British Columbia Board Requirements

All registrants are required to complete 60 CE hours/3 years or 20 CE hours/year. Structural Engineers (Struct.Eng.) are required to complete 120 CE hours/3 years. Non-practicing, Retired, Life Member, Life Limited Licensee are required to complete 2 CE hours/3 years.

Annual by June 30: Continuing education activities must be reported annually by June 30 for the previous Reporting Year (July 1 to June 30). The first Three-Year Rolling Period started on July 1, 2021 and ended on June 30, 2024. A new Three-Year Rolling Period starts on the first day of each Reporting Year.

Based on Annual Renewal: You are required to renew your license annually by December 31.

Areas of learning defined in the new CE Program include: 

• Technical Learning: Activities related to advancing a Registrant’s technical and professional knowledge and skills within their area(s) of practice, including any anticipated future changes to the area(s) of practice.
• Ethical Learning: Activities related to advancing a Registrant’s knowledge of how to act ethically and meet the ethical obligations pursuant to the Act, regulations, Bylaws, and the Code of Ethics.
• Regulatory Learning: Activities related to advancing a Registrant’s knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements, including the Act, regulations, Bylaws, Code of Ethics, codes, standards, policies, and
  requirements in relevant legislation.
• Communications and Leadership Learning: Activities related to advancing a Registrant’s non-technical knowledge and skills, including communications and leadership skills.

(Note: 1 CE hour = 1 Hour of Learning)

Please note the following:

• All practicing registrants must complete at least 1 hour of ethical and 1 hour of regulatory learning each year. For the remainder of required CE Hours, it is expected that registrants will choose a mix of activities that fall into the various areas of learning depending on the individual registrant’s area(s) of practice, role, and responsibilities.
• Registrants who hold a Designated Structural Engineer (Struct.Eng.) designation must complete an additional 60 CE Hours of Technical Learning directly related to their structural area of practice during the Three-Year Rolling Period, beyond the 60 CE Hours required of other Professional Registrants.
• Non-practicing, Retired, Life Member, Life Limited Licensee are required to complete at least one CE Hour in ethical or regulatory learning per 3-year rolling period.

CE Hours must be recorded for the Reporting Year in which the CE activity took place and cannot be carried over to future years. However, they do contribute to a Registrant’s three-year rolling total, allowing for flexibility over time to meet CE Program requirements.

Please visit the British Columbia Provincial Board Website.