Certification Renewal Process

• Credits must be earned during the 3-year renewal cycle. If this is your first renewal, you can only submit credits earned after you received the certification and the preparatory course used prior to the exam is not eligible for credit.
• The maximum credit available for Memberships or Offices held is 3 credits (membership does not apply for ANAB CEA certification). Local chapter memberships and PE licenses are not acceptable forms of membership.
• If your training certificate does not specially state CEU or PDH it will be considered a "contact hour." Any contact hours must be educational training directly related to your certification and you must be able to verify your attendance. Sales meetings and non-educational meetings do not qualify. Please use the chart above (under "Equivalencies") to calculate your training credits.
  • CEH, CEU, LEU, LS, LU, SD, CE, CPE, PDH = measurements for hours of training. Each hour of training = 0.2 AEE credits.
  • For example: 10 hours of standard training (0.2 credits x 10 hours) = 1 CEU = 2 AEE credits

The course provider shall be an accredited college or university, nonprofit organization or continuing education department of an organization which meets the following:

• Awards Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or Professional Development Hours (PDHs) to students who have completed a Learning Event. A Learning Event shall have clear objectives, include evaluation at the conclusion and incorporate review into learning activity improvements
• Provider must maintain a list of all instructors, including qualifications
• Provider must keep a permanent record of attendees, including course name, brief content, location, date of activity, duration, and number of CEUs or PDHs awarded
• Each attendee shall be provided with a Certificate of Participation indicating Learning Event attended, date, location, and CEUs or PDHs awarded

The AEE Certification board will not pre-approve courses or course providers.  It is requested that course providers present certified professionals with the above information needed for documentation as proof of continuing education.  The decision of what course or activity is to be submitted AEE for credit is up to the judgment of the certified professional.  Continuing education which enhances the professional attribute of the certified professional and is beneficial in an area of practice will be considered by the Board for those who are audited.  If chosen for audit in a random selection, the certified professional will be expected to provide proof of documentation for the CEUs claimed.  Relevant courses presented by an accredited university or college, or nonprofit organization are generally accepted for credit.

Renewal credits are not required to maintain in-training certification. To upgrade your certification, you must meet the certification education/experience requirements and submit the certification application by the in-training certification expiration date.

In-training certifications are non-renewable. If a candidate does not meet the requirements to upgrade the in-training designation, the candidate will need to resubmit to the certification process and successfully meet the criteria for certification by personal data information and examination.

A certified professional upon retiring will be designated as Retired and will no longer be required to pay renewal fees and will no longer be listed in our directory of actively practicing certified professionals. No further reporting is necessary except to notify the Certification Renewal Director.

If a retired certified professional would like to reverse the certification status from retired to active, the retired professional would need to follow one of the two options to reinstate the certification under the certification reinstatement requirements.

A lapsed certified professional has two options to reinstate:

• Acquire make-up points at a cumulative total equal to 3.5 per year for every year since date of expiration. This option is available one time only. (Does not apply to ENAC recognized lapsed certifications) or,
• Resubmit to the certification process and successfully meet the criteria for certification by personal data information and examination.

Legacy certifications can only be reinstated by credits. Retaking the exam is not available.

Reinstatement credits are determined by the year that your certification expired. Please contact the Certification Director to find out your exact renewal credit requirements.  For all programs, if your certification has lapsed more than 3 renewal cycles (9 years) you will be required to take and pass the exam for reinstatement.

Individuals who are out on leave from employment for reasons such as active military duty, disability, or parental leave may voluntarily suspend their certification and reactivate within three (3) years from the current date of expiration. Certified professionals must contact AEE in writing prior to the certification expiration date to request the suspension and include supporting documentation confirming the reason for the leave request.

A certified professional should notify AEE immediately should he or she become fully or partially disabled and unable to carry out the full responsibilities of the certification earned. Subsequently, he or she should advertise and contract to undertake only those capabilities and requirements of the certification earned which he or she is able to completely fulfill. AEE reserves the right to proceed on a case-by-case basis to place any AEE certification as inactive.