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Educational Activity
The applicable course, training program, professional development activity, or other continuing education activity should be clearly identified.
Understand the role of CPE and CEU records within applicable IABCET continuing education activities and verification resources.
IABCET supports structured approaches to continuing education documentation, applicable CPE and CEU records, educational activity information, and verification of relevant continuing education records.
CPE and CEU information may be associated with applicable continuing education activities and records. The specific information represented by a record should be interpreted according to the educational activity and documentation associated with that record.
The applicable course, training program, professional development activity, or other continuing education activity should be clearly identified.
Applicable continuing education documentation may identify the participant associated with the educational activity or record.
Applicable records may contain continuing professional education information associated with the educational activity.
Applicable records may contain continuing education unit information associated with the educational activity.
A certificate or other record may document applicable information concerning participation in or completion of an educational activity.
Applicable continuing education records may be confirmed through the relevant IABCET verification resource.
A continuing education record should be read according to the specific participant, educational activity, provider information, record identifier, and applicable CPE or CEU information represented by that record.
Identify the individual associated with the applicable continuing education record.
Identify the course, training, program, or professional development activity represented by the record.
Identify the applicable organization or provider associated with the educational activity where that information forms part of the record.
Use the applicable certificate number, record number, or verification identifier when available.
Review the applicable continuing education information associated with the specific educational record.
Use the applicable IABCET verification resource when confirmation of the continuing education record is required.
Continuing education records and accreditation records serve different purposes and should not be treated as interchangeable.
A CPE or CEU record concerns applicable continuing education information associated with a participant, educational activity, certificate, or related continuing education record.
An accreditation record concerns an applicable institution, organization, training provider, program, or defined educational scope within the relevant accreditation framework.
Continuing education information is more useful when the record clearly connects the participant, educational activity, provider, identifier, and applicable continuing education information.
The applicable participant and educational activity should be identifiable from the record information available.
The continuing education activity should be identified sufficiently to distinguish the applicable course, program, or training activity.
Where applicable, provider information helps connect the educational activity with the organization responsible for the relevant record.
A certificate or record identifier can help distinguish a specific continuing education record during verification.
The applicable continuing education information should be interpreted according to the specific record and educational activity.
Where verification is required, use the applicable IABCET verification pathway rather than relying solely on reproduced documentation.
When confirmation is required, use the applicable IABCET verification resource to match the certificate holder, educational activity, identifier, and continuing education information with the relevant record.
Collect the certificate holder’s name, certificate or record number, educational activity, and other available identifying information.
Submit the applicable identifying information through the IABCET CPE and CEU verification resource when available.
Confirm that the participant and educational activity correspond with the applicable continuing education record.
Review the applicable CPE, CEU, certificate, status, and other information associated with the record.
Interpret the verification result according to the specific continuing education activity and record represented.
Contact IABCET when additional information is required to identify or understand an applicable record.
Use the pathway corresponding with the specific continuing education, credential, provider, program, or accreditation record you need to confirm.
Confirm applicable information associated with a CPE, CEU, certificate, or continuing education record.
Confirm applicable accreditation information associated with a training or continuing education provider.
Confirm applicable information associated with an IABCET professional credential record.
Access IABCET verification resources for accreditation, credentials, providers, programs, and continuing education records.
It is an applicable continuing education record associated with an educational activity and may contain information concerning the participant, activity, certificate, identifier, and relevant continuing education information.
Applicable records may be confirmed through the relevant IABCET verification resource using available identifying information.
No. Continuing education records and accreditation records represent different contexts and should be interpreted according to their respective records and scopes.
Use the certificate holder’s name, certificate or record identifier, educational activity, and other available identifying information.
When verification is required, use applicable verification information rather than relying solely on a reproduced certificate, image, badge, or third-party statement.
Contact IABCET with the available identifying information when additional assistance is required.
Use the IABCET CPE and CEU verification resource when confirmation of an applicable certificate or continuing education record is required.