Continuing Professional Development For RenewalTo adhere to AGP's aim to encourage life-long learning and continued professional development, all Diplomates are to obtain continuing education unit hours. As part of the biennial certification renewal process, each Diplomate is required to earn a minimum of forty (40) professional development hours in geo-professional engineering, including four (4) professional development hours in ethics, every two years. The first renewal period occurs the first April at least twelve (12) months after being awarded the credential. For example, all Diplomates that received the credential in March 2009 will receive their first renewal notice in April/May 2010. If the credential is received in October/November 2009, the Diplomate will receive their first renewal notice in April/May 2011. The current fee for renewal is $300 and is due by June 1st. Each subsequent renewal notice will be sent out every other April/May. If you first renewed in April/May 2010, you will receive your second renewal in April/May 2012. A professional development hour (PDH) is a contact hour (CH) of instruction or presentation. It is the common denominator for other units of credit. A continuing education unit (CEU) is a unit of credit customarily used for formal continuing education courses. One CEU consisting of ten contact hours of instruction and a presentation equals 10 PDHs in a qualifying continuing education course as defined by criteria of the International Association for Continuing Education and Training. Any course or activity with a clear technical, professional, or ethical purpose and objective that will maintain, improve, or expand professional skills and knowledge relevant to the Diplomate's particular field of practice will qualify for professional development hours. PDH's may be earned as shown here. Typical activities that do not qualify include personal self-improvement courses, service club meetings or activities, teaching or presenting as a regular part of employment, business meetings of any organization, equipment demonstrations, trade shows, and topics not relevant to geo-professional engineering or professional ethics. Exempt from completing the continuing education professional development requirements are Diplomates in Honorary or Retired status. Also exempt are those Diplomates who were on active military duty for a minimum of six months during the calendar year, who were in foreign employment a minimum of six months during the calendar year, or who suffered a serious illness or injury themselves or an immediate family member. Those individuals will be provided additional years to complete the requirement commensurate with the years of exception. The responsibility for maintaining records and documentation to support the PDHs claimed is solely the burden of the Diplomate. That documentation should include a description of the activity, sponsoring organization, location, dates, duration, instructors' name, appropriate certificates, paid receipts, and number of PDHs earned. The Annual Summary of PDHs Earned form provides a convenient format to record and keep track of one's continuing professional development. A sampling of certification renewal applications will be selected for detailed audits. Those selected for audits will be asked to provide detailed verification for all PDHs claimed.
You can alternatively download the application, fill it out and either fax, email or mail the completed form.
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