Professional Development

The professional development courses listed below are provide at different times of the year and earn Professional Development Hours (PDH). Please look for posted dates on the Workshop pages.

NOTE: Please realize that the number of credits earned can change prior to events. The above is a general sample of what can be earned.

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PDH, CEU, LA and Contact Hours - Credit Courses

Seasonal Opportunities:

Irrigation Systems

  • Irrigation / Selection, Installation and Programming of Smart Irrigation Controllers = 5 contact hours for Irrigation Contractors
  • Irrigation / Irrigation System Auditing = 5 contact hour
  • Stormwater / Bioretention Design Workshop = 10 PDHs
  • Stormwater Wetland Design = 7 PDHs for PEs 1.5 CEUs for Landscape Architects
  • Lid & Traditional Neighborhood Development = 6 PDHs for PEs, 7 PDHs for Planners, 6 CEUs for Landscape Architects, 4 for Real Estate Agents
  • Rainwater and Stormwater Harvesting Workshop = 6.5 PDHs
  • RC 101 Stream Morphology Assessment = 18 PDHs
  • RC 201 Natural Challel Design Principles = 18 PDHs
  • RC 435 Management of Invasive and Exotic Vegetation in Reparian Areas = 6 CEUs for Landscape Architects
  • Check also Society annual meetings, symposiums and conferences for possible PDH hours some are listed at the end of the workshops page

Offered several times a year:

Erosion & Sediment Control / Stormwater Certification for NCDOT Projects

  • Level 1 = 4 PDHs
  • Level II = 6 PDHs
  • Level III -A = 7 PDHs
  • Level III-B = 6 PDHs

Stormwater and Low Impact Development Training

  • Stormwater BMP Inspection & Maintenance Certification = 7 PDHs
  • Stormwater BMP Inspection & Maintenance UPDATE = 7 PDHs
  • RG 101: Residential Rain Garden Design for Homeowners = 8 CEUs for Landscape Architects
  • Low Impact Development FastTrack Certifications
    • Intraduction to LID and LEED = 9 PDHs, 9 CEUs, 10 PDHs for Planners (AICP)
    • Integrating, LID and Policy = 6 PDHs, 6 CEUs, 7 PDHs for Planners (AICP) 4 for Real Estate Agents

NOTE: Please realize that the number of credits earned can change prior to events. The above is a general sample of what can be earned

Updated #s 3/2001