What are CEUs and what’s their purpose?

Because information continually changes, it is important for professionals to learn the latest about snowsports education and training. Continuing education requirements are meant to ensure that PSIA-AASI NRM Certified members continue to:

• Stay on the cutting edge in the field of snowsports education
• Obtain current professional development information
• Explore new knowledge in specific content areas
• Master new snowsports education‑related skills and techniques
• Expand approaches to effective snowsport education
• Further develop professional judgment
• Conduct professional practice in an ethical and appropriate manner
  

Continuing education units (CEUs) must be earned on an annual or biennial (every two years) basis depending on the individual’s level of certification. Inactive and Alumni members are not required to fulfill educational credit requirements. However, if an Inactive or Alumni member wishes to reinstate active Certified membership and resume teaching as such, he/she must petition the NRM office and the appropriate discipline committee, and obtain educational credit as required. Lifetime Members are exempt from maintaining CEUs.

What if CEU requirements cannot be met? Can I get a waiver? What if I don’t get the required CEUs or a waiver?

We understand that conflicts in schedules, illness, injury and life often get in the way of earning CEUs. Thus if a member cannot meet the CEU requirements for his/her level of certification, a waiver may be purchased for the season. Waivers are $15 for one year and the member must take credits the next year to maintain certified status.

This has always been NRM’s policy, but due to limited resources (human and database) we have not been able to track CEUs. Thanks to the new database and its reporting capabilities, however, we now can keep better tabs on member event participation. With this in mind at the NRM sping board meeting (May 2010) the board unanimously voted to support enforcement of the policy. Now if a member does not meet the continuing education requirements, he/she will be billed automatically the following year for the waiver ($15).

CEU Requirements PSIA-AASI NRM Certified Level 1 Members
6 credits every two years, beginning the year after gaining L1 certification

CEU Requirements PSIA-AASI NRM Certified Level 2 and Level 3 Members
12 credits every two years, beginning the year after gaining L2/3 certification

Requirements for PSIA-AASI NRM Division Clinicians & Examiners (DCE)
12 credits every year

CEU values
1-day clinic = 6 credits
2-day clinic = 12 credits
3-day clinic = 18 credits

NRM members may attend clinics in other PSIA-AASI divisions for credit as well. But please note that members who wish to pursue certification in another division, must contact their home division for permission.

Have you fallen behind on your ed credits? View info regarding the certification reinstatment process.