Formal education activities may include:

• Professional development programs, courses and seminars.
• Courses offered by universities, technical institutes, colleges, suppliers, employers or technical societies.
• Courses offered in traditional classroom setings, by correspondence, by video, or online.
• Courses that expand one's technical skills (ex. software) or workplance certifications (ex. safety related).

Every one (1) hour of activity qualifies as one (1) PDH. For courses offering recognized Continuing Education Units 
(CEU’s), one (1) CEU equals ten (10) PDH’s. The engineer may claim a maximum of 40 PDH’s per year for this activity.

The following list contains links to some of the formal education providers that PDH's can be earned. These providers are not endorsed or approved by Engineers Nova Scotia.

 

Universities and Colleges

• Dalhousie University Faculty of Open Learning & Career Development

• Saint Mary's University Executive and Professional Development

 

Commercial Learning Institutions

• Canada's Institute for Energy Training

• Continuing Education and Development (CEDengineering.ca)

• Construction Association of Nova Scotia

• Dale Carnegie Business Group

• HR Pros

• Imaginit Technologies (AutoCAD)

• iPolytek

• PMI Nova Scotia Chapter

 

If you represent a formal education provider and would like to have your information linked on this page, please send an e-mail to CPDCommittee@engineersnovascotia.ca