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Minnesota requires 16 hours minimum of continuing education by a state certified instructor for renewal every two years, and I have heard rumor that they are discussing the possibility of upping it to 24 hours.

Other states that I know also require CEUs are North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and I believe Wyoming. There are more of course, but I'm not sure which ones.

My company began hiring a private instructor for all of our electricians (licensed and unlicensed). I can't begin to tell you how much good has come out of it. The class that this instructor teaches can be tailored to the employers needs, and is valuable beyond imagination. He uses a lot of visual instruction, and keeps the entire class involved and on the edge of their chairs. The instructor is one of the very few "fulltime" code instructors in the USA, and is possibly THE most knowledgeable person of the NEC that I have ever met. You can view his website at www.electricode.com

I attended one other class that was almost worthless, it was taught by a state electrical inspector. It was hard to stay awake after the first five minutes. So I feel that if you can get a good instructor, CEUs are invaluable, but a dry boring one makes for a waste of time.

Matt

Matt;
so true, my last update was the class simply taking turns reading each change in the Ron P. O'Riley illustrated book. this was excrucatingly dry.

of interest is what states will accept for a renewal, case in point-i had taken a grounding course that was acceptable in one state but not another.

Sparky,

I'm curious, did your notification spell out exactly what your 20 hrs had to be on?

I was wondering if the extra hours could have something to do with the new definition of "Qualified Person" and required safety training.

Bill

Bill;
It's not definined in the Mass. info.

did i say 20, it's 21 hrs,

it further states; the Journeyman must now complete 600 hrs, the Master an additional 150 hrs of ed requirements.

on the bright side, i suppose the powers that be intend on keeping us 'qualified'

( as undefined as the term may be)



[This message has been edited by sparky (edited 06-06-2001).]