A non-qualifying activity is any activity that isn’t explicitly listed by a state licensing board as qualifying for PDH credits. The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Model Law has a list of typical non-qualifying activities:

  • Regular employment
  • Real estate licensing courses
  • Personal, estate, or financial planning
  • Self-study
  • Personal self-improvement
  • Service club meetings or activities
  • Equipment demonstrations or trade show displays
  • Topics not relevant to engineering professions
  • Enrollment without attendance at courses, seminars, etc.
  • Repetitive attendance at or teaching of the same course
  • Attending committee meetings or general business meetings of any organization
  • Conversational language courses for personal use