Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

What are Continuing Education Units (CEUs)?

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are given by professional associations and colleges to recognize the completion of specific amounts of training in specific topic areas. They are not the same as college credit, and are not transferable to academic/degree program credits. 10 hours of training equals 1 CEU. (Example: One 6-hour training equals 0.6 CEUs)

How CEUs Can Be Useful to You

CEUs can be used to document training for the following purposes:

• To document completed training for state licensing requirements;
• To meet training requirements for renewal of the CDA (Child Development Associate) credential;
• To document training completed to meet ongoing training requirements for professionals in medicine, education, social work, etc;
• To document in-depth training on specific topics.

How to Earn CEUs

CEUs can be earned by attending approved training. Training providers can offer CEUs if the training and the trainer have been approved by the University of Southern Maine’s Continuing Education Office or if the training offered is Maine Roads to Quality Core Knowledge Training, which is administered by the Maine Roads Registry, and has already been approved by the Staff and Education Training Unit (SETU). CEUs cannot be given for less than 3 hours of training.

Training Providers: For more information on how to offer CEUs for your training or conference, click here.

For more information, contact:

Project Assistant: Amy Sullivan
asulliva@usm.maine.edu
Phone: (207) 780-5832