CESSWI Professional Development Requirements
Introduction
Professional Development Units (PDUs) are earned through work experience and by attending seminars, workshops, meetings, and serving on professional boards and committees. (Click here to download a form that you can use to record your professional development activities.)Professional Development Requirements
A Certified Erosion, Sediment and Storm Water Inspector (CESSWI) must maintain their certification by ongoing professional development activities such as continued work experience, continuing education courses, and informational support to professional organizations and community extension programs that promote the programs of EnviroCert International, Inc. to the public.
See "CESSWI Certification Procedures and Standards" for CESSWI professional development requirements.
Category A: Continuing Education
The following table shows how to translate Continuing Education activities into PDUs.
| Professional Activity | PDUs | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Passing grade of CESSWI admission exam — one time. (In-Training registrants can use this when full status is achieved and by extension of a current registrant.) | 5 | 5 |
| Presentation, seminar, conference, clinic, workshop, tour, field day, other related* | 1/hr | 5 |
| Attending: Training workshop sponsored by employer, vendor, university, government extension* | 1/hr | 5 |
| Continuing education program, as approved by CESSWI, Inc. | 1/hr | 5 |
| Distance education program, as approved by CESSWI, Inc., exam as challenged | 5 | 5 |
| Short course, as approved by CESSWI, Inc. and exam as challenged, 1 PDU/hour | 1/hr | 5 |
| Relevant college course (8-12 wk term) (campus attendance required) | 7 | 7 |
| *When available and appropriate and relevant, use the PDU (or CEU) value assigned by other professional organizations. (Note, PDUs = CEUs x 10.) | ||
Category B: Authorship of Publications, Presentations, Reports, and Courseware
The following table shows how to translate Authoring activities into PDUs.
| Professional Activity | PDUs | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Presenter at seminar, conference, clinic, workshop, tour, field day | 3 | 6 |
| Co-author of report for employer | 1 | 5 |
| Sole author of report for employer | 3 | 6 |
| Paper, conference proceedings | 4 | 8 |
| Publication, technical journal | 3 | 9 |
| Publication, refereed journal | 5 | 10 |
| Publication, chapter or book | 10 | 10 |
Category C: Professional Organization Activities and Community Extension
The following table shows how to translate Professional and Community Extension activities into PDUs.
| Professional Activity | PDUs | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Membership IECA and/or SWCS | 3/yr | 3 |
| Membership, other relevant professional organization, national or local chapter | 2/yr | 2 |
| Meeting attendance, of CESSWI or other related professional organizations | 1 | 5 |
| Media interview, source, release (erosion, sediment and storm water related) | 1 | 5 |
| Community presentation (environment related) | 1 | 5 |
| Community leadership (conservation) volunteer work, stakeholder group | 1 | 5 |
| Committee member CESSWI or other related professional organization | 2/yr | 2 |
| Elected executive, CESSWI or other related professional organization | 4/yr | 4 |
| Executive committee member of CESSWI or other related professional organization | 3/yr | 3 |
Category D: Other Professional Activities
The following table shows how to translate Other Professional activities into PDUs.
| Expert witness before a court of law, regulatory board or panel | 4 | 8 |
| Instructor, training workshop | 2 | 8 |
| Member of a regulatory board or panel | 6 | 6 |
| Award of professional excellence (in erosion, sediment, and storm water) IECA, SWCS, etc. | 10 | 10 |
| Submitted and approved activity* | 2 | 4 |
| * Other professional activities not listed could be recognized as maintaining professional practice or public awareness of professionalism in the practice of erosion and sediment control or storm water. Submit a description of the activity for review by the CESSWI Council Peer Review Committee. | ||
