We're often asked for a "CE Certificate" because an employee needs a certain number of educational units to maintain some type of license, usually in the medical field. Most people do not understand how CE units work.
CE units are generally issued at a rate of 1 credit per training hour.
Anyone needing CE units for their job must have these units issued by a provider that is accepted by the employee's regulatory entity. Examples of entities are, California Dental Board, California Board of Registered Nursing and many more. If a company, like ours wants to issue credits that are "accepted" by the entity, we must pay the entity (continually). Most training centers, including us, do not pay this fee because it is generally not needed, and there are many entities that we could pay. Read on...
Dental Assistants and Hygienists
Dental professionals need a number of units in a 2-year period to maintain their license. The only units that count are those "approved" by the California Dental Board. The American Heart Association BLS Provider course is accepted by the dental board. This is the only course we teach to medical professionals so there is no need for us to seek approval from the board. The board offers up to 4 hours of credit for this course and does not require a separate "CE Certificate". Each student is issued a course completion card which is all that is required.
Link to California Dental Board CE info:
EMS Students
Survival CPR & First Aid is authorized to provide CE credits through the Emergency Medical Services Agency (EMSA). These CE Credits only benefit Emergency Medical Service (EMS) personnel, (i.e. EMTs seeking renewal) and are normally only issued during EMT Skills courses and private scenario-based or advanced courses when an agreement for CEs is arranged in advance.
Nurses
BLS (CPR) does NOT qualify for CE credits for nurses. See memo:
Link to Nursing CE info:
American Heart Association
If you completed an AHA “blended” course with an online component, you can claim your CME/CE credits on the site where you completed the course. Remember, these CEs only help EMS students.
1. Login to eLearning.Heart.org.
2. Once logged in, on the upper right of your screen under your name, you will see “MY eLearning.”
3. Select the “My Courses” option from the My eLearning dropdown.
4. Once on the My Courses page, select the “Completed Courses” tab, and look under the “CME/CE Credits” column. Note: To claim CME/CE, you need to have fully completed the online portion of the course, including the evaluation. Once completed, the course will appear in “Completed Courses.”
5. Follow the steps to download or complete information to claim your CME/CE credit.