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CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: The Continuing Education Requirement for Certified Interior Designers is 1.0 credits (10 hours) every two years, or every time you renew your Certification. Only planned learning activities and courses qualifying under Continuing Education criteria will be accepted.

NEW Reporting Method: Register for free to report your CEU’s online or, login here.
Note: You must report CEU’s directly to CCIDC regardless of whether you have reported them to any other organization. CCIDC needs the exact course title; instructor’s name; sponsor; course location; course completion date; total hours of actual instruction; and instructional method (class, lecture, self-study, multimedia, seminar, panel or other).

DO YOU OFFER A CEU THAT MEETS OUR INTERIOR DESIGN REQUIREMENT? If so, please
send us a description and date of your course for inclusion on this page.

TYPES OF COURSES: Courses should be relevant to the practice or the business of interior design. CCIDC accepts any continuing education course offered by a university interior design department or by an accredited school or by professional interior design or related organization such as (but not limited to):

  • AIA American Institute of Architects
  • ASID American Society of Interior Designers
  • AWI Architectural Woodwork Institute
  • IDS Interior Design Society
  • IIDA International Interior Design Association
  • NCIDQ National Council for Interior Design Qualification
  • NKBA National Kitchen & Bath Assn.

CCIDC will also accept continuing education courses offered at professional interior design trade shows held in California such as (but not limited to)  NeoCon West or WestWeek in Los Angeles.
 

COURSE LISTINGS
Below are some of the current Continuing Education Courses available for Certified Interior Designers in California.  This is not a complete list by any means,  and the courses listed below are not given by, nor affiliated in any way with CCIDC.  If you know of  a course you would like to see on this page, please e-mail CCIDC


Report your CEU’s to CCIDC (register for free) or login here to report.

CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES:

New! Offered January 24, 2009!  -
CEU on COLOR after the CCIDC board meeting in San Diego, CA.
Color Trends for 2008 through 2010, plus Psychology of Color”
Instructor: Zara Stender, CID #6025
$40 at the door.
You do not have to attend the board meeting to take this CEU.


CALBO Code Training - CALBO has set up independent offerings throughout the State and has posted its Education Week schedules on Egress, Accessibility and more.

 


New California Codes - Learn about the new California Codes that will take effect January, 2008 from the International Code Council www.iccsafe.org/training
Enroll in The 2007 CBC Fundamentals Nonstructural Provisions
www.firepreventionofficers.org for December 10 and 12, 2007. For February 2008, enroll in The 2007 CBC Nonstructural Fire and Life Safety Principles www.iccsafe.org/training/seminars/2007_CBC_fundementals.pdf
For more classes and information, contact:
Laura Garcia, Continuing Education Coordinator
International Code Council, Chicago District Office
Telephone: 888-ICC-SAFE (422-7233) x4426   / Fax: 708-799-2651
Email:
lgarcia@iccsafe.org
 


Metropolis CE broadens your professional horizons with a curriculum that considers design from every angle. Earn credits from the convenience of home on topics like sustainability, universal access, technology, and trends. Metropolis now offers a growing library of continuing-education opportunities that makes our extensive body of knowledge even more accessible. www.metropolismag.com/ce
 


Interior Design Magazine offers free CEU’s. A variety of interesting subjects can be found in their Interior Design CEU Center - www.interiordesign.net/ceucenter
 


The Center for Advanced Construction Education was founded as part of the American Institute for Professional training and Development
Open enrollment course schedule:
www.aipt.org      
 


Interiors & Sources Magazine offers valuable CEU credits.A wide array of subject matters are geared toward satisfying design professionals' varied professional and personal development needs.
www.isdesignet.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=&type=gen&mod=Core%20Pages&gid=031F53A DED0C4DC49D4B8577020B6914
 


Design Arts Seminars Inc. offers home study programs, seminars, getaway CE weekends and study abroad programs to give you plenty of options to explore to comply with mandatory continuing education requirements. DAS is an approved provider of continuing education by the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation since 1992. DAS is also an AIA** registered provider as well as an IIDA (International Interior Design Association) industry member and a member of the Better Business Bureau. www.designarts.net
 


AEC Daily provides free Online Continuing Education. Their site provides access to educational resources, CAD details, building products information, industry news and discussion forums for interior designers, architects, engineers, construction professionals and owners. www.aecdaily.com/olc
 


Education-Works.com - - All courses offered by education-works, inc. are accredited by the Interior Design Continuing Education Council (IDCEC).  IDCEC is comprised of a number of design organizations: ASID, IDC, IDEC, IFMA and IIDA.
www.education-works.com
 


CALBO (California Building Officials) periodically offers CEU’s and training on the latest energy standards, disabled access and other areas CID’s should know about. Visit www.calbo.org to learn more.
 


Ron Blank & Associates provides free continuing education for design professionals. RBA is an AIA Cornerstone Partner and received  the AIA Award of Excellence for continuing education. Courses can be taken by Certified Interior Designers, architects, and other design professionals for credit at www.ronblank.com   Please call Scott Spiva if additional information is required at 800-248-6364.

Special login instructions for Certified Interior Designers:

  • When designers create an account with Ron Blank they should leave the “AIA Member” box unchecked, and enter “none” in the “AIA Member Number” field.
     
  • Certified Interior Designers should sign up as “registered interior designers” and should enter California (CA) the state(s) abbreviation in that field, and then your Certification number where it asks for “registration number” in that field.
     
  • If “none” is entered in any of these fields their  system will recognize that as an acceptable entry. (They do need accurate phone, fax , and e-mail addresses to insure that a certificate reaches them.)
     
  • Their system is simple. Once someone creates and account with them they can select a course. Read the course material, and take a short quiz at the end. They send a certificate of completion to everyone that scores better than a 70% on the quiz. This certificate is used to self-report the CE credits to CCIDC.
     


University CEU’s - Check individual school sites for any current classes, seminars or extension CEU’s. 
 


ADA  - - Training on Disabled Access
The Pacifc ADA & IT Center (Pacific DBTA)
Check
www.pacdbtac.org for upcoming events
 

 
The National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) offers Continuing Education Monographs. 
www.ncidq.org/publications/monographs.htm
 


www.QuickSchool.com offers continuing education for Interior Designers.
 


www.RedVector.com   Over 800 on-line continuing education courses for professionals. Select your profession and state and go to the list of courses available for Certified Interior Designers.
 


Pacific Design Center seminars.  PDC is located at 8687 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood, CA. All lectures and seminars are held in the Blue Conference Center (Suite B259 of the Blue Building). For more information, please call (310) 657-0800 or go to the lecture section on www.thepacificdesigncenter.com/events.htm  
 


Architectural Woodwork Institute
The AWI offers seminars and periodic CEU’s of value to CID’s.  Visit their Web site at
http://awinet.org
 


Network of Executive Women in Hospitality
This organization provides Continuing Education pertaining to restaurant and hotel design. For their current schedule and information, visit
www.newh.org

                                    
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