CPESC/CPSWQ Professional Development Requirements
Introduction
Earn PDUs through professional activities and by attending seminars, workshops, meetings, and serving on professional boards and committees. For relevant Continuing Education activities, assign 1 PDU per hour of instruction time.
Professional Development Requirements
Certified professionals (CPESC/CPSWQ) must maintain their certification by ongoing professional development activities such as continuing education courses, information transfer to other certified professionals (CPESC/CPSWQ) and to the public, support of professional organizations and community extension that promotes the profession to the public.
| Reference: | CPESC: See "CPESC Certification Procedures and Standards" in Section 4, "CPESC Program" for CPESC professional development requirements. |
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| CPSWQ: See "CPSWQ Certification Procedures and Standards" in Section 5, "CPSWQ Program" for CPSWQ professional development requirements. |
Category A: Continuing Education
The following table shows how to translate Continuing Education activities into PDUs.
| Professional Activity | PDUs | Max |
|---|---|---|
| CPESC or CPSWQ admission exam, passing grade, new applicant or current registrant (In-Training registrants can use this when full professional status is achieved) | 50 | 50 |
| Presentation, seminar, conference, clinic, workshop, tour, field day, other (as rated*) | 1/hr | 30 |
| Training workshop sponsored by employer, vendor, university, government extension (or as rated*) | 1/hr | 30 |
| Continuing education program, CPESC approved | 1/hr | 40 |
| Distance education program, CPESC approved, exam challenged | 10 | 40 |
| Short course, CPESC approved, exam challenged, 2 PDU/hour | 2/hr | 40 |
| Relevant college course (8-12 wk term) (campus attendance required) | 25 | 50 |
| *When available and appropriate and relevant, use the PDU (or CEU) value assigned by other professional organizations. (Note, PDUs = CEUs x 10.) | ||
Category B: Authorship of Publications, Presentations, Reports, and Courseware
The following table shows how to translate Authoring activities into PDUs.
| Professional Activity | PDUs | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Presenter at seminar, conference, clinic, workshop, tour, field day | 5 | 20 |
| Report, employer, co-author | 2 | 20 |
| Report, employer, sole author | 5 | 20 |
| Paper, conference proceedings | 15 | 30 |
| Publication, technical journal | 15 | 40 |
| Publication, refereed journal | 30 | 50 |
| Course development, CPESC, Inc. approved | 50 | 50 |
| Publication, chapter or book | 50 | 50 |
Category C: Professional Organization Activities and Community Extension
The following table shows how to translate Professional and Community Extension activities into PDUs.
| Professional Activity | PDUs | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Membership IECA and/or SWCS | 5/yr | 30 |
| Membership, other relevant professional organization, national or local chapter | 2/yr | 6 |
| Meeting attendance, relevant, professional | 1 | 40 |
| Media interview, source, release | 2 | 10 |
| Community presentation | 2 | 10 |
| Community leadership (conservation) volunteer work, stakeholder group | 2 | 20 |
| Committee member, professional org. | 10/yr | 30 |
| Elected executive, professional org. | 20/yr | 50 |
| Executive committee member, (e.g., standards, ethics, exams, discipline, certification) professional organization | 20/yr | 50 |
Category D: Other Professional Activities
The following table shows how to translate Other Professional activities into PDUs.
| Editor, conference proceedings | 20 | 20 |
| Editor/reviewer, scientific publication, book, course, funding application | 10 | 30 |
| Expert witness before a court of law, regulatory board or panel | 10 | 30 |
| Instructor, training workshop | 20 | 40 |
| Instructor, technical school | 40 | 40 |
| Professor, university, college | 40 | 40 |
| Member of a regulatory board or panel | 40 | 40 |
| Award of professional excellence | TBA | 60 |
| Submitted and approved activity** | 10 | 20 |
| **Other professional activities not listed could be recognized as maintaining professional practice or public awareness of professionalism in the practice of erosion and sediment control. Submit a description of the activity for review by the CPESC Council Peer Review Committee. | ||