal. Having HSW as part of your CEU will provide more of an incentive for attendance.

Who is responsible for writing Learning Objectives?

The instructor (the person who is going to be presenting the material) should write up the Learning Objectives. For example, if it’s a tour, the tour leader should write the objectives, if it’s a presentation, the person or persons presenting should write the objectives.

What are the necessary qualifications of an instructor?

Learning programs must be developed by individuals or teams having demonstrated and verifiable expertise in the subject matter. Expertise may be demonstrated through practical experience and/or education. When appropriate, an architect should be consulted in the development of AIA CES learning programs.

What is the timeline on getting CEU approval for my program?

Official deadline from National - “All AIA CES learning programs must be reviewed and approved by AIA CES prior to being delivered for AIA continuing education credit. Programs must be submitted for review no fewer than 10 business days before a scheduled program or session.”

This is the deadline for AIAO staff to submit. We require volunteers to submit to us at least two weeks in advance at the absolute latest, so we have time to go over the application and ask for any additional info/changes we feel are needed before submitting to AIA. The more time we are given, the more time we have to fix issues if National denies the credit with the first application. Plus, we cannot advertise an event as having CE until it has been approved, so it’s best to get the approval early on, so it’s an added incentive for attendees.

What is the Timeline on getting sign in sheet back to Staff?

Attendance needs to be entered no later than 10 business days after the event. Please turn in the sign in sheet to staff as soon as possible.

Helpful Links

http://content.aia.org/sites/default/files/2018-12/AIA_CE_Standards_FINAL_v1.pdf

This is the CE Standards document from AIA. Covers quite a bit of info on creating educational content.

Continuing Education – Receiving CE

AIA’s FAQ page on Continuing education requirements for members https://www.aia.org/faq

How many hours of continuing education must I obtain, and what courses are approved?

Oregon - You must obtain a minimum of 24 hours of continuing education (CE) in architectural health, safety, and welfare (HSW) prior to renewal. Be sure to review the specific continuing education requirements which may be found in the Oregon Administrative Rules under OAR 806-010-0145. The Board automatically approves all courses that pertain to the practice of Architecture that have been approved by AIA, NCARB, or NAAB. (From https://public.orlicensing.oregon.gov/ORBAEPortal/BoardAdditional.aspx?board=BAE&boardLinkID=203

AIA CES Registered Providers must report credits to the AIA for inclusion on a member's transcript. Self-reporting by members is only allowed for non-HSW credits earned via courses offered by providers outside of the AIA CES Provider network.

Do I need a Certificate? What do I need if I’m audited?

For AIA members, the AIA official transcript should be enough to report AIA Oregon provided classes (as well as classes provided by other accredited AIA CE Providers). We can provide Certificates of Completion for back up on request.

State licensing and auditing information:

OREGON

https://public.orlicensing.oregon.gov/ORBAEPortal/Home.aspx OSBAE requirements

WASHINGTON

https://www.dol.wa.gov/business/architects/continuingeducation.html Washington requirements

CALIFORNIA

https://www.cab.ca.gov/licensees/ce/

https://aiacalifornia.org/about-continuing-education/ for California requirements

Do Emerging Professionals need CEU? How can Continuing Education programs supplement the AXP?

The AXP® identifies 96 key tasks that fall into six practice areas that align with current architectural practice. Candidates need to report a total of 3,740 hours across the six areas. Continuing Education fits into Setting O: Experience that can be performed outside an architecture firm. AIA HSW CEU is approved by NCARB for experience outside of an architecture firm, for up to 20 hours per practice area.