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Continuing EducationCONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS ARE REQUIRED BY FLORIDA STATUTE 489 TO:Licensed Registered and Certified Contractors are required to take 14 hours of continuing education during each biennium. The biennium ending on August 31, 2007 for Registered Contractors and on August 31, 2008 for Certified Contractors requires each licensee to attend a 4-hour Core Course on the Unified Building Code. The course must be taken through a department approved course provider. Of the required 14 CEU hours, contractors must take 1-hour of each of the following: workers compensation, workplacesafety, business practice, an advance module and the remaing hours may be general courses. Up to four hours may be earned by attending a CILB meeting during the disciplinary hearings. You must notify the board at least seven days prior to the meeting and check in with the board clerk prior to the disciplinary proceedings. DBPR encourages contractors to maintain proof of completion of the courses for three years. Keeping in mind that falsifying courses or failing to provide proof of completion may result in penalties up to and including revocation of the contractor's certificate or registration (from the Department of Business and Professional Regulations/Construction Industry Licensing Board's spring 2003 newsletter). FAPHCC MEMBERSAs a benefit to you the FAPHCC will keep track of your credits in an in house database. ABOUT FAPHCC CEU?We are an approved sponsor by the CILB (Construction Industry Licensing Board). We provide CEU approved course credits and instructors in the industry. We will coordinate classes in your area with manufacturers and wholesalers so you can see the latest products and learn the newest techniques. We offer the most latest and up to date classes that are required by the state of Florida. To succeed in business, you need good information; you need to know the latest trends, the inside stories, and the movers and shakers in the industry. You need them all quickly and easily from one main source. That source is the Florida PHCC. The Florida PHCC employs a full time lobbyist in Tallahassee, Rick Watson. The Florida PHCC was instrumental in getting the grand fathering of registered contractors through the legislation. Mr. Watson is continuing to lobby for the plumbing contractors and their industry issues and keeps the state office well informed of the progress that is being made. INSTRUCTORAre you interested in becoming an instructor? "If you are interested in becoming an instructor please follow the criteria page and return to the state office. If you have any questions, feel free to E-mail of call us anytime". Criteria for Approval of Continuing Education Courses, Course Syllabus The course syllabus must consist of the following components:
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