Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a)
The continuing education units have been designed as a uniform unit of
measurement to facilitate the accumulation and exchange of standardized
information about individuals who are participating in non-credit education. A
continuing education unit (CEU) shall be equal to 10 hours of instruction from
a continuing education program that is under responsible sponsorship, with
capable direction and qualified instruction and which is approved by the Board
in accordance with this chapter. Five units shall equal 50 hours of such
instruction.
(b) An organized
continuing education experience shall have the following characteristics:
1. Each activity shall be planned in response
to the identified educational needs of the target audience;
2. Each activity shall have clear and concise
written statements of intended learning outcomes;
3. Certified instructional personnel shall be
involved in planning and conducting each activity;
4. Content and instructional methods shall be
appropriate for the intended learning outcome of each activity;
5. Participants shall demonstrate their
attainment of the intended learning outcomes;
6. Each learning activity shall be evaluated
by the participants;
7. The sponsor
shall have an identifiable unit, group, or individual with clearly defined
responsibilities for the development and administration of learning
activities;
8. The sponsor shall
have a review process in operation that ensures that the CEU criteria contained
in this chapter are met;
9. The
sponsor shall maintain a complete record of each individual's participation for
a minimum of seven years, and shall provide a copy of that record to the Office
of Recreation upon request; and
10.
The sponsor shall provide a learning environment and support services
appropriate to the subject and the participants.
(c) Either college credits or continuing
education units approved by the Board in accordance with these rules may be
submitted for renewal.
(d)
Continuing education units may be obtained in any of the following ways:
1. Participation in a program which meets the
qualifications of the International Association for Continuing Education and
Training, 1200 19th Street, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036.
2. Participation in an established continuing
education program sponsored by an accredited college or university, at the rate
of one CEU for each semester credit hour in a course in the parks, recreation,
and leisure services field.
