NICET Breakdown
Who is the governing agency?
NICET
National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies
1420 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-2794
What are the initial requirements for NICET Certification Applicants?
How to Apply
NICET will require different Performance and Recommendation Verification’s depending on the Level and Exam for which you are applying.
What are the educational renewal requirements for NICET Certification Holders?
Once Certified, you must complete 90 CPD (Continuing Professional Development) activities, each three-year certification period.
Labeled as CPD’s (Continuing Professional Development) (CPD)
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CPD Points are divided among five categories, and your CPD points must be derived from two or more of these categories. Each category has a maximum number of points that may be counted towards recertification.
| CPD Category | Maximum points per 3-year certification period | Percentage of 90-point total |
| Active Practitioner | 72 (up to 24 per year) | 80 |
| Additional Education | 72 | 80 |
| Advance Profession | 45 | 50 |
| Certification Activity | 90 | 100 |
| Special Exam | 45 | 50 |
| Additional Education Type | CPD Point Value |
| College credit courses | 15 points per semester hour OR
10 points per quarter hour |
| Training courses with pre-assigned CEUs | 1 point for each contact hour, defined as a 45-to-60 minute learning period.
This period may be split overtime (i.e., a course of two 30-minute sessions held on different days). Single courses shorter than 45 minutes may not be counted. |
| Informal courses (workshops, seminars, distance learning, technical presentations at meetings, company-sponsored, in-house training sessions) | 1 point per contact hour, defined as a 45-to-60 minute learning period.
This period may be split over time (i.e. a course of two 30-minute sessions held on different days). Single courses shorter than 45 minutes may not be counted. |
What Elite CEU courses are approved for NICET Renewal Credit?
Elite CEU is approved to provide any applicable coursework towards a NICET Certification Renewal. Courses should be chosen from the following categories, although it is ultimately up to the student to decide which courses are applicable to their renewal.
– OSHA Courses
– Industry Codes
– Fire Systems
Certifications can also be applied as applicable towards your renewal upon completion of the online study and online proctored exams.
NICET is not State specific, and a course does not need to be approved by any specific State to be approved for NICET Recertification