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Florida Professional Engineer Continuing Education Requirements


Florida Continuing Education Requirements

  1. All Professional Engineers licensed in Florida are required to obtain a total of 18 continuing education (CE) course hours every two years in order to renew their licenses.
  2. Pursuant to Rule 61G15-22.001(3), Florida Administrative Code, PEs must complete a course on the eighth edition which goes into effect Dec. 31, 2023, and provide the Board with a certificate of completion. Certificates can be emailed to FBPE at cedesk@fbpe.org.

    However, PEs whose work involves the design of elements of structures and systems covered by the Florida Building Code must take an advanced building code course before submitting final engineering documents to building departments or other agencies having jurisdiction.

    For more information, visit the FBPE Executive Director's message on the FBPE.org Web site.
  3. Of the 18 hours, one hour must relate to the Florida laws and rules of Professional Engineers and one hour must relate to Florida professional ethics, both from a Board-approved provider. Four hours must relate to area of practice. The remaining 12 hours may be related to any topic pertinent to the practice of engineering.

Florida Continuing Education Record Maintenance and Verification

Rule 61G15-22.008, F.A.C., Record Keeping, states that engineer licensees are responsible for maintaining sufficient records demonstrating completion of qualifying professional development hours for at least two licensure cycles or four years.

 

Pursuant to Rule 61G15-22.006, F.A.C., Demonstrating Compliance,
  1. In order to demonstrate compliance, licensees must attest to completion of the continuing education requirements upon licensure renewal. The Board will audit at random a number of licensees as is necessary to assure that the continuing education requirements are met.
     
  2. The licensee shall retain such receipts, vouchers, certificates, or other papers as may be necessary to document completion of the continuing education pursuant to an audit for four years from the date of completion of the continuing education activity.

For more information, visit the Florida Board of Professional Engineers Continuing Education Requirements Website.

PacePDH.com is approved by the Florida Board of Professional Engineers (Provider #0003356) to provide online continuing education courses to Engineers.

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multimedia courseAdvanced Florida Building Code 8th Edition (2023) Accessibility 2.00 $38.00
   PDF courseAdvanced Florida Building Code 8th Edition (2023) Accessibility - PDF (ADV) (HSW) 2.00 $38.00

Laws and Rules


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   PDF courseLaws and Rules for Florida Engineers PDF 1.00 $19.00

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multimedia courseIndoor Environmental Quality (GEN) (HSW) 3.00 $57.00

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Civil Engineering


Course Sample Credit Hours Price
   PDF courseHydraulic Design of Storm Sewers with Excel 4.00 $76.00
   PDF courseHydrology 1 - Precipitation 4.00 $76.00
   PDF courseHydrology 2 - Frequency Analysis of Flood Data 5.00 $90.00
   PDF courseManning Equation Open Channel Flow Calculations 4.00 $76.00
   PDF courseModern Roundabout Design I 3.00 $57.00
   PDF courseModern Roundabout Design II - Multilanes to Mini-Roundabouts 3.00 $57.00
   PDF courseRoadway Traffic Control Part 1 3.00 $76.00
   PDF courseRoadway Traffic Control Part 2 3.00 $76.00

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Energy Efficiency


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multimedia courseBuilding for Energy Efficiency (BSP/T/GEN) (HSW) 1.00 $19.00
multimedia courseDaylighting for Energy Efficiency (BSP/T/GEN) 1.00 $19.00
multimedia courseEnergy Efficient Roofs (GEN) (HSW) 1.00 $19.00
multimedia courseEnergy Efficient Ventilation Techniques (GEN) (HSW) 1.00 $19.00

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   PDF courseBasic Engineering Ethics 1 Hour - PDF 1.00 $19.00
multimedia courseProfessional Ethics for Engineers (2 hours) 2.00 $38.00

Electrical


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multimedia courseAnalysis of Changes 2020 NEC - Part 1 - Code-Wide Chapters 1 and 2 4.00 $76.00
multimedia courseAnalysis of Changes 2020 NEC - Part 2 - Chapters 3 and 4 4.00 $76.00
multimedia courseAnalysis of Changes 2020 NEC - Part 3 – Chapter 5 through Article 682 4.00 $76.00
multimedia courseAnalysis of Changes 2020 NEC - Part 4 - Article 690 through Chapter 9 4.00 $76.00

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Pace is an approved provider of continuing education by the Florida Board of Professional Engineers (FBPE).  Professional engineers in Florida can rely on Pace to help them meet their PDH requirements for license renewal.  Continuing education courses cover building code, engineering ethics, engineer business planning and other essentials for maintaining knowledge and licensure.

 

Take your PE continuing education courses online and in the comfort of your own home while also enjoying many other benefits of working with Pace.  Our CE courses are designed to enrich the learning experience with exceptional visual and audio instruction.  We proudly serve all professional engineers in Florida and our professional development courses can be taken by engineers in all Florida cities and counties including, but not limited to,:

 

Alachua, Brevard, Broward, Dade, Duval, Escambia, Flagler, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lee, Leon, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, Seminole, St. Johns, Volusia

 

Daytona, Ft. Lauderdale, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Pensacola, Punta Gorda, Tampa, Tallahassee

 

 

 

Rule 61G15-22.008, F.A.C., Record Keeping, states that engineer licensees are responsible for maintaining sufficient records demonstrating completion of qualifying professional development hours for at least two licensure cycles or four years.
 
Pursuant to Rule 61G15-22.006, F.A.C., Demonstrating Compliance,
 
In order to demonstrate compliance, licensees must attest to completion of the continuing education requirements upon licensure renewal. The Board will audit at random a number of licensees as is necessary to assure that the continuing education requirements are met.
 
The licensee shall retain such receipts, vouchers, certificates, or other papers as may be necessary to document completion of the continuing education pursuant to an audit for four years from the date of completion of the continuing education activity.

All Professional Engineers licensed in Florida are required to obtain a total of 18 continuing education (CE) course hours every two years in order to renew their licenses.
 
Of the 18 hours, one hour must relate to the Florida laws and rules of Professional Engineers and one hour must relate to Florida professional ethics, both from a Board-approved provider. Four hours must relate to area of practice. The remaining 12 hours may be related to any topic pertinent to the practice of engineering.