Earning PDHs Gets Easier!

One small silver lining to the pandemic is it is much easier to earn Professional Development Hours (PDHs) from home or work.  Since all conferences are now online instead of in-person, the costs of travel and lodging is gone. You can find forms for tracking credits from online webinars, conferences and courses here.

In addition, the USCC Certification Commission made two significant changes to the Professional Development requirements for maintaining your professional credential:

1. Expanded the program to include Professional Activities in addition to Continuing Education. From the updated Handbook:

• Type 1 PDHs are Continuing Education experiences. Examples of continuing education are conferences, in-service training, workshops, webinars, on-line educational opportunities, brown bags, forums, study, etc.
• (NEW) Type 2 PDHs are Professional Participation activities.  Activities that support the growth of our industry, promote peer interaction and provide exposure to new ideas and technologies both enhance the profession and serve the public interest. These activities include:
  • service on standing or ad-hoc committees of a technical or professional nature
  • participation in the USCC Mentor-Mentee program or similar professional development program
  • service on public bodies that draw on professional experience (i.e., planning boards, zoning commissions, solid waste advisory boards, or other local or state groups that impact the growth of our industry)

You can find the forms for tracking and reporting these activities here.

2. You can now roll over PDHs when you renew your certification. If you are renewing with more than the required 30 PDHs, up to 10 PDHs can be rolled over into your next 3 year cycle.

Not certified yet? NOW IS THE TIME! Start your certification journey at www.certificationsUSCC.org. We are here to help!