CEUs for Technicians and Instructors
Find Information for Recertifying Here
See http://cert.safekids.org/resources/instructions.html for more information on the recertification process and how to complete it. If you need to speak to someone regarding the recertification process, call 877-366-8154 or email cps.certification@safekids.org
Basic re-certification requirements and deadlines
- Five (5) seat checks approved by a certified instructor (may use technician proxy option). These may be done at any time during your certification cycle as long as they are entered online AND approved before your recertification date.
- Community Education – pick one
- Participate in at least one two-hour check up event with at least one other CPS Technician at which you serve families using any standardized checklist to provide documentation, if needed.
- Provide at least four hours of community education. Examples include presenting to parents, educators, kids, organizations (PTAs, law enforcement). These are presentations to non-CPSTs.
- A minimum of six hours of CPS technical continuing education (CEUs) must be obtained and reported during one’s current certification cycle (two years). There is no carry-over from one period to the next, even when more than the required CEUs have been accumulated. They may be entered at any time during your certification cycle. CEUs must fit into one of the five approved categories and meet content requirements.
- Register and pay fee by the end of the certification expiration date.
- In addition to the above requirements, instructors must also log 20 teaching hours of CPS course instruction. This has not changed. Details are available in the policies and procedures manual and on the certification Web site.
Categories of CEUs
- In-person Session/Workshop (maximum 6 CEUs)
- Observing a CPS Certification or Renewal Course (max. 3 CEUs)
- Teleconferences (max. 5 CEUs)
- Online/Web Sessions (max. 5 CEUs)
- Newsletters/Manuals/Journals (max. 3 CEUs)
- You may mix and match categories to meet the six required hours of continuing education.
Examples of Nationally Available CEUs
Last Updated: 01-13-13
Conferences (max. 6 CEUs allowed)
Lifesavers Conference
April 14-16, 2013
Fee: see web site as fees depend on when registration occurs
CEUs: TBD
www.lifesaversconference.org/
Kidz in Motion (KIM) Conference
August 26-29, 2013
Fee: see web site as fees depend on when registration occurs
CEUs: minimum of 10
www.kidzinmotion.org/
Teleconferences/Webinars/Online Chats (max. 5 CEUs allowed)
Safe Kids Worldwide
CEUs: 1-2 depending on topic for a total of 7 available
Location: www.safekidswebinars.org
Fees: Free
Registration: Must login using your Safe Kids login
Topics: School Bus Module, Tech's Guide to Recalls, Transportation of Children in Vehicles Other Than Cars, Vehicle Safety Part 1: Federal Regulations, Vehicle Safety Part 2: Non-Federal Information for the Consumer, New Technologies in Occupant Protection with an Emphasis on Vehicle Technology, Transporting Children with Special Healthcare Needs
Comments: Technicians will register, log in, finish the webinar and print a certificate of completion. This webinar requires participants to gather information from other sites (links provided) to have a quality learning experience. Webinars are available in .pdf format.
SafetyBeltSafe USA
1 CEU
www.carseat.org/Events_Media/training.htm
Online/Web Sessions (max. 5 CEUs allowed)
www.buckleupnc.org/training/index.cfm (Videos on various topics, total of 4.5 CEUs)
www.buckleupillinois.org/video.html (Videos on various topics, total of 4 CEUs)
www.cpsboard.org/ceus_quiz1.htm (Boosters and Airbags, 1 CEU)
www.cpsboard.org/ceus_quiz2.htm (Latest Child Restraints, 1 CEU)
www.cpsboard.org/ceus_quiz3.htm (Fact or Fiction, 1 CEU)
www.cpsboard.org/ceus_quiz4.htm (Real World LATCH, Tethers, and the CPS Technician, 1 CEU)
Britax and Evenflo extranet CPS Technician websites: log on to http://cert.safekids.org/os.html. Under the link for your most current recertification cycle is a link for "Online CEUs." Clicking that link will take you to the web page allowing you to access the Britax and Evenflo tech pages for online CEUs.
Newsletters/Manuals/Journals (max. 3 CEUs allowed)
Child Restraint Manufacturers’ Instructions and Summary Sheets, 1999-2012. No page numbers are necessary.
1 CEU http://www.carseat.org/Resources/CEU_quiz,2011.doc
Subscribe to SafetyBeltSafe News bi-monthly newsletter.
1 CEU www.carseat.org/Resources/101_resources.htm#subscribe
Tech Update quiz. Read two of the Tech Update newsletters (they are right there to download) and complete two 5-question quizzes.
1 CEU www.cpsboard.org/ceus.htm
2011 LATCH manual quiz. You’ll need a copy of the 2011 blue LATCH manual to complete the quiz.
1 CEU www.saferidenews.com/SRNDNN/Portals/0/PDFs/LATCH_09quiz.pdf
2013 LATCH manual quiz. You’ll need a copy of the 2009 orange LATCH manual to complete the quiz.
1 CEU www.saferidenews.com/SRNDNN/Portals/0/PDFs/LATCH_09quiz.pdf
Subscribe to Safe Ride News newsletter. All you need to earn your CEU is a “Proof of Purchase.” No quiz needed.
1 CEU Safe Ride News
Examples of CPS articles appropriate for CEUs (from www.safekids.org/certification/resources/forms.html, labeled “Examples of scientific articles”). Must be national, peer reviewed journals or national scientific conference proceedings.
3 articles for 1 CEU; 1 CEU maximum ceuarticles.pdf