- What is a Continuing Education Unit (CEU)?
- Measure of continuing education
- 1 CEU=10 contact hours
- What is the purpose of a CEU?
- Provide record of non-credit educational and professional development
- Sets standards for knowledge, skill, and conduct
- Career enhancement
- Important to individuals seeking to maintain credential/license
- Fulfill a state requirement for continued certification
- What are the hurdles/obstacles to overcome?
- Usually state based, with varying requirements
- Subject to additional review by organization, company, board, etc
- How are we overcoming hurdles/obstacles?
- NCPRS is researching various certification bodies for international/national
certification
- Utilizing prior success stories to facilitate approval at state level
- Success Stories
- PA - MSG Reardon filled out the necessary paperwork he obtained from
the PA State Department of Education website. With the help of NCPRS staff, he completed
the document, submitted it, and was recently awarded an approval letter.
- AL - SMSgt Peterson received CEUs for his teachers as well. He went
to the Department of Education through Prevention Support Services, and spoke to the
appropriate individual (the schools were using another prevention program prior to SMSgt
Petersons introduction). Following a review of the curricular and training materials he
was awarded the right to provide CEUs to teachers receiving the Stay on Track training
- MS - CW2 Crain was successful at obtaining an approval letter from the MS
Department of Education to issue CEUs to teachers trained in his state. Chief Crain made an
appointment, spoke to the superintendent, and outlined the training procedures. Before he
left, he was given approval to award .6 contact hours of Continuing Education.
- How do I promote Stay on Track to obtain CEUs in individual states?
- Utilize the National Education Standards document located
here.
- Contact the gentlemen mentioned above for details and advice
- Contact gsneed@ncprs.org
- Visit www.stayontrack-online.com forum from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Thursdays for
live feedback.
