Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) Continuing education course
criteria.
(1) The appropriate specialty sections shall
approve a course of study or program of instruction offered for continuing
education purposes within the curriculum pursuant to this rule only if the
training agency has been approved by the administrative section and the
training agency submits the nonrefundable fees as
set forth in rule
4101:16-2-09 of the
Administrative Code. No training agency may conduct the course of study or
program of instruction for credit unless the administrative section has
approved that training agency and the course has been approved by the
appropriate specialty section.
(2)
If the training agency fails to submit its
course application as set forth in this rule, the specialty sections may not
consider such application at its next regular scheduled meeting. The training
agency shall submit its application for a course approval not less than
sixty
calendar days nor more than one year prior to the date of the course or
program offering. No application for a course of study or program of
instruction for continuing education shall be approved by the appropriate
specialty section unless such course or program meets the curriculum as defined
in this rule. The application shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the
appropriate specialty section.
(3)
Online or computer-based courses.
(a) For purposes of
this chapter, "online or computer-based courses" means
any e-learning, online, electronic,
computer-based, or similar course or program that is designed to teach or
educate using electronic media of some form, typically employing the use of the
internet. "Online or computer-based
courses" does not include courses
offered on VHS, DVD, or similar non-interactive media.
(b) Online or computer-based courses will
only be approved in accordance with paragraph (A)(5) of this rule, but shall not account for more than half of the
continuing education hours required for license renewal for each
licensee.
(4) The appropriate specialty section, when acting upon an application for approval of a
course of study or program of instruction, will
consider, but not be limited to, the following criteria:
(a) The application shall contain the
following:
(i) Name, address, email address,
facsimile, and telephone number of the training agency;
(ii) The policy regarding attendance and the
procedure used for record keeping of attendance;
(iii) The date(s), location, and time that the course/program will be
offered;
(iv) Name, address, email
address, facsimile, telephone number, and occupation of proposed
instructors;
(v)
Résumé
of the proposed instructors detailing their experience and qualifications and
the résumé of any alternate proposed
instructors;
(vi) The content of
the course/program;
(a) Title of the
course/program;
(b) Educational
objective of the course/program;
(c) Textbooks and student materials
prescribed;
(d) Outline or syllabus
that contains a brief description of the course/program; and
(e) Duration of time of the
course/program.
(vii)
Sample of the proposed advertising or written notice of
the course/ program;
(viii)
Fee for course/program;
(ix) A
description of the physical facility in which the course or program of
instruction is offered, unless the course or program is online or
computer-based; and
(x) Such other
information as the appropriate specialty section may request.
(b) The suitability of the
physical settings of the programs offered by the training agency, unless the
course or program is online or computerbased;
(c) Demonstrated adherence to specialty
section rules, procedures, and standards; and
(d) The electronic and
technological capacity of the training agency to
provide the appropriate specialty section with attendance information, course
information, and any other information the specialty section deems necessary to
be received electronically.
(5)
In addition to
considering the criteria set forth in paragraph (A)(4) of this rule, the
appropriate specialty section, when acting upon
an application for approval of a course of study or program of computer-based
or online instruction,
shall not
approve the course/program unless it also complies with the following
criteria:
(a) The course is
designed to assure that participants are actively engaged in the instructional
process while completing the course by utilizing techniques that require
participant interaction with the computer program;
(b) If in each unit of
instruction there is no activity from the participant after thirty minutes of
instruction time, the course will shut down and the participant will have to
begin from the beginning of the unit;
(c) The provider
utilizes procedures that provide reasonable assurance of participant identity
and that the participant receiving the continuing education credit for
completing the course actually performed all of the work required to complete
the course; and
(d) The provider
utilizes a clock or timer on each screen that accurately records the course
completion time to ensure course time equals the amount of continuing
education credit hours received.
(B)
No course of study or program of instruction will be approved by the
specialty sections of the board in which classroom instruction exceeds ten
classroom hours of instruction in any one day.
(C)
The approval of a course of study or program of instruction
is valid for one year. Provided that the training
agency renews, or the administrative section approves the renewal of a training
agency, then the approval of a course of study or program of instruction by
that agency shall be valid for one year unless such training agency fails to
renew or the administrative section does not approve the renewal of the
training agency.
(D)
Instructors,
seminar and conference leaders, lecturers, and
others who present materials at a course or program must have five years of
full -time experience in a profession, trade, or
technical occupation in the subject matter being taught. In addition, no
continuing education course will be approved if an instructor of a proposed
course is a local or state inspector and the instructor's participation would
create a conflict of interest as opined by the Ohio ethics commission advisory
opinion 98-005.
(E) Upon approval
of a course of study or program of
instruction by the appropriate specialty section, the section shall notify the
training agency of the approval.
(F) An instructor may receive continuing
education credit for the number of unduplicated subject matter hours
instructed.
(G) An approved training agency shall provide
the appropriate specialty section with a roster of attendees of a provided
course or program within fourteen calendar days
of completion of the course or program. The roster shall be provided to the
appropriate specialty section by a posting on the Ohio construction industry
licensing board website in a manner and form prescribed by the appropriate
specialty section or via any other means of electronic transmission that the
appropriate specialty section deems appropriate. The roster shall
contain any information the appropriate specialty
section deems appropriate.
(H) An
approved training agency shall notify the appropriate specialty section in
writing, within fourteen calendar days of the date of an approved course offering, of any
cancellation
or changes to the course date,
time, or location of a course or program. If the training agency
is proposing to change the content of a course or program or an approved
instructor with an instructor that has not been approved for the course or
program, the training agency shall comply with paragraph (K) of this rule
before such course or program shall be offered.
(I) Any member of the Ohio construction
industry licensing board or their designees may attend a course or program
being offered by an approved training agency in order to determine whether the
course or program is being conducted in accordance to approved guidelines and
procedures established in this rule.
(J) Any training agency that fails to comply
with this rule or rules 4101:16-3-01 and 4101:16-3-02 of the Administrative Code may be
disapproved or not renewed. Any training agency that has been disapproved or
not renewed may appeal the administrative section's decision pursuant to
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
(K) If the change to the approved
course/program materially alters the contents of the course/program initially
approved by the specialty section, or if an approved instructor(s)
is not
available to teach the course or program, the training agency
may
not hold that course/program if the training
agency receives approval for the changes from the appropriate specialty
section.
