pdhs

huangyhg

pdh's
too bad we cannot use our educational time in the forum here for obtaining pdh hours for our professional licenses.  there is certainly enough learned here to constitute one three hour class over a year.  since i have joined, i have been in here at least three times a day, both learning and contributing.  hard part would be documenting the hours.  any comments?
mike mccann
mccann engineering
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it would definitely be hard to document the hours, but additionally everyone is not contributing or getting the same out of being on this forum.  at least at a seminar you are obligated to listen.
i do agree with you though, if this is used properly.  i work for a great company, but this forum has definitely accelerated my learning process.  i have been exposed to many problems, situations, and solutins that i would not have had the chance to encounter in my own job yet.  i honestly feel like i have been exposed to much more than most people with a short 16 months of experience,
additionally, it gives me a place to bounce ideas and opinions without constantly asking my mentors at work.  i definitely ask alot of questions, but try not to ask the same one twice.
structuraleit.
its never to bad to ask the same question twice, as you can forget/wanted clarification. asking the third time in my opinion.........not good
i agree with the documentation issue for the hours, that would be impossible.  but!!!!!!!!  just for joining professional organizations, pdh's are awarded.  going to their seminars is extra pdh's.  it would seem a logical extension to be eligible for something - like 1 hour per year - for joining.  just thinking out loud here.
mike mccann
mccann engineering
msquared48:
i definately agree with you.
i've learned a lot from this board. i have numerous threads printed out and put into my various binders on different subjects. its always good to hear other's opinions on topics.
i learn a lot more on this board than a lot of seminars i go to where the speaker is droning on about some subject i really don't care too much about, and i am just stitting there to get my pdh's.
who awards pdhs just for joining an organization?
hg
most pdhs from organizations comes from committe   
in every state i was licensed in that required pdh's, the quantity was usually around 30 per two year period.  joining professional organizations like the aci, asce, aisc, pca, etc., allowed you to claim 1 pdh per year, per organization joined, plus the time allotted for any professional seminars attended.  this was never a problem and was noted as such on the state forms for pdh claims.
mike mccann
mccann engineering
for texas it's this:
quote:
active participation in professional or technical societies, associations, agencies, or organizations, including:
  (a) serving as an elected or appointed official;
  (b) serving on a committee of the organization;
  (c) serving in other official positions.
you gotta do more than just join.
hg
reminds me of the dilbert strip, where dilbert ponders the fact that he doesn't get paid for thinking up a circuit while he's taking a shower, but does get paid for going to the bathroom at work.
the continuing ed requirements would be a lot better if there were actually more pertinent sources of training.  you hate to waste time in a course just because you couldn't find anything better and have to do something.
talking to a lawyer in missouri, usa the other day, he said he could get up to 5 (?) hours pdh every year self study. engineers, on the other hand, in missouri, cannot get a single hour pdh for self study. the whole system seems like a jobs program for companies that put on (allegedly) educational seminars.