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Continuing Education Units Available
Twelve Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available through the SIT TESOL Certificate.
What is a Continuing Education Unit?
The Continuing Education Unit (CEU) is a nationally recognized unit of measurement for participation in non-credit, continuing education programs. Established in 1970 by a national task force, the CEU was created to provide a standard unit of measure to quantify continuing adult education and training activities, and serve the diversity of providers, activities, and purposes in adult education. The CEU is analogous to the academic credit hour used to quantify educational effort toward a college degree, and is defined as "ten contact hours of participation in an organized continuing education experience under responsible sponsorship, capable direction, and qualified instruction." Some states refer to them as Professional Development Points (PDPs), which are the same.
Why Obtain Continuing Education Units?
CEUs provide:
- Present or potential employers with an official record of quantified learning relevant for job maintenance, career advancement or job applications;
- Documentation to registration boards, certification boards, or professional organizations;
- Educational institutions with an official record of learning outside of academic credit bearing educational programs;
- Official documentation for organizations such as Teacher Qualification Services who determine placement on salary scale based on training experience;
- A further distinction between the SIT TESOL Certificate and other courses in that it is a course provided by an accredited institution authorized to grant CEUs. An official transcript is available upon request from SIT, which records the number of CEUs earned.
How do I get Continuing Education Units?
Individual participants have a choice as to whether or not they want CEUs, but will have to decide at the beginning of a course, as the option will not be available at the end. Regulations state that CEU recipients must be recorded within 10 days of the beginning of a course and once that time limit has passed there is no reconsideration on the part of the registrar's office.
For more details, please contact the SIT TESOL Certificate host site where you plan on taking the course.
