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Course information
How to Earn CECs
To gain credit, the course must be a Board-approved course. It is strongly recommended that you check the list of approved courses prior to signing up. If you are not sure if a course is approved for credit, please contact us. It is the responsibility of the operator to obtain the correct amount of training to renew their certificate when it is due for expiration.
Please refer to the "Approved Courses" tab to see a full list of currently approved CEC courses.
Successful course completion
One or two-day meetings and seminars require full day attendance for successful completion. This will be determined by signing a training course participant roster, filling out a continuing education credit form (CEC) which is validated by a course official at the conclusion of the training, or by obtaining a certificate of completion after a training course or seminar has concluded. If an individual leaves a meeting or course early continuing education credit will not be given. Credit for one and two-day meetings of this type are normally assigned based on the number of contact hours with 1.0 CECs for 10 contact hours. Partial credit will not be given for one-day meetings. For courses of a longer duration, such as the 3-day courses or 12-week courses, successful completion for full credit generally requires individuals to meet the attendance requirement.
Repeat credit
Full credit may be awarded for repeat attendance at meetings and seminars with changing course content or agenda, such as committee meetings or annual conferences. For courses that repeat the course content, continuing education credit may be awarded to the individual for each successful repeat that occurs outside or after the current renewal cycle. No credit will be awarded for repeating the same course during the current certificate renewal period.
College courses
CECs will be awarded for any college course when the student receives credit from the college or university, provided the course is a semester in duration and relates to the duties, responsibility, operation, maintenance or supervision of a sewerage system. The following course categories merit credit: Math, Chemistry, Physics, Computer, Electronics, Public Administration/Management, Mechanics/Technical, General Business, Engineering, Technical Writing/Communication, and Microbiology. Other courses may be accepted for credit as well. It is recommended that students electing to take such courses for CEC credit contact us prior to enrolling in the course.
Other credit
Continuing education credit equal to 1-hour (0.1 CEC) maximum may be awarded annually for an active individual, an active affiliate or an active organization representative membership in certain organizations, such as the Michigan Water Environment Association (MWEA), Michigan Rural Water Association (MRWA), etc. This credit value is based upon full year membership as of December 31 of each year. Individuals holding membership each year of the 3-year renewal period may be awarded the maximum available membership credit of 3 hours (0.3 CECs). This credit may also be awarded in ensuing renewal periods.