Continuing Education Provider (CEP) Requirements
Continuing education for licensed Professional Engineers in Florida

FBPE Approval letter for PDH ProPDH-Pro is approved by the Florida Board of Professional Engineers as a provider of continuing education for professional engineers and as a provider of the Florida Laws and Rules course (#0009553). If you are a Florida professional engineer, PDH-Pro can help you meet the continuing education requirements. All of our courses can be used to meet your continuing education requirement. Currently, Florida engineers must earn 18 PDH during each biennial period.

Rules for continuing education for Florida were revised as of May 23, 2023. Here is a summary of the engineering continuing education requirements mandated by the Florida Board of Professional Engineers.SL-02-635 FL Laws and Rules for Engineers

Subject Requirement
Hours Required 18 hours biennially
Renewal Dates February 28 of odd-numbered years
Course Approval PDH-Pro is an Approved CE Provider and FL Laws and Rules Course Provider

Florida pre-approves providers of continuing education activities and PDH-Pro is a Florida Board-approved Continuing Education Provider #0009553 license #868, listed under the name of our registered company, PDH PRO, INC.
Course Content
  • Licensees are required to obtain one (1) hour of continuing education focusing on Florida’s professional engineering laws (F.S. 471) and rules (F.A.C. 61G15)
  • Licensees are required to obtain one (1) hour of continuing education focusing on ethics for professional engineers
  • Licensees are required to obtain four (4) hours of continuing education focusing on each licensee’s particular area(s) of practice.
  • The remaining twelve (12) hours of continuing education may correlate to any topic pertinent to the practice of engineering.
Online Courses Internet courses are specifically listed as approved activities. There is no limit on the number of PDHs that can be earned through online continuing education
PDH Carryover Hours cannot be carried forward into the next renewal period
Additional
  1. The Board specifically states that personal self-improvement courses, equipment demonstrations, trade shows, and personal, estate, or financial planning courses will not be accepted for PDH credit. Additionally, “courses the content of which is below the level of knowledge and skill that reflects the responsibility of engineer in charge” will not be accepted.
  2. Continuing education providers must furnish each participant with an individual certificate of attendance. Attendance records must be maintained by continuing education providers and by the licensee for a minimum of 4 years. pdh-pro.com meets this requirement by providing you with the ability to instantly access and print a certificate upon successful completion of a course. Additionally, your certificates of completion are securely maintained by pdh-pro.com for a minimum of seven years and can be accessed online at any time through your login account

NOTE: Please retain your records. Electronic Records are to be NO LONGER submitted to DBPR. Reference following from FBPE.org on continuing education

“Additionally, the FBPE will not be providing instructions for using the DBPR reporting tool.  With the commencement of the CE audit following renewal in 2013, CE providers are no longer required to report CE credits for engineers.  Since some providers have elected to report and others have not, it has caused a great deal of confusion for licensees.  Therefore, FBPE prefers that no providers report CE credits using the DBPR reporting tool but continue to provide certificates to licensees as required by rule.  If selected for an audit of CE, the licensee will provide the appropriate certificate to FBPE.”