Nebraska PDH for Engineers

30 PDH biennially¹

December 31 of odd-numbered years for licensees whose last name begins with one of the letters A through K.

December 31 of even-numbered years for licensees whose last name begins with one of the letters L through Z.

The Board does not pre-approve providers or specific courses. Each engineer must determine whether an activity meets the Board’s requirements.

Not Accepted Topic Areas:

1. Business Skills

2. Firm Management

3. Personal Development

The catalog on this website lists courses and webinars by Topic Areas. Due to Board restrictions on content, you should avoid earning your PDH in the Topic Areas listed above.

One PDH must be earned in the subject of Engineering Ethics.

The Board specifically restricts certain forms of continuing education activity to 25% of the requirement (7.5 PDH for engineers).

UNRESTRICTED:

• Any live, interactive webinar or seminar can be used for the entire PDH requirement. This includes PDHengineer webinars.
• Web-based courses given by trade organizations, colleges, universities, or certain other accredited sources. Caution is advised to be certain the provider falls into one of these very narrow categories.

RESTRICTED (up to 7.5 PDH per renewal cycle):

• Web-based courses given by organizations other than those listed above. Courses provided by commercial PDH providers such as PDHengineer will fall into the restricted category
• Self-guided study. This activity may not have a sponsor or host; you did not receive a certificate for this educational time; and you earned it under your own direction and guidance. Any licensee who wants to self-guide should complete the Nebraska Continuing Education Self-Guided Reporting Form.

While the Board does not specifically approve courses or providers, they do advise that certain subjects are not acceptable for continuing education credits. Ineligible subject areas include: risk management; limiting the design professional’s liability; project management related to profitability and maximizing fees; marketing / public relations; insurance; laws related to arbitration, mediation, or liens unless related to safeguarding the health, safety and welfare of the public; real estate; real estate development; expanding a design professional’s business; basic AutoCAD; personal development; general office management; accounting / financial planning; succession planning; and zoning as it relates to increasing an developer or architect’s engineer’s profitability.

Activity Restrictions:

1. Self-study courses (limited to 7.5 hours per renewal cycle)

2. Webinars (no limits)

Live, interactive webinars such as those offered by NoonPi can be used to fulfill the entire continuing education requirement. Online self-study courses and other self-study continuing education is limited to 25% of the hours submitted (7.5 hours per renewal cycle). Exceptions to this limit are courses offered by professional or architectural societies, national technical societies and associations, government agencies, accredited universities and colleges, and courses offered by IACET-approved providers.

A maximum of 15 PDH may be carried forward into the next renewal period.