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17. How do I know if a sponsor is approved?

17. How do I know if a sponsor is approved?

The following entities are authorized to approve sponsors of continuing education for New York State professional engineers. If the courses and educational activities are offered by sponsors approved by one of these entities and the subject area of the courses and educational activities meet the requirements in question 18, then the courses or educational activities would be considered approved New York State mandatory continuing education.

Please note: NOT all courses and educational activities offered by an approved sponsor are acceptable for continuing education credit in New York State. Also note: Courses and educational activities requiring the use of a self-reporting form by the sponsor will NOT be accepted for New York State continuing education credit. Use of the words "university or college" in the title of a corporate name is unacceptable unless your business is a post-secondary educational institution.
 

  • Sponsors recognized by the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System™ (LA CES™). The Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System (LA CES) list of recognized sponsors is available at Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System™ (LA CES™)
  •  American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACECNY). ACECNY's list of recognized sponsors is available from ACECNY, 6 Airline Drive, Suite 110, Albany, NY 12205; Phone 518-452-8611 
  • Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). RCEP's list of registered providers is available at www.rcep.net/Education-Providers/Find-a-Provider-1114.htm. 
  • International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). IACET's list of recognized sponsors is available from IACET, 45591 Dulles Eastern Plaza, Suite 132, Box 805, Sterling, VA 20166; Phone 703-763-0705; Fax 703-738-7194 or www.iacet.org/affiliates/accredited-providers-list/
  • National Council of Structural Engineers Association (NCSEA). NCSEA's list of recognized sponsors is available from NCSEA, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 750,  Chicago, IL 60606; Phone 312-649-4600
  • The Practicing Institute of Engineering (P.I.E). P.I.E's list of recognized sponsors and procedures is available from P.I.E., 6 Airline Drive, Suite 114, Albany, NY 12205; Phone 631-849-8255 or www.practicinginstitute.org/sponsors
  • New York State Council of Professional Geologists (NYSCPG) list of recognized sponsors is available from NYSCPG 679 Plank Road, Clifton Park, NY 12065; Phone 518-579-6580  
  • American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG) list of recognized sponsors is available from AIPG 1333 W. 120th Ave, Suite 211, Westminster, CO 80234-2710; Phone 303-412-6205
  • AIA's Continuing Education System list of recognized sponsors is available from the Continuing Education Program, 1735 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20006-5292;  Phone 800-242-3837
    Please note: Only courses designated as Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) will be accepted for continuing education credit from AIA. Learning Units (LU) hours will not be accepted.
  • The Shaw Fund Continuing Education Approved Provider Program. The Shaw Fund list of recognized sponsors is available from the Shaw Fund Approved Provider Program, 146 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12210; Phone 518-432-4046 
  • Colleges, universities and other degree granting institutions offering degree (e.g. AAS, BS, MS), certificate or diploma programs carrying degree credit that are registered by the State Education Department or have authority to offer equivalent programs accredited by an acceptable accrediting agency (e.g., ABET). The State Education Department's "Inventory of Registered Programs" includes all degree granting institutions in the State and can be found on SED's site at https://www2.nysed.gov/heds/IRPSL1.html  
  • A sponsor of continuing education that is approved by a licensing authority or agency of another jurisdiction under standards substantially equivalent to those of the department
  • The NYS Education Department directly approves sponsors (providers). Please see the list of currently approved sponsors. Further information and an application form are available on this site.
  • Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) www.osha.gov
  • US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) www.epa.gov
  • Federal Highway Administration – FHA
  • National Highway Institute – NHI
  • FEMA
  • Office of Homeland Security
  • U.S. Department of Energy